colourQ 246

Today I've got the new color palette from colourQ to show you!  The colors are warm and I dove head first into them!  I attempted a three-fer on my card by combining the colors with the splatter challenge at Keep It Simple and the 200th challenge at The Paper Players (which I actually completely screwed up).  More on that later!

I had to substitute the sadly-now-retired Baja Breeze for the also sadly-retired Bordering Blue, but I got all the other colors right.  I really wanted to throw in some bits of washi tape here and there but none of the ones I have were exactly the right color.  Shocking, I know, considering the over-sized stash I've got.

Now, on to my screw up.  I mistakenly thought that the 200th challenge at The Paper Players invited us to choose any previous challenge and make a card inspired by it.  So I dutifully studied all the past challenges (I've got them all saved on my PC) and chose the sketch that was number 184.  Then last night as I sat down to compose this post I saw that I was supposed to make a card inspired by the DT cards posted for the 200th challenge, not one of the past 200 challenges!  Sheesh.  Talk about an epic fail.  But I still like the sketch and The Paper Players so I thought I'd share that little story!  200 challenges is quite an accomplishment and I can't wait for the next 200!

As usual, the colourQ team has made some beautiful cards this week so head on over there to check them out.  Can't wait to see you in the gallery!

Supplies:

Stamps:  Gorgeous Grunge, Papillon Potpourri (SU); Hand Lettered Hello (WPlus9); Sketchy Chevron Border (Impression Obsession)

Paper:  Classic White (Flourishes); Whisper White, Vellum (SU)

Ink:  Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze,  Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive (SU)

Accessories:  Basic Rhinestones (SU); Berry Blend sequins (Avery Elle)

A Study in White

I really wanted to play along with the All is White challenge at Keep It Simple.  I'll confess it was a little intimidating, but the design cards were so inspiring I thought I'd give it a try.  I used the layout from Cardabilities.  

I'm disappointed that the fabulous snowman image from Chill Out doesn't show up all that well in the photo.  I clear embossed it so that the card would be as white as possible, but I think a pale gray would have worked too.  I also clear embossed one of the images from Cover Ups before cutting all those flags to create a bit of texture.  I added a few accents in silver glimmer paper just to jazz things up a bit!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Freshly Made Sketches 101

Before I show you my card for this week's challenge at Freshly Made Sketches I wanted to take a second to thank everyone who participated in our 100th sketch celebration.  From the entrants in the gallery to the previous guest designers who joined us to celebrate this milestone, we could not be more happy and proud that we reached this achievement.  And to have the chance to celebrate it with our faithful regular participants and some new faces was truly something special!  Now if you haven't already done so, check out our winner's post HERE to see if you were one of the winners of our blog candy.

This week our regularly scheduled program brings you Linda Callahan who designed our sketch.  I had a hankering to dig out some Christmas stamps for this one.

Last year I made a card with this lovely image and after I painstakingly fussy cut the image I made a mental note to never do that again.  Well, apparently I'm mental because I completely forgot what a pain in the you-know-what fussy cutting that image was because I did it again.  It was just as bad as the first time (at least I think so since apparently I've blocked the first time out).  All I know for sure is that I'm never fussy cutting this image again!

The challenge this week at Keep it Simple was for Christmas in August.  I think this fits.  My stamping friends Christine and Anni are on the design team over there and their cards are always Amazing with a capital A so check it out.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to head on over to Freshly Made Sketches as we creep ever closer to another 100 sketches with you!

Supplies:

Stamps:  Christmas Blessings (SU)

Paper:  Neenah Natural White; Cranberry Crisp, Always Artichoke, Holiday Thyme DSP (SU)

Ink:  Always Artichoke (SU); Tuxedo Black (Memento); Copics

Accessories:  Polka Dots Large embossing folder (Lifestyle Crafts)