Happy Birthday - Color Dare Color Board #532

This is my Design Team card for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #532 using "purples and blues +  1 additional color choice (pink)".  My intent was to make the blending look like the blue and purple image in the Board... BUT it didn't come close. Another BUT... I spent a lot of time on the blending and need a card for this challenge. 

Decided to keep it simple... selected "Birthday Borders" using thin dies to cut each in the blended panel.  Another BUT... the pink used in the blend didn't show up very well so decided to back the blended panel with Blossom cardstock.  

The thin die borders were stamped with Sapphire Ink and adhered with 3D foam tape over the cuts in the blended panel.  Another BUT... All four thin dies were placed on panel and when reversed to put through a second time the two center dies slipped and took off some of the height of the border thus making the pink show up more on those borders.  Another BUT, I liked more of the pink peeking out so didn't cut out new borders.   

My last BUT... It still needed something more.  In the stamp set there was a confetti and streamers stamp.  Using Garnet Ink this image was stamped between the borders. 

Even though I had all these BUTs I was happy with my Birthday card.  BUT what do you think?   

Please stop by at ColorMyHeart Color Dare to give you some inspiration for this Color Challenge and let's see what you create... hope to see  you there. 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Cardstock 

     Flamingo and White Daisy 

Stamp & Thin Cuts 

     Z3780 "Birthday Borders" Stamp & Thin Cuts 

Inks 

     Blues (Crystal, Pacifica and Sapphire) 

     Purples (Gypsy, Pansy Purple and Garnet) 

         Garnet ink... a truly ancient ink still wet enough to stamp.  Don't have 

         nor haven't used refills, amaaaazing, good seal on old inks.  

     Pink (Blossom) 

Other 

     3D Reg Foam Tape 

 

  

You Cast a Spell on Me - Double Trouble #130

Here is my Design Team Card for Double Trouble Challenge #130 "Keep Us in Stitches" where Thing 1 (me) wanted to see stitching in the project and Twisted Sister wanted us to move from stitching and laughter into a world of Fantasy, wave a wand and include mythical or magicial creatures.  

Looking through some of my previously colored images from Jenifer Dove's Local Copic Class in Arizona, there was  a Wizard image which was perfect for our pairing up with The Fairy & The Unicorn January Challenge. By luck there were two frames in the card kit which already had stitching. I had completed the coloring of the Wizard, but after opening up the card kit there was the sentiment scroll that still needed to be colored and assembled as a shaker... so this was completed first.  

I'll usually make up my own layout of the images we color; but this card kit was so darn cute decided to put together the card exactly as provided... so I can take credit for the coloring; but the cute layout was all a part of the Jenn's card kit we had to assemble after we colored our images. Never had time to assemble in class but everything was put in the kit and worked on later at home, and in my case more than three years later...lol  

Also submitted to the following Challenges:  

Cut It Up #269 "Anything Goes" (make sure you use at least one die) 

Crafty Catz "Anything Goes with Optional Twist Use a Die" (2 Stitched Frames) 

Products Used: 

Jenn Dove's Card Kit - Whimsy "Create Magic - You Cast a Spell on Me" 

Includes:  

     Image(s) to be colored, cardbase, pre-cut cardstock and/or patterned 

     papers, diecut pieces, embellishments & Instructions 

Dies 

     LaLa Land "Star Wreath" 

     Whimsy "Knotched Rectangle Dies with Stitching" 

Stamps 

     Whimsy "Create Magic" 

Pens/Inks 

     Copic Sketch Brush Pens (alcohol-base) 

        B21, B24, B26, C1, C3, C5C1, W3, W5

        E50, E51, E53, E55, Y15, Y19 

     Mememto "Black" Ink

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape  

     3D Thin Foam Tape  

Wishing You a Purr-fect Christmas - ColorMyHeart Color Dare #530 partnering with Double Trouble

This is my DT card for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #530 "Triple Play"... you MUST use the three colors, or closest match, and no additional colors.  But you do have the flexibility of All Neutrals and Metallics are free.  

Color Dare is partnering with Double Trouble Challenge #129 "Cuddle Up" and Thing 1 Trouble Maker has a Warm & Cuddly 3-2-1 Recipe and using the Color Board's three colors gives you the first ingredient of their recipe. Add at least 2 layers, and 1 cuddly digital or stamped image and you can join their challenge too.   

I still needed Christmas cards, and I thought these colors would be fun non-traditional colors and the theme was for two of my grandkids, one with dogs, and the other with cats... and had the perfect stamp for the Holidays. Below are the two cards made with the stamps from "A Furry Merry Christmas". Click here to see my DT Card for Double Trouble Challenge #129 "Cuddle Up".  

Also sent to the following Challenges 

FB CTMH Makers (Official) 

Crazy for Cats Challenge #3 "Anything Cat Goes" 

Critter Crazy Challenge #70 "Anything Goes" Must have a Critter 

My Time to Craft Christmas #51 "Favorite Technique" (Coloring Technique)

     Always enjoyed Coloring as a child shading for dimension and have taken

     Copic Coloring Classes for better dimension in coloring 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:  

Design Paper 

     Background "Pink and White Plaid" Sneak Peek 

     January CTMH "Seas and Greetings" 

Cardstock 

     Desert Rose and White Daisy

Stamps 

     Z4317  "A Furry Merry Christmas" 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Copic Sketch Brush Pens (alcohol-base) - Closest to

        Desert Rose=E04, Peach=R81, Sage=YG61

        Greys= C00, C0, C1, C3  

        Copic Multi Liner .05 "Black" 

        Gelly Roll 08 "White" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Glitter Pen "Clear"  

          

Happy Howl-iDays - Double Trouble Challenge #129 Partnering with Color Dare #530

This is my DT card for Double Trouble Challenge "Cuddle Up" using the 3-2-1 Warm & Cuddly 3-2-1 Recipe and using our partner's ColorMyHeart Color Dare #530 "Triple Play"... for the first ingredient (3) Colors. Color Dare requires you MUST use the three colors, or closest match, and no additional colors. But you do have the flexibility of All Neutrals and Metallics are free. The other ingredients are at least 2 layers and 1 warm and cuddly stamp or digi, and they can be entered in both challenges.

I still needed Christmas cards, and I thought these would be great non-traditional colors and the theme was for two of my grandkids, one with dogs, and the other with cats... and had the perfect stamp for the Holidays. Click here to see my other DT card for Color Dare Challenge "Triple Play" #530. 

Also sent to the following challenges:  

FB CTMH Makers (Official)

Critter Crazy Challenge Blog #70 "Anything Goes with a Critter" 

My Time to Craft Christmas #51 "Favorite Technique" (Coloring Technique)

     Always enjoyed Coloring as a child shading for dimension and have taken

     Copic Coloring Classes for better dimension in coloring 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:  

Design Paper 

     Background "Pink and White Plaid" Sneak Peek 

     January CTMH "Seas and Greetings" 

Cardstock 

     Desert Rose and White Daisy

Stamps w/Thin Dies  

     Z4317  "A Furry Merry Christmas" 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Copic Sketch Brush Pens (alcohol-base) - Closest to

        Desert Rose=E04, Peach=R81, Sage=YG61

        Greys= C00, C0, C1  Browns=E31, E33 

        Copic Multi Liner .05 "Black" 

        Gelly Roll 08 "White" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Glitter Pen "Clear"