Color My Heart Color Dare #616

 Hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  Color My Heart Color Dare #616 is up and ready for your fun and creativity!

This challenge this week....

This was truly a challenge for me.  I never put brown with white.   You'll see my second project first.  I made myself do this - and I didn't use brown, I used Kraft which is a shade of brown.  But I LOVE how this card turned out.

It does start off with a white base and white panel that I embossed using a 3D folder from Tonic Studios.  I then die cut the burlap from Kraft, also a Tonic Studios and adhered to the embossed piece.  The daisy is from also from Tonic Studios.  Here's where I added the 1 other color, just a touch of yellow.  I finished off the card with tag dies and sentiment from Brutus Monroe and twine that I don't remember where I got because I've had it for more than 5 years.  Maybe MFT, but I'm not positive.

I originally started out with this project which is the Tiny Twist Box from a Tonic Studios Craft Kit, brown, pink and white card stock.

I didn't use a lot of white.  The little "give it a twist" sentiment and the inside of the box. 

I also used white pearl Nuvo drops.  

I hope to see you join us for this color challenge.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #771

 Hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's a fun one.  Pretty easy going.

I recently signed up for the Echo Park semi-monthly card kit subscription.  I thought this would be a great idea to make some quick notecards using pretty papers and ephemera.  This also included a very nice stamp set.

This is truly sunshine on a card!  I used 3, well actually only 2, papers from the pad.  The little flowers is the reverse side of the green gingham.  I then punched out 3 little envelopes and lined them and decorated them with the stamps.  Added a bit of twine and heated embossed a sentiment in white on a black strip.  I added a few gems to finish it off.

I hope to see you over at the TMS blog - come on by, leave some love for the team and while you're there you may as well play along!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #770

 Hello friends.  Thank you for stopping by.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and I really had fun with this sketch.  Probably because while I making it I was chatting with friends while we all crafted. 

My card features an older Tonic Craft Kit - one of the first I got when I subscribed.  I did this technique before and I re-read my post that made about it.  In that post I said that sometimes Tonic Studios' dies just aren't me - frilly and ornate.  That is still true today, but I also said that I got the kit for everything else and not necessarily the dies.  But sometimes if you just push yourself a little and use something that may be out of your comfort zone or that isn't really your cup of tea, you may surprise yourself.  I've actually used this die set quite a bit.

I like that my ink blending makes it look like the ocean is moving a bit.  Smearing white AquaSplash from Brutus Monroe helped, too.  I did die cut everything from white card and used ink and blending brushes to color.  This helps give a natural highlight to images.  

Overall, I'm pretty happy with this card.  I hope it inspires you to step out of your normal crafting box and try something new.  Please join us at the TMS blog, you will be inspired by the other team members and be sure to leave them love.  They deserve it.

Brutus Monroe - Fun Floating Hexie Card

 Hi friends.  I recently posted a card on Brutus Monroe Fan Page and Crafting with Paul page on Facebook.  Paul Ford is a very talented papercrafter in Wales.  He's an ambassador for Graphic45 and on a design team for NitWit Collections.  Recently he posted a video on how to make a Floating Hexagonal card that he created.  Well, it took Facebook by storm and I have to say, it is a pretty cool card that can be displayed.  Some of the cards I've seen are nothing less than incredible!!

Here is my take on his card, but mine is an A2 size (his is 5x7) featuring the beautiful Fly Away collection from Brutus Monroe (you can find it here).

Isn't this cool?!  I love this card.  Here are the measurements to my card:

The base of the card is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 and scored at 1 1/4 and 4 1/4

Cut 2 strips at 1 1/4 x 6 1/2 and score at 1/2, 2 1/2, 4 and 6. 

For your decorative card panels, measure the sections and then go down however you wish.  For example on the strips I cut them 1 x 1 3/4.  If you want less of border decrease by 1/8 instead of 1/4.

Have fun!

Color My Heart Color Dare #614

Hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  Color My Heart Color Dare #614 is up and ready for your fun and creativity!

This challenge this week....

So we're playing along with Double Trouble and Color Dare says to use at least 3 colors.  Here's my card featuring dies from Tonic Studios and Brutus Monroe.

Double Trouble says 3 layers, well that's the base, the liner and the stopper for this easel card - but this easel card is a lovely summer sun hat.  The hat was made using the Egg and Chick die set from Tonic Studios and the brim from the Vintage Doily set from Brutus Monroe.  2 embellishments which I used ribbon and crystal drops.  1 image - which are all my flowers.  I'm kind of exaggerating the 3-2-1 challenge a bit but you have to admit - this easel card is pretty darn cute!

We'll see you at the challenge blog!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #769

 Hello friends!  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and this one is a good one by Debbie.  Nice and easy elements - it's a great place to start. 

My card features a background stamp that I got from Brutus Monroe a month or so ago and just haven't used it!  It was time.  

I did heat emboss the background stamp onto some watercolor card stock and used a few different of Aqua Pigments to watercolor the the flowers.  The stamp does have that empty spot for the sentiment, so I cut it out and used a 3D embossing folder from Tonic Studios to emboss a piece of orange card stock.  I had some orange and yellow watercolor on my glass mat so I smooshed a strip of watercolor paper into the color to make my fishtail banner.  Then sentiment was also heat embossed and die cut using the Essential Ovals from Spellbinders.  It slid down a little when I was die cutting so it isn't quite centered but I went with it anyway.

I do hope you'll join us and do head on over to the TMS blog and leave some love for the team and say hello to newest member, Walter.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #768

 Hello!  Thank you for stopping by and celebrating along with us at TMS for our 15th birthday.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and this one is an easy going sketch.  But remember a shape is a shape and it takes on many forms.

My card features a die set that speaks to the fiber artist in me.  I've stopping crocheting again, but it's time to pick it up again.  This die set is from Tonic Studios, I don't think it's available anymore, I couldn't find it on their site.

All card stock used is Craft Perfect card stock.  The base is chocolate brown and then ivory that I embossed with a 3D folder from Spellbinders.  Then I die cut the basket from chocolate brown and "lined" it with buttermilk yellow.  I finished the "lining" with a marigold yellow and then filled the basket with coral and ivory yarn and a classic blue metal crochet hook.  The next ball of yarn is teal.  Can you imagine what a lovely project these colors will make!  Then topped with a beautiful pair of scissors.  

This, of course, is a larger scale take on the sketch!  I love how this turned out and I hope it inspires you to take a look at what you have in your crafty collection and how it can work with this sketch.  We'll see you over at the TMS blog and be sure to leave some love for the team!

Color My Heart Color Dare #612

Hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  Color My Heart Color Dare #612 is up and ready for your fun and creativity!

This challenge is....

I chose Sundance, Lagoon and Sapphire.  My card is a really simple card using a hot foil plate from Crafty Meraki, some ink and a hot foiled sentiment from Spellbinders....

I'm not sure where the sprigs come from, they were in my stash box.  

Look at all that shine!  This sparkle is gorgeous!!

I do hope you'll join us - see you over on that blog!