Painted Flowers

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Here is my clean and simple design for the new CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge with inspiration from Altenew's May Inspiration Challenge photo! I used just a hint of lavender by adding a pale watercolor wash using Zig's #803 English Lavender Clean Color brush pen.  I then stamped some splatters using Milled Lavender distress ink.  The flowers - from Altenew's Painted Flowers set - were stamped off once then step 2

was done with the same Picked Raspberry distress ink.  I used Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn distress inks for the leaves.  I looped some black thread held in place with a medium glue dot and added the white embossed sentiment from Altenew's Painted Greetings set.  The white base panel was die cut using Reverse Confetti's Lacy Scallop Frame Confetti Cut die.  This was adhered over Raspberry Fizz cardstock by PTI.

I'm also entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge with the theme "A Hint of Pink".

Thanks for stopping by and hope you're having a wonderful Thursday!

Raise the Bar Has the Blues

No, the bartenders are not depressed - lol! We are having a blue and white challenge with a fabulous sponsor this week: By Lori Designs!  Isn't this little Candy Cane Jane digi by Lori Boyd just too cute?!  I colored her with Copics, fussy cut then popped with foam dots.  Her ear muffs have Polar White Flower Soft added.  This card is also for the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge with the layout designed by Iwona Palamountain.

So...here's hoping you will join us in this cool, crisp wintry color challenge and enter for a chance to win a $5 GC to By Lori Designs!  Check out the other great cards by our design team and our guest designers HERE.

STAMPS: Candy Cane Jane digi (By Lori Designs),  Vintage Ornaments (Waltzingmouse Stamps)
PAPER: Tempting Turquoise, White, X-Press It Blending Card, SU Patterns Stack Brights Collection
INK: Tempting Turquoise, Versafine Onyx Black
ACCESSORIES: Ornament Nesties by SB, Snowflake 5x7 EF, Brads, SU snowflake punch, Martha Stewart snowflake punch, Silver cording.
COPICS: Hair-Y11, Y26, Y28, Y32
                Clothing - BG000, BG01, BG02, BG05, BG07
                Skin - E000, E00, R20, BV02
                Boots - N1, N2

Color Throwdown & SSSC

Can you believe it? We're already in December and it's once again time for another Color Throwdown Challenge...this time hosted by the talented Bar Anders! 

I thought these colors would work great with this sweet little nativity digi by Lori Boyd from By Lori Designs.  I colored with Copics, cut it out and popped it with foam dots.  The layout is for Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge.

Be sure and check out the other design team members' creations on the Color Throwdown blog for more inspiration or stop by their respective blogs.  We're also thrilled to announce that our guest designer for the next couple of months is a regular CTD participant and is a super talented papercrafter!  Welcome Miriam Napier from Miriam's Delirium!
    Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri

Denise Marzec - The Paper Landscaper

Remember...if you don't have the exact colors, it's no problem.  Use something close and have fun!  If you post to an online gallery, please use the keyword CTD221.

STAMPS: Nativity with Words digi (By Lori Designs), Star of Wonder (Verve)
PAPER: Kraft, Black, White, Gumball Green, Holly Day Wishes by Recollections, Season's Greetings by Echo Park.
ACCESSORIES: Picot Edge Circle Nestie, Circle Nestie, Rhinestone, Die-Namics Fishtail Flags STAX by MFT, Word Window punch by SU, Copics.

Looking Back

The Ways to Use It Challenge on SCS is asking us to look back at all 2011 WT challenges and combine as many as we can on a card. I used 7 challenges: WT357-Stuck on Me (rhinestone sticker), WT354-Digi Day, WT346-Leaves, WT344-Pink, Pink, Pink, WT319-Oval-icious, WT318 Hey PEOPLE, WT316-FLOWER Power. My sweet little digi image is from By Lori Designs and was colored with Copics.

This card is also being entered into Jen's Sketch for You to Try challenge for January.

I found a delightful and positive book recently - "It's All in How You Look At It" -  and decided I'd share blurbs from the book in my blog posts from time to time.  Blurb for today...
Optimism: A cheerful frame of mind that enables a tea kettle to sing though it's in hot water up to its nose.
 So today finds me singing in the clouds and rain...how about you?

It's a Banner Year!

Raise the Bar is BAAACKK!! And..we are so happy to have By Lori Designs as our sponsor this week! I had so much fun coloring this new digi called Lollipop Saylor! Isn't she just the cutest? We are also asking that you include some kind of banner element on your card, so I used some Die-Namics to create this star-studded banner. I sponged So Saffron ink around the image while the CS was still in the Labels Twenty One Nestie. I colored with Copics and added some sparkle to the star on her jumper using a Sakura Clear Star gelly roll pen.

For more inspiration, be sure to check out the creations by the rest of the bar tenders:
Joni, Thanh, Julie (will resume her design samples next week)

Here's what I used...
STAMPS: Lollipop Saylor digi stamp (By Lori Designs), Tiny Tags (PTI)
PAPER: Alla-Prima DP by Prima Marketing, Island Indigo, White
INK: Island Indigo
ACCESSORIES: Small star punch by SU, Banner Die-Namics (MFT), Baker's twine, Dimensional stickers, Tiny tags die by PTI, Brad, Labels Twenty One Nestie, Large scallop Die-Namic (MFT).