Sunday 19 June 2016

June 29, 2016

WW72 Watercooler Wednesday Colour Challenge

This week on the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge is a colour challenge.  This week Jean Fitch has decided to feature all five of the brand new 2016-18 In-Colors.  But don't let that scare you away.  You can use 3 or more of those wonderful colours to create your card.  


Colour challenges force one to use just the colours in the challenge, plus a neutral which is "free".  It's not always easy to stay within the palette, but that's why we have challenges---to force ourselves to work outside our comfortable "boxes".

I was able incorporate four of the five new incolours in my card this week. I just love the Botanical Blooms stamp and diecuts set and used them on the Joy-fold card.  I used Emerald Envy for the card base and Sweet Sugarplum, Peekaboo Peach, and Flirty Flamingo for the flowers.  Wild Wasabi made up the leaves, with Emerald Envy for the accent. The sentiment inside is from the retired stamp set Botanicals for you and is stamped in Emerald Envy.

Here is the outside:



Here is the first opening.  Used the Botanical Blooms stamp set to add the colour

Used the "Botanicals for you" stamp set for the sentiment. 

Thanks for looking.


Saturday 11 June 2016

June 11, 2016



This week Watercooler Wednesday Challenge is

This week Heidi Weaver is bringing a fun Tic-Tac-Toe challenge.  Those who love techniques will find one or two that could be included.  This is like the tic-tac-toe game:  you can pick three boxes in a row, going horizontally, vertically or diagonally.  Your choices are what you will use in creating your card.

For my card this week, I chose the first vertical line - with Birthday, Emboss Resist and Any shade of  Blue. 
I used Whisper White for the background and matted it on Bashful Blue card stock, and used Versa Mark and clear embossing powder and the stamps from the Choose Happiness stamp set.  Bashful Blue and Wild Wasabi stamp pads were used. The die cut from Memory Box is Happy Birthday Garland.  The sentiment on the inside is from the Birthday Blossoms stamp set.

 Here is my card:


And the inside:



Thanks for looking. 


Sunday 5 June 2016

June 5, 2016

Another Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  This time it is  Marsha's Sketch Challenge and there are lots of great examples of this on the Watercooler Wednesday Blog.



Here is my entry into the challenge.  I started with Whisper White card stock and then layered Mossy Meadow, Old Olive and the Botanical Blooms DSP.  The flowers and leaves, from the Botanical Builder dies, are made from Hello Honey and Old Olive.  The sentiment is Birthday Blossoms

 And this is the inside

Thanks for looking....