ColourQ #347....Have a Beautiful Day

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It's time for another color challenge at ColourQ.

I really loved the bold floral pattern on the inspiration photo, and decided to go bold as well for my card.

Sometimes when I work on a color challenge, I have to remind myself that I don't have to use all the colors in the same amount.  In fact, it is better to follow the 'gallon, quart, pint' rule that I heard about somewhere (probably a PTI Make it Monday video).

I used the dark brown (Memento Rich Cocoa) for my Mondo Magnolia stamp and sentiment, Peach Parfait (for me, Crisp Canteloupe paper) and Blush Blossom (Sweeet Blush paper) for my flower--which I fussy cut, and Going Grey (liquid pearls) as an accent color.

Please head over to the ColourQ blog to see more inspiration from the Design Team.  I hope you will play along this week.

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Weekend Recap

 

I have had a massively creative couple of days, and I thought I'd better get everything posted before some challenges end.

First up is a card mostly inspired by the photo at Fusion: Orchid Occasions.  I was inspired by the two lovely aqua vases with pink orchids.

I was inspired to pull out a very old PTI stamp, Gracious Vases for my card.  I colored the flowers with my Zigs and a water brush, and stamped and fussy cut one of the vases and then coated it with Crackle Accents.  As Gracious Vases is old as the hills in stamping time (5 years or so), I'm entering this card at Retro Rubber #35: Anything Goes.

I am also entering this card at Addicted to Stamps and More #187: Make your Mark.

The challenge at Less is More #270 is White Space but not White.  That gave me the inspiration to try something I have had in the back of my mind for a while.

I stamped Ellen Hutson Mondo Magnolia in Versamark and then white embossed it.  I fussy cut a sentiment from the same set stamped in black on white.

I feel like I saw something like this eons ago, but am not sure.  If this is based on your card, please let me know and I will give credit.  I am also entering this card at CAS on Sunday #80: Flowers.

How about some birthday cakes?   I broke out my new PTI Just Desserts stamps and dies for two cards.  This first one went to my husband for his birthday.  His favorite birthday tradition is a particular birthday cake that looks just like this one--and as he was out of town for his birthday, I made him this cake on a card to tide him over until he can have the real thing.  

I used a PTI stencil for the background, and will enter this card at AAA Cards #61: Stencil and Seize the Birthday (without toppings).

I used Freshly Made Sketches #230 to inspire my next birthday cake creation.

I used a column of randomly sized score lines in the front middle of my card to represent one of the slements of the sketch.  I am also entering this card at Simon Says Wednesday Anything Goes.

Last up is a card inspired by the colors at Color Throwdown #386 and the scoring techniques taught at Make it Monday #244.

I created a frame on my card front with score lines.

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Sunday Recap

Well, the weekend has just sped by, and I am now posting everything I made.  First up is a card going to someone who is probably reading my blog right now...so I won't say anything more, except that she has some very exciting news to celebrate.

I stamped and masked my flower image three times, adding some leaves in the background.  I used several colors of distress inks to sponge and blend over my flowers and leaves.  I embossed my front panel, adhered a sentiment and then matted that panel on another piece where I sponged the darkest Distress ink just along the edges.

In honor of the May Flowers challenge at Retro Rubber #14, I pulled out one of my very favorite and oldest flower stamps--In Bloom by PTI.  I used the color scheme at Sunday Stamps #101--first time playing at this challenge for me, and am also entering at Designer's Choice Recipe challenge at Inkspirational Challenge #82 (Distress Inks, Flowers, Embossing) and Addicted to Stamps #144: CAS.

Next up is a card for CAS-ual Friday's 4th birthday celebration.  I used a sentiment from Bold Wishes and some of their Fri-dies as well.  I randomly filled in some of the open centers of the die cuts with the negative pieces. 

I am also entering this card at Freshly Made Sketches #186 and Seize the Birthday Use the Negative.

Next up is a card with my brand new Ellen Hutson Mondo Magnolia stamps and dies.  I used the colors at Colour Me #71 for this card.  I die cut the largest flower once from Hibiscus Burst paper and once from vellum.  The vellum is only adhered in the center, kind of softening the pink of the flower, and also adding a bit of dimension as the petals curl up a bit.  My leaves are from PTI Cutting Garden, since this flower set did not have any leaves, and my sentiment is a die cut Thanks on a Line cut out of Basic Grey paper.

I am entering this card at  Paper Players #245 Clean and Simple Girly Thanks and Happy Little Stamper CAS Challenge:  Die Cuts or Punches.

My next card is another sympathy card for my stash.  I used a brand new Hero Arts floral set I had forgotten I ordered until I opened my package from Joann's and there it was.  I love happy surprises like that.

I am entering this card at A Blog Named Hero Clean and Simple challenge and CAS on Sunday #58: Cheer Up, Buttercup.

My last two cards are variations on the same 2 Simon Says Stamp challenges--SSS Monday to use Simon branded product and SSS Wednesday is a color challenge.  I just saw that I missed the Monday deadline.  Oh, well.  I'll just link up at SSS Wednesday.

I used paint chips for the colored bubbles inlaid into the Bubble Parade die.  I really love these colors together, and will link this card up at Simply Create Too #85 where the challenge is to use a favorite color combination.

I colored the negative pieces with Copics in this variation of the card.

Well, that's it for me today.

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