Saturday, April 12, 2014

Color Challenges and Some Gift Bags




This is my last post before departing tomorrow with my oldest daughter on a week long college tour.  She has always wanted to go to school on the east coast, so we will spend the week visiting colleges she thinks she might want to apply to.  I've got a few posts scheduled to go live while I am gone, but don't be suprised if you don't hear from me in a while.  I am not bringing a computer, and am really going to try to be as disconnected from the internet as possible.


My first card is for this week's Color Throwdown ctd287.  I wanted to try out some of my new Distress Inks and use them with water.  I picked three colors that looked closest to the CTD colors--Stormy Sky, Squeezed Lemonade and Bundled Sage.  I inked up an old wooden stamp I found in my closet that was sort of a block shape, stamped on watercolor paper, misted the entire thing and then dried with my heat gun.  After the colors were dry, I stamped the sentiment in Versifine.

I like the blurry sort of look that the water added.  The colors are also much more vibrant--I don't know if that is because of the water, or because the Distress Ink covers are so muted.  Anyway, I thought it made a nice simple card that would work well as a masculine card.



Next up is my second card this week using ColourQ #236.  I decided to make a little thank you set using the circles from Sketched Shapes and whatever color challenges come along that appeal to me.  My sentiment is from Avery Elle Modern Leaves.  




My finished card size is 3.5 x 5.  While trying to fix a stamping mistake, I made the happy discovery that if I double stamp the circles from Sketch Shapes and rotate the stamp 90 degrees for the second stamp, I get a cool sort of plaid pattern on the stamp.




This card uses the Colour Me Striking... combination from this week's Colour Me CMCC #14.  I used Bermuda Breeze, Crushed Curry (substitute for Daffodil Delight) and Smokey Slate as an added neutral.





I'm entering this one at Dynamic Duos DD#96, and I used PTI Winter Wisteria, Harvest Gold and added Memento London Fog as a neutral.

Here is my set so far.  I'll see what color challenges are posted when I get back from my trip and finish off the set.



I got a new toy this week, and spent way too much time trying to figure out how to use it.  The Gift Bag Punch Board was super easy to use, once I figured out the confusing directions.  I looked at a lot of tutorials, but found this one to be the most helpful.  Here are some little bags I made with some of the 12X12 scrapbook papers I had in my stash.


I made one modification and that was to adhere a strip of coordinating paper to the very top of the paper that I was using as my bag.  I also made a matching tag by gluing a small piece of patterned paper to a piece of white card stock and then cutting a tag using the smallest Reverse Confetti Tag Me die.  I stamped 'to' and 'from' on the tag using To You From Me.

That's it for me for a while.  I hope you all have a good Easter week.


Thanks for Visiting

33 comments :

  1. I love how you nailed all the color challenges, the first card with that soft look on the edges of that stamped squares is so cool!! Love the gift bags too Joyce :)

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  2. Great cards, Joyce! Love the different colors on the thank you note cards. Have a wonderful time with your daughter.

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  3. Have a wonderful trip, Joyce, and enjoy the time with your daughter. Your thank you cards are such a great way to enter all the color challenges. Can't wait to see what turns up next.

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  4. The watercolour blocks are really cool, Joyce ... a fabulous masculine, graphic look. Love the cross hatching on the circle thank you's ... I made the same discovery with the Sketched Shapes :) Your gift bags are fabulous ... so vibrant and fun. Have a safe and happy trip ... hope you and your daughter find the perfect college for her! Anita :)

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  5. Well you sure have been busy. Absolutly love the bags, the top cuff certainly finishes them off nicely and the matching tags, just beautiful. Enjoy your week away.

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  6. I love everything about your cards, especially the cross hatching. Thanks for the tutorial for the bags which I will CASE for my CardMaking group. Enjoy your time with your daughter. Safe travels.

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  7. Beautiful cards! I love the plaid effect that you discovered! Thanks for joining us at colourQ!

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  8. First, I just love all your cards and how you made them work for so many wonderful color challenges. Second, your gift bags are fabulous, so sweet with the matching tags, this is such a fun toy to play with. Have a wonderful week touring colleges with Rachel, I know you both will have a wonderful trip.

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  9. Love how you used sketched shapes!! Have a blast visiting the east coast. We love it over here!

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  10. These are all fabulous. I especially love the gift bags. Enjoy the week, sounds like a lot of fun.

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  11. Love ALL of these Joyce! Your cards are funky modern and fun! Cute gift bags too. Have a safe and wonderful trip. Thanks for joining us at the ColourQ!

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  12. What a great way to use up some of those 12 x 12 scrap papers Joyce. And a gorgeous way to produce a quick set of cards with the circle stamp. Thanks for playing along at Colour Q!

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  13. Enjoy your Easter break. I've been busy making gift bags too! Those sketched shapes look great overlapped - a fab set of cards.

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  14. It looks like you've been busy.
    Love your inky designs - and those gift bags are terrific.
    Caroline xxx

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  15. fun set of cards...thanks so much for playing along with Colour Me!

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  16. Lots of fun cards and projects there! ♥

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  17. Beautiful cards! Love the watercolor style look you got with your distress inks. Thanks for joining us for this week's Color Throwdown!

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  18. The gift bags are very nifty. After seeing how everyone had to have the envelope maker board I'm surprised the other boards have come out to such little fanfare. They look fun! I love your circle cards, so vibrant. I don't work with circles well but you give me some great ideas. I love the water colored block card as well. I think distress inks tend to to be brighter than you think, but these seem especially so. So maybe it is the addition of the water.

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  19. Oh how fun!! I sure hope you're having a wonderful time on the East Coast with your daughter right about now. What great memories you will both have from your trip.

    Love your set of dotty cards, and your gift bags. I haven't seen any of the tutorials for that product yet, but the improvements you made really give them a polished and custom feel. Then you have the tags too. Awesome sets!!

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  20. What a great set of notecards you now have! Thanks for playing at Colour Me...! this week!

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  21. FABulous collection of card!!! Thanks so much for sharing with us this week at Colour Me...! We sure hope to see you around again soon :)

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  22. Such happy colorful projects! I hope you and your daughter are having a wonderful (and productive) tour of colleges. I know do many kids who fall in love with a school without visiting it and end up disappointed when they attend.

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  23. Wow! You sure did a nice job with sooo many different color challenges! Thanks for joining us at DD this week! I hope you have fun touring colleges on the East coast. :)

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  24. Joyce all so fantastic, love the cards but the gift bag are awesome!

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  25. LOVE your sketched shapes cards. Nicely done with all the different color combos.

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  26. Love all these bright, happy projects! Your circle design for the cards works so great for the color challenges. And I love the additions you created for the gift bags!

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  27. Oh dear… that punch board has just skyrocketed to the top of my wish list! Whose bags are adorable! And I love the fun card set you're creating!

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  28. Cute! Thanks for joining us at Dynamic Duos!

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  29. Just LOVE these different color combos on your circle cards! Love the color block too. Congrats on your win over at Dynamic Duos!

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  30. Whoop whoop on your Dynamic Duos win!!

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  31. I love your circle stamping "mistake". I must try that! Congrats on your win!

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  32. Congratulations on the win from DD, Joyce, for your CASlicious circle card(s)!! Hugs, Darnell

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