Guest Designer....Color Throwdown #599...My Imaginary Neighborhood

Hello friends.  I am so happy to be posting today as a Guest Designer at Color Throwdown.  I love playing along at Color Throwdown because they have great ideas for color combinations. 

When I first saw this week's colors, I could only think of babies and Easter; both are cards I have no need for at present.  So I challenged myself to think outside the box and came up with my card below.  I used Picket Fence Neighborhood for my focal image and a sentiment from Concord &9th City Stacks.

I hope you are inspired to play along with the beautiful colors at Color Throwdown this week.

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Finally.....Some Cards...

It feels like forever since I have sat down to make some cards just for fun, but that is what I did yesterday.  I've been spending lots of time knitting lately, and that has cut into my card making time.

I just returned from bringing my oldest to New York where she will spend the summer.  As you will see from this card and the next, I still have New York on my mind.  I am entering this card at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Vacation, as I have just returned from my first vacation of the summer in NYC.

Yes, NYC still on my mind, where I paired Concord & 9th City Stacks with Scooter Balloons from Lil Inker.

I was inspired by the sketch at CAS Colors and Sketches #325 and the colors at this week's Color Throwdown #547.  I am also entering at Seize the Birthday #167: Anything Goes.

Last up is a simple sympathy card inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch #326.

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Cityscapes

I absolutely love cityscapes--in real life and also stamps and dies.  I have a large collection, and am always glad to add to it.  So, when I saw that Simon Says Stamps Monday Challenge was Cityscape, I knew I would be playing around with some of my favorite stamps and dies.  Unfortunately, due to time constraints and the need to sleep and eat, I only managed to eke out 4 cards, barely making a dent in my collection of supplies.

I'll start with my favorite card.  Lately, it seems like cards made with Concord & 9th City Stacks are always my favorite of the bunch, and this week is no exception.  I stamped and die cut the main Cityscape image, and then stamped it several more times on scrap paper.  I cut apart the buildings, colored them all using various shades of BG Copic markers, then layered them up.  I am also entering this card at Where Creativity Meets C9 #26: Layers.

My next card uses Mini Skyline by TCW for a CAS thank you card.  I am also entering this card at CAS on Friday #143: Thank You Card.

My next two cards use Hero Arts Urban Skyline Bold Prints.  First, used vertically for a Father's Day Card that I am entering at Addicted to Stamps and More #313: Holiday (Father's Day).

This stamp also works in horizontal orientation, and I am entering this card at Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes.

Last up is a peek at a favor I made for the members of my book club.  They are small cubes of post-it notes, stamped with a literary quote and a couple of other, random images.  I packaged them in clear cello bags with a ribbon, and put them all in a basket.  I am entering this project at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything But a Card.

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My Crafty Week

Shanah Tovah--Happy New Year to all my Jewish friends.  It is 5779 in the Jewish calendar.  Here is the card I sent this year to my Jewish friends and relatives.  I used a rubber stamp from Zum Gali Gali called Shanah Tovah City, stamped in Versamark and embossed with Copper embossing powder.

 I am entering this card at Addicted to Stamps and More #308: Holiday and Simon Says Monday Challenge: Stamp it On.

My next card is for the PTI Transformation Tuesday challenge.  I took this card from March, 2016 and transformed it using the fall color scheme presented here by Lexi.  The colors are Sweet Blush, Melon Berry, Enchanted Evening and Ocean Tides.  

Original Card

Transformation Card

My next card was inspired by the photo at Just Add Ink #425.  I used my newest PTI stamps--Fence Line Spring.  I was inspired by the white picket fence and all the pink flowers in the photo.

I am also entering this card at CAS on Friday #141: Flowers and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Stamp It.

I used Distress Ink to blend a sunset sky behind this Homescape die by Sugar Peas.  I am entering this card at Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #453: Spectacular Backgrounds.

Last up is a card that I will enter at Less is More #379: Black, White and one color.  Scarlet Jewel is the color I chose.  The stamps and dies are Concord & 9th City Stacks.  I am still loving those fun stamps.

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My Crafty Roundup

This is a photo heavy post, so I'm going to get right into it.  I'll start with what I think may be my favorite card of the week.  This card took a while to construct, but I am happy with the way it came out.  I based it on something I saw somewhere, but cannot find again.  I white embossed the skyline from Concord & 9th City Stacks on various shades of grey paper and layered them up over a sky that I made with Distress Oxide ink and water.

I am entering this card at Where Creativity Meets C9 #24: Anything Goes.

Next up is a birthday card with an adorable elephant die that spouts 'real' water from Poppystamps.  I am entering this card at Poppystamps Challenge #47: Make a Splash, Freshly Made Sketches #349, CAS Colours & Sketches #284, and Seize the Birthday: Water.

My next card is inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch #284.  I used the cute bunny and stars from CAS-ual Fridays Somebunny.

The inspiration photo from Inkspirational #167 had me drooling at the thought of ice cream.  Instead of eating ice cream, I finished this card, that I had started using some Hero Arts stamps I borrowed from Kim.

I used some stamps from Altenew Sketchy Cities America to make a few quick thank you card sets.  These are great to have around, and give just the right amount of space for my kids to write their "thank you's".

Featuring Boston....these are embossed in red...entering at Addicted to CAS #142: Masculine.

Featuring New York....these are embossed in silver...entering at Addicted to Stamps and More #304: CAS.

Next up is a card celebrating friendship, and I am entering it at AAA Cards #121: Friendship. 

Still with me?  This card uses the 'Fast Watercolors' technique taught by Jennifer McGuire and is the challenge at Just Us Girls #453.  I am also entering it at Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Distress it and Where Creativity Meets C9 #24: Anything Goes.

I used Lily by Concord & 9th and Abandoned Coral and Twisted Citron Distress Inks.

I am ending with a card made with the same stamps as my first card--Concord & 9th City Stacks.  I am definitely most obsessed with this stamp set these days.  A quicker and simpler card than my first card--black embossing and coloring with pencils.  I am entering this card at The Male Room #91: Birthday and Where Creativity Meets C9 #24: Anything Goes.

That's it for me today.  

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