ColourQ, MIM, Color Throwdown and One Layer Wednesday

Hi there.  I have a couple of cards for a bunch of challenges today.  I think I am finally getting the hang of combining challenges.  My first card is for this week's ColourQ cQc #178, where I have used glitter for 3 of the 5 colors, and this week's Make it Monday #105:  Glitter Trim.  Dawn used her Xyron in the video, but I adhered 1 inch wide scortape to my card stock, and ran that through my Big Shot with the Double Ended Banner Die.

My next card is for this week's One Layer Wednesday challenge OLW #129:  All in a Row-Create a Card with a Row of Anything.  I am also playing along with this week's Simon Says Stamp and Show to use a stamp you love but don't use.  This challenge has me digging out old favorites that haven't seen much ink.  I pulled out Garden Variety--a set I had to have at the time, but haven't used much.  And, because I am trying to use some of my older, forgotten inkpads, I inked the watering can in Brilliance Platinum Planet--a shimmery silver color that qualifies for this week's CAS-ual Fridays CFC91:  Hi Ho Silver.  It is a bit hard to see in this picture, but the center watering can is embossed with clear over the silver.

My last card for today uses the colors for this week's Color Throwdown CTD231.

All these cards will be entered into this week's Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes challenge.

Supplies Used (PTI):
Happy Birthday
Stamps:  Think Big Favorites
Paper:  White
Ink:  Enchanted Evening
Other:  Martha Stewart Glitter:  Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, Yellow Barite

Thinking of You
Stamps:  Garden Variety, Think Big Favorites
Paper:  White
Ink:  Brilliance Platinum Planet, Brilliance Lightning Black, Spring Moss, SU Real Red
Other:  Clear Embossing Powder

Thank You
Stamps:  Fancy Folk Art, A Big Thank You
Paper:  White
Ink:  Kraft, Hibiscus Burst, Lemon Tart, Limeade Ice
Other:  Spellbinders die, Fancy Folk Art Die, Woodgrain Impression Plate

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Happy Birthday Kara

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KARA

Today, I am helping to celebrate the birthday of my blogging friend, Kara of KandRDesigns.   It seemed appropriate to break out the red, white, and blue for a Patriots Day birthday card.  And, something told me to use Mat Stack 3 for Kara.

Kara--I hope you have a very happy birthday, and many many more.

Here is a list of all the gals participating in Kara's birthday blog hop.  Thanks, Kim, for organizing this birthday blog hop.

Joyce (that's me)

Cathy
Tracey 

 Jeanne
Marybeth
 Jessica
Sharron
Kim

And, if you would like to leave Kara some birthday love yourself, please click here.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse Playful Pinwheels, Verve Big Wish, PTI Garden Variety

Paper:  PTI White, Enchanted Evening, Pure Poppy Patterns

Ink:  Memento London Fog, PTI Pure Poppy, Enchanted Evening

Other:  Mat Stack and Layerz 3, Garden Variety Die, Pinking Die, toothpicks, rhinestones

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Spotlight On: Garden Variety and Year of Flowers Mini

Today a few friends and I are hosting a mini blog hop, spotlighting two Papertrey stamp sets:  Garden Variety and Year of Flowers Mini.  Turns out we all had one or both of these sets, and they weren't seeing as much love as we expected when we bought them.  Or, in my case, no love at all.  So, we all agreed to pull these sets out, play around with them, and all post on the same day.

I started out how I normally start with a new or challenging stamp set.  I find an expert and CASE!

My first card was inspired by this card by Maile Belles:

This next card was inspired by this card by Dawn McVey and is also my submission for this weeks CR84FN84 challenge to use Chartreuse, Gray and Lavender.

This card was inspired by this card by Erin Lincoln:

After CASE-ing three cards, I felt like I could fly solo, and created the following two cards.  Lucky for me, my daughter was around, so she colored the flowers on these cards with Copics.

I'm eager to see what my friends have created with these sets.  I must say that I was going to put them up for sale if I couldn't come up with any good ideas after really trying to use these sets.  I am happy to report that I think I'll keep them.  And, after I see what the others have created, I will probably have even more ideas about how to use these sets.  Please hop on over to these blogs, and see what they have done with Year of Flowers Mini and Garden Variety.  And, if you have either of these sets, and want to join in the fun, please do so.  Just post a card, and let us know in the comments, so we can come visit you.

Kim

Renee

Marybeth

Gayatri

Jen

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