{ June Color Challenge }

My first assignment at Citrus Tree Studio is to do a color challenge. I love doing color challenges and I am really excited about this one.

Here is my challenge photo...taken several years ago in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I pulled the colors from the photo for my color swatches.

I used a mixture of products for this layout: My Mind's Eye patterned paper, Sassafras Lass and October Afternoon stickers, SEI and My Mind's Eye die cuts, Martha Stewart twine, Maya Road chipboard, Jenni Bowlin butterfly and some letter stickers.

My title base is a journaling note stamp from Impression Obsession called Journaling I that was stamped with Wood Grain Cover-a-card background.

I used my Sizzix star die cut for the denim star. I embossed the top of my Core'dinations cardstock with Fiskars texture plate. Do you remember those, they are plastic and have a different texture on each side. It adds perfect texture to the layout and it makes it look like "rain". After I embossed the lines I used my sand paper to reveal the core color.

If you would like to participate stop by our Challenge board for all the rules.

You have until July 5th at midnight to upload your layout to the June '11 Challenge area of the gallery and link a photo of it back to the challenge thread for a chance at that awesome paper pack!!

{ Fruity Cutie Colors Kit from Citrus Tree Studio }

We have two kits this month Fruity Cutie Colors: featuring Bazzill Basics Grandma's Feather Bed 8X8 paper pack and Hemp twine in spring colors. Jardin Brillante: featuring the GCD Studios Soul Food Line

I got to work with Fruity Cutie Colors. 

Here are my creations.

 

More detailed photos are in my Sneak peek post HERE.

Come and check out the kits and our wonderful DT gallery. We have some fun challenges coming up on the 10th.

{ CR84FN Color Challenge 31 and Card Patterns sketch 118 }

Here I am again for the color challenge at CR84FN and Card Patterns Sketch.  I used Technique Tuesday stamps on my card.

I stamped the script from Verbose stamp set on my background with green ink. I used a little flower from Paisley Park stamp set for the borders. I followed the curved edge on pink cardstock and stamped the little flower to create the border. For my bottom border I stamped the flower on cardstock that I cut out to create the "scalloped edge".

I used our new watercolor crayons to color the "scalloped edge" and the hello sentiment from Sweet Somethings stamp set. I layered the doily and the flower with the brad on our chipboard tile that was inked withe green ink.

 

If you are looking for a fun little kit, check out our Citrus Tree Studio Jardin Brillante and Fruity Cutie Colors. I will be posting my finished projects this week. You can see my sneaks here.

Have a great day.

{ Impression Obsession DT challenge - masculine cards }

Hello and welcome to another Impression Obsession DT challenge. Post a link to your creations on our challenge post at Impression Obsession blog. If you play you could win a $25 gift certificate to the Impression Obsession store.

Here is my card.

 I stamped Cover-a-card Wood Grain CC034 on white cardstock with paint. The corrugated paper is from the Starbucks cup holder. I just cut it to fit the card. I stamped Reasons to love F8562 on cardstock with paint and distressed the edges. The sentiment is from Greetings Galore CL45.

I added a die cut denim star (my old jeans) and a little flag banner I cut from pattered paper.

I used CR84FN Color challenge 30 and Card Patterns sketch 117 for this card.

I hope you'll take the time to visit the other designer's blogs for inspiration! 

***Don't forget to link your projects on Impression Obsession blog.

Dina

Jeanne

Julie

Laura

Jenny

Deborah

Cover-a-card Wood Grain CC034

Reasons to love F8562

 Greetings Galore CL45

{ June Scrapbook Stamping Guest Designer }

I was asked by sweet and talented Nichol Magouirk to be one of the Guest Designes for June's Scrapbook Stamping class at 2Peas. The June class features Coloring in Stamped Images.

Here is what I created.

For this layout I used Technique Tuesday stamps and Perspectives collection patterned paper. 

I stamped a banner from Message in a Banner stamp set and  used Koh-I-Noor watercolor paints to color in my stamped images. 

I just used plain white cardstock because I knew I was going to cut out the images and watercolor paper is a little thicker. Using watercolor you can color your images to match your layout. 

The stars patterned paper is from My Mind's Eye.

For the celebrate from Kids Are Cool by Ali Edwards I stamped it on white cardstock and used Shimmerz Pearlz to paint over the top. I was trying to paint each letter, but that was taking too long. I tried painting the cardctock first and then stamping over the top, but the black ink was not as bright. I love how it turned out. I cut the word out and adhered it over a journaling note from Perspectives collection patterned paper. The "boy" is stamped in Cayan ink from Clearsnap. 

The journaling stamp is from Who What Where by Ali Edwards stamp set and I stamped the date from A Date with Ali  by Ali Edwards stamp set.

Nichol has a video on how she created her layout and colored her stamped images. You can participate in the challenge and be entered to win a gift certificate from 2Peas. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day.

*****If anyone is going to the GASC in Arlington TX,  come and stop by the Technique Tuesday booth...that is where I will be.*****