52{C}CT July Color Challenge with Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Hi! This week at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown we have a color challenge for you. The colors are deep red, dark green, ivory, and dark brown. I've been using the retired Mistletoe paper pack on a lot of my cards, but it was perfect for this color challenge, so I brought it out again. I do have a LOT of that paper left over!

I was so happy to get to pull out one of my BRAND new stamp sets that I got from my Frosted convention bundle! You can order it from me on August 1st. It's called Yuletide Greetings.

The sketch is from Sweet Sketch Wednesday. I used our Cranberry and New England Ivy alcohol markers to color in the holly and bow. I used a little red glitz glitter gel on the berries too, because I wanted them to stand out.

So come and play along with us at 52{C}CT this week. We'd love to see your take on the color challenge!


Materials used:
Cardstock: Colonial White, Cocoa
B&Ts: Mistletoe (retired)
Stamps: Yuletide Greetings - available August 1st.
Ink: New England Ivy
Markers: Cranberry, New England Ivy, Ruby
Other: Cocoa Ribbon Rounds (retired), Clear Sparkles, Red Glitz Glitter Gel

Color My Heart #51 with CAS(E) This Sketch

I was having fun making cards yesterday. You can click below to see the previous post to see a couple of other ones I made. This one is for the Bamboo/Desert Sand challenge at Color My Heart. We were to pick one color to complement the neutrals. I chose Pear:

 

The sketch is from CAS(E) This Sketch, and I cased this card from Gayatri, one of the DT members. I used the circle segments from the Chantilly WOTG scrapbooking stamp set.

Materials used:
Cardstock: Bamboo, Desert Sand, White Daisy
Stamps: Chantilly Scrapbooking WOTG
Ink: Pear, Desert Sand

52{C}CT July Sketch

Hi everyone! This week we have a sketch for you at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown! I made a very personal Christmas card out of leftovers from my Evensong paper and Stickease.

I flipped and rotated the sketch to fit with my papers. Thanks for stopping by and we hope you'll come play with us at 52{C}CT this week!

Materials used:
Cardstock: Colonial White
B&Ts: Evensong (retired)
Stickease: Evensong (retired)
Stamps: Holiday Wishes (retired)
Ink: New England Ivy
Other: Essentials Brads (retired)

Surf's Up

I made a card using the Surf's Up paper pack and a Deconstructed Sketch for Color My Heart. I love the big words in the paper, so I used that for the sentiment. I didn't use any stamping on this one!

Come play along with us at Color My Heart this week. If you don't have the CTMH colors, just use the most similar ones that you have. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

 

Materials used (Click on the link to purchase):

Cardstock: Crystal Blue, Sorbet, Colonial White

B&Ts: Surf's Up

Other: Milepost Shapes, Wooden Mini Medleys

These products will be retiring on August 1

Spring 2013 Retiring List: 6/20/13
Part	Description	Category	Family
Z1347	12 x 12 Post Bound Album- New England Ivy	Album	album
Z1366	Brads Metal Assortment	Accessory	brads
Z1410	Antiqued Copper Designer Brads	Accessory	brads
BULK151	AntiquedCopperBrads	Bulk	brads
BULK153	PewterBrads	Bulk	brads
BULK275	Avonlea Cardmaking Workshop Guide	Bulk	Brochure
BULK286	Chantilly Workshop Guide (10 pack)	Bulk	Brochure
BULK287	Buzz and Bumble Workshop Guide (10 pack)	Bulk	Brochure
BULK288	For Always Workshop Guide (10 pack)	Bulk	Brochure
BULK289	Claire Workshop Guide (10 pack)	Bulk	Brochure
BULK290	Later Sk8r Workshop Guide (10 pack)	Bulk	Brochure
BULK291	Surf's Up Workshop Guide (10 pack)	Bulk	Brochure
BULK292	Tommy Workshop Guide (10 pack)	Bulk	Brochure
BULK293	For Always Cardmaking Workshop Guide (10 pack)	Bulk	Brochure
BULK294	Chantilly Cardmaking Workshop Guide (10 pack)	Bulk	Brochure
BULK255	Avonlea B&T Duos® Combo Pack	Bulk	BT
BULK256	Clementine B&T Duos® Combo Pack	Bulk	BT
BULK257	Dakota B&T Duos® Combo Pack	Bulk	BT
BULK259	Scholastic B&T Duos® Combo Pack	Bulk	BT
BULK279	Buzz and Bumble B&T Duos® Combo Pack	Bulk	BT
BULK282	Later Sk8r B&T Duos® Combo Pack	Bulk	BT
BULK283	Tommy B&T Duos® Combo Pack	Bulk	BT
BULK284	Surf's Up B&T Duos® Combo Pack	Bulk	BT
Z1358	Buttons Basic Assortment	Accessory	Buttons
Z1369	Buttons Red Assortment	Accessory	Buttons
Z1370	Buttons Pink Assortment	Accessory	Buttons
Z1371	Buttons Blue Assortment	Accessory	Buttons
Z1372	Buttons Green Assortment	Accessory	Buttons
Z1703	Wooden Badge Buttons	Accessory	Buttons
Z1704	Pewter Badge Buttons	Accessory	Buttons
Z1821	Buttons Black Assortment	Accessory	Buttons
Bulk212	Chocolate Buttons	Bulk	Buttons
Bulk273	Grey Sparkle Badge Buttons	Bulk	Buttons
BULK297	Black Button	Bulk	Buttons
G1060	Workshops on the Go® For Always Cardmaking Kit	WOTG	Card
G1061	Workshops on the Go® Chantilly Cardmaking Kit	WOTG	Card
Z1412	10-Things Pocket	Paper Product	cards
Z1474	6" x 6" Kraft Die-Cut Cards & Envelopes	Paper Product	cards
Z1721	3" x 3" Kraft Envelopes	Paper Product	Cards
Z1722	4 1/4" x 5 1/2" Kraft Envelopes	Paper Product	Cards
Z1723	5" x 7" Kraft Envelopes	Paper Product	Cards
Z1724	6" x 6" Kraft Envelopes	Paper Product	Cards
Z1450	Cork Color-Ready Alphabet	Accessory	Color Ready
Z1718	Color-Ready Garden Wooden Shapes	Accessory	Color Ready
Z1719	Color-Ready Evergreen Cork Shapes	Accessory	Color Ready
Z1773	Color-Ready Noted Canvas Shapes	Accessory	Color Ready
1771	WaterbrushMedium	Tool	coloring
Z1246	EmbPowderCocoa	Tool	coloring
Z1350	embossing powder topiary	Tool	coloring
Z1351	embossing powder dutch blue	Tool	coloring
Z655	EmbPowderOlive	Tool	coloring
Z656	EmbPowderOutdoorDenim	Tool	coloring
Z659	EmbPowderCranberry	Tool	coloring
Z670	EmbPowderBlack	Tool	coloring
Z672	EmbPowderRed	Tool	coloring
Z673	EmbPowderWhite	Tool	coloring
Z724	EmbossingPen	Tool	coloring
X7155C	Avonlea Complements Canvas Shapes	Accessory	Complements
X7156C	Clementine Complements Canvas Shapes	Accessory	Complements
X7157C	Dakota Complements Silver Foil Images	Accessory	Complements
X7159C	Scholastic My Stickease® Assortment	Accessory	Complements
X7164C	Buzz and Bumble My Stickease® Assortment	Accessory	Complements

52 CCT June Pick-a-Previous sketch

I'm sorry this blog post is so late. I was at Close To My Heart convention in Florida, and I wasn't able to post to my blog. :( I'm back now, and recovered, so here is my card. I chose sketch #1:

To play, just pick a previous sketch. You can find the link to the sketches here. Please come join us at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown!

Materials used:
Cardstock: Cranberry, Colonial White
B&Ts: Mistletoe
Stamps: Snow Days
Ink: Cocoa
Markers: Crème Brulee, New England Ivy, Cranberry, Alcohol Blending Pen
Other: Cocoa Grosgrain Ribbon, Mocha Opaques, Mistletoe Level 2 Assortment

Color My Heart for 4th of July

So sorry this is late. I was at Convention, so I had little time for blogging. Plus, my Nook wouldn't let me write my blog post. I got home yesterday, and have had some rest, although I'm recovering from a migraine. So here's my Color Dare card. It's pretty simple, but I really wanted the stamp set to speak for itself. So I made a one-layer card:

 

Please come get patriotic with us at Color My Heart!

Here is an update from convention. New products coming in August: Cricut Artbooking cartridge: a whole new way to scrapbook! Base and Bling: create your own wearable craft! My Crush Books: a place to capture your day-to-day memorabilia, no trimming required! Retro Stamps by Jeanette Lynton: some of Jeanette's hand-drawn artwork, put to acrylic! New mini stamps: small size, small price! Only $2.95! Six all-new paper packs, plus 4 returning packs! New D-size stamps in Workshops on the Go! New hostess-only stamp sets, plus lots of new stamps! Everything is so exciting and I can't wait to share more with you.

Materials used:
Cardstock: White Daisy
Stamps: Home of the Brave
Ink: Black, Pacifica, Cranberry