Inspire Me Challenge #1: CASE

Since there were only two entries I decided to do both. The first is by the wonderful Kimberly Trevino.

CASE Card

Inspiration Card

Aren't those flourishes amazing?(Click on the image to see the full card) This is where I drew my inspiration from on this card. I hand sketched some flourises on SU!'s kraft card stock, and then came back in with my white gel pen to trace and add some whimsy. When working with the white gel pen be sure to move slowly. If it does skip some on you, I found that you could go over it again after it was dry. I added a few little birds in the mix and a sentiment, then finished it off with some inking around the edges.

The next CASE comes from THE fabulous Kerrianne Gwin.

CASE Card

Inspiration Card

I just loved the way this layout incorporated the inside of the card. Cutting the top layer shorter was ingenious. (Click the image to see the full card) I used this as my inspiration. I kept the layout out pretty much the same, using a single bold image as the front and adding a sentiment to the bottom of the inside. Again, I hand sketched a "not so spooky" spider web and then traced over it with the white gel pen. Boy that thing is getting a workout lately. Then I added a cute little spider and my sentiment, and tied it all up with a bow.

I hope you enjoyed looking and I will be posting another challenge this week. If you have an idea for a challenge focus, please leave comments. I'd love to read how you guys would like to be challenged!

Project Supplies

Thanks For Everything
Card stock: SU! Kraft
Ink: Colorbox liquid chalk ink Dark Brown, Cream
Stamps: Inkadinkado acrylic stamps
Accessories: Sakura Gelly Roll med white gel pen, corner rounder

Frightfully Delightful
Card stock: SU! Pumpkin Pie
Ink: Stazon in black; SU! Whisper White craft ink
Stamps: TPC Studio acrylic stamps Jeepers Creepers set
Accessories: Sakura Gelly Roll med white gel pen, ribbon, SU! Scallop Border punch

Howl At The Moon

Halloween is just around the corner, are you ready yet? No? Well don't worry, you still have time. We created this fun little card last weekend at club. It is super simple and very quick, easy for mass production.

I cut the circle using the Circle Scissors Plus, stamped that perfectly spooky tree from SU!'s House of Haunts in Versamark and embossed with black. All of the images in this set are great for embossing! I finished the "moon" off with a little inking around the edge with Summer Sun. Two pieces of cardstock layered on the card front, stamp the sentiment (also from House of Haunts), round the corners, and pop the "moon" with dimensionals. Done.

Hope you enjoy! I will be back tomorrow with my Inspire Me Challenge CASEs.

Project Supplies

Howl at the Moon
Paper: SU! Crushed Curry, Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink:SU! Summer Sun; Stazon in black
Accessries: Circle Scissors Plus, black embossing powder, corner rounder

Lil' Pumpkin

Isn't that the most adorable pumpkin ever?! I got the template from Kristina over at KWernerdesign.com. She used it as a shaped card, but when I saw it, I just knew I wanted to use it on a scrapbook page. There is so much fun on this page for such a simple layout. Lots of inking and some scissor distressing for that "old worn" look. The girls loved creating their own at Club this past weekend. Hope you enjoy and don't forget to leave comments!

I will be posting my CASE's from the Inspire Me Challenge soon. I will be doing 2, I figured since I only had two entries...why not reward them both! They were both so good and so different, I can't help it. ;o)

Project Supplies

Lil' Pumpkin
Cardstock: SU! Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green, Soft Suede, Kraft
Ink: SU! Close to Cocoa, Pumpkin Pie, Creamy Caramel
Accessories:Papertrey Ink buttons, felt ribbon, Sizzix SU!Billboard die cut, Sizzix Big Shot, white gel pen

Inspire Me Challenge #1

Introducing the "Inspire Me" challenges. I hope you guys will enjoy this and play along. Each time I will pick something different, a color combo, a technique, a product, etc...and I will be calling on all of you to inspire ME. At the end I will choose an entry to CASE.

Let's kick this off with a call for one layer cards or as I have dubbed them "1 Layer Wonder"s. I have been obsessed with the one layer cards lately, there is something so clean about them. Here's one to get your juices flowing

Here are the details: Anything goes, any color, any product, you can have some embellishments (buttons, rhinestones, etc...) but keep it to one layer of cardstock. Post your creation to your blog or online gallery and then leave a link via Mr. Linky below. You have until 8:00 p.m. EST Friday, Sept. 18th. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #16

Today's card is for Dawn McVey's Color Challenge #16. I love these colors! I actually worked with the color palette a couple of weeks ago...inspired by the pattern on the inside of my flip flops! LOL I used Kraft, Crushed Curry, Very Vanilla, and Chocolate Chip.

On to the card details. I loved how this card turned out. It's aaaaalmost vintage. Or at least as close to vintage as I'll probably ever get. I love the vintage style, but can't ever seem to pull it off. I think my style is definitely more "less is more". The hearts and scallop cirlce are die cut using the Big Shot. I stamped a little flourish behind the scallop, just so a little would peek out. I wanted to bring out the flourishes in that Razzleberry Lemonade designer paper. Then I colored some naked chipboard and poked a few holes in it to add some stitching, added a few little x stitches to the edge of the heart, and finished with some paper piercing on the scallop. Done.

Love U Supplies

Paper: SU! Kraft, Very Vanilla, Crushed Curry cardstock; Bella Rose (retired) and Razzleberry Lemonade designer series paper
Ink: SU! Chocolate Chip
Stamps: Flourishes (clear stamp, can't remember manufacturer)
Accessories: SU! Lots of Letters chipboard,thread
Tools: paper piercer, Hearts Bigz die, Scallops, Big Shot

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #15

I hate it when I have to photograph at night. I just can't ever get the colors to look right, no matter how much post editing I do. Oh well. ;o) Dawn was having a Color Challenge over at My Favorite Things, and I barely made it in time. Seriously...I think it was 9:59 when I linked. Whew!

The colors were Melon, Pink, Moss, and Cream. I don't have any of the PTI cardstock (note to self: buy PTI cardstock). So I used Stampin' Up! Groovy Gauva, Pixie Pink, Kiwi Kiss, and Very Vanilla. This is also a little sneak peek of the Hot Air balloon from the Sweet Centers stamp set that will be available on Sept. 1st from the Holiday Mini. And it is so much more than a stamp set...wait til you see it! Surprises! Hope you enjoy and be sure to check out all of the other fantastic entries by clicking on the Color Challenge banner.

Edited to add: Now that I have a little free time I thought I should add some details about the card as well as the Supply List.

I actually had a lot of fun making this one...even if it was in the 11th hour. LOL For the balloon, I used Versamark to stamp a Martha Stewart background pattern on Pixie Pink cardstock and then sprinkled it with embossing glitter for some sparkle and punched it out using Stampin' Up!'s 1 3/4 inch circle punch. The fun part was adding the sky in the background. I hand cut a cloud shape out of cardstock to use as a mask. Then I used a q-tip and my Stampin' Up! pastels to lightly color in a sky moving in circular motion. I moved the "mask" two or three times as I colored it in. So easy, and a beautiful subtle effect IRL. The stamp has cute little bows on the basket strings, so I added real ribbon bows for pop. To pull it together, I repeated the scallops and polka dots from the stamp with the background paper and border. Here's a better, close up view.

Project Supplies

Thinking of You
Paper: SU! Groovy Guava, Pixie Pink, Very Vanilla cardstock; SU! Bella Rose (retired) Designer Series Paper
Stamps: SU! Sweet Centers
Ink: SU! Kiwi Kiss, Pastels chalk; Pink Colorbox liquid chalk ink; Versamark
Other: Ribbon, corner rounder, 1 3/4 circle punch, scallop border punch, glittered embossing powder, heat tool

The Giving Tree

The Giving Tree just happens to be my husband's favorite childhood book. So when I saw it, I just had to get it as a present for him to share with our boys. This card was inspired by the book. That poor tree is finally recieving a little "thank you". I got to play with my Prisma color pencils and mineral spirits. I rarely do the whole coloring in thing, but rather liked how this one turned out. That swing looks so inviting, doesn't it? Enjoy, and thanks for looking!

Project Supplies

Thanks for Everything
Ink: Stayzon in black; Stampin' Up! Kiwi Kiss
Stamps: Hampton Arts acrylic stamps
Paper: Stampin' Up! Kiwi Kiss, Close to Cocoa, Whisper White
Accesories: Twine; Papertrey Ink buttons; Prisma color pencils; white gel pen (for highlights)