Color Cue {14} Challenge

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Create a card, scrapbook page, digital layout, tag, whatever...just make sure to use the colors noted in the graphic above. This month we are using Turquoise/Aqua, Red, Kraft, and Brown. As always, white or cream is allowed for neutrality.

Create your project and post it to your blog or online photo gallery such as Flickr or SCS. Add a direct link to your project (not your homepage please) by clicking the "add your link" button below.

Deadline

You have until May 7th at 10:59 pm EST to play along. You will know the deadline has passed when the link to add your project is no longer available.

Each Design Team member will be picking their personal favorites from the entries to feature here on the blog.

Ready for a little inspiration to get you started?

Dawn Woleslagle

I was surprised to see that many of us reached for Guiding Light for this color combo. I too, reached for it and paired it with Woodgrain Silhouettes and Guiding Light Sentiments.

Lea Lawson

Wow. What a gorgeous use of this color combo! I love the way Lea has nestled her sentiment in among all of that fantastic pattern. The use of the negative space from the Label Layers I die is a perfect frame for the sentiment and frame from the coordinating Filigreed Framesset.

Kerrianne Gwin

Kerrianne definitely brings on her girly girl in this little number. Love the way she's balanced the bold red cardinal from Flora & Fauna I with the collage of goodies at the top.

Jinny Newlin

I am so jealous of Jinny's sewing skills! Notice the way she has made the sentiment from A Special Lady take center stage by using a plain panel in contrast of all the patterns. Your eye is immediately drawn to it.

Elise Durenberger

Whether my day is awesome or not...this card is most certainly AWESOME! Elise has taken So 80's to a whole new level with this fun little number. I am especially diggin' her use of the All Occasion Label die.

Savitri Wilder

I seriously always love stopping by Savitri's blog. And this card is no exception. Just look at the clever way she's paired her sentiments from Guiding Light Sentiments. Even though it's a lot of text, by using two different colors she's managed to break it up and make it seem right at home.

Hannah Craner

Ha! Reading Hannah's commentary on this card made me chuckle, boy does it hit close to home. I love that she left it crooked and didn't Photoshop it straight. She has created the perfect little nook for her sentiment using the gardenias from Ever After.

Paulina Nakamura

I am so lucky to have Paulina joining us as a guest designer this month. She always does the most amazing work with Wplus9 Stamps. I am seriously itching to recreate her background using Woodgrain Silhouettes Additions. And her polka dot lighthouse...ca-ute!

Now it's your turn. Can't wait to see what you come up with!

MFW Tuesday Trigger: Farm Fresh

Happy Sunday/Monday guys! Hope you all had a great weekend. I was able to get in a little crafty time and a lot of illustrating and shopping. The boys were camping so I had the place all to myself. Ahh...bliss. ;o)

I had a chance to play in this weeks Tuesday Trigger over at Moxie Fab World.

I was inspired by the orange and blue colors, and the vertical run of images down the side. Here's what I came up with.

I used Flora & Fauna I and Spring Post. Absolutely adore how it turned out. I may just have to create more of these in some other color combos.

Thanks for stopping by, hope your week gets off to a great start.

April 2011 Release: GroupPost Day

It's Release Day! Our April release is now available at www.wplus9.com. We've had so much fun sharing the sneak peeks of these sets. And now, today, my favorite part of the release, it's Group Post Day! So let's see what the ladies have to share shall we.

Jinny Newlin

What a fantastic, deconstructed, perfectly executed, little creation. I love the subtle ink splatters. The torn edge of the sentiment panel, and that unexpected pop of red...fabulous!

Kerrianne Gwin

Kerrianne has put an awesome rustic spin on this card. I especially love the way she's popped the top bloom of the Daffodil on dimensionals and allowed it to break outside of the focal pane at the top.

Lea Lawson

Lea's unconventional use of Filigreed Frames here is perfect for the vintage vibe of this card. I really love her choice of embellishments paired with that nostalgic patterned paper.

Paulina Nakamura

What a great eye Paulina has! Love how she has paired the sentiment from Kisses & Cuddles with the frame from Filigreed Frames. Doesn't it just look like they were made for each other?

Savitri Wilder

Oh, is this not a celebration of all things Arts & Crafts?! Notice how perfectly the Mother's Day sentiment fits inside of the Filigreed Frame and Label Layers 1 die. Absolute perfection.

Elise Durenberger

If you follow Elise, then you know just how incredibly sweet and animated and vibrant she is. And this card is SO Elise. I just break out in a huge smile every time I look at the little 'un peeking out from behind the daffodils.

I just have to thank you all again for joining us. I've had so much fun with this release, and have enjoyed reading all of your enthusiastic comments. Thank you so much for joining us and I hope we've been able to provide a little crafty inspiration!

April 2011 Release Day 4: Full Reveal

This month's sneak peeks have been stellar! Absolutely STELLAR! The Wplus9 Design Team has done an unbelievable job at showcasing these sets. Now it's time to stop teasing you and reveal them in their entirety before they become available for purchase at www.wplus9.com at midnight tonight.

A Special Lady

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• a 6x8 clear photopolymer stamp set
• contains 15 stamps; 2 large focal images and 13 sentiment builders
• will be available for purchase April 1st for just $19

Filigreed Frames

Details

• is a 4x6 clear photopolymer stamp set
• contains 11 stamps; 2 frame images, 6 sentiment builders, 3 ornamental accent images
• will be available for purchase April 1st for just $13

Label Layers 1

• is a 3.5" x 2.3" steel rule die
• will be available for purchase April 1st for just $6

The Design Team isn't done showing off this release yet, they've got more to share with you:

• Elise Durenberger
• Hannah Craner
• Jinny Newlin
• Kerrianne Gwin
• Lea Lawson
• Savitri Wilder
• And our April guest designer: Paulina Nakamura

Want a chance to win the entire release? What item in the April Release is your favorite? Leave me a comment letting me know by 11:59 pm EST tonight, March 31st. I will select a random winner from the comments to win the entire release. Good luck and thanks so much for joining us again!

Wplus9 Sponsors Play Date Cafe Challenge #75

Hey guys! Wplus9 is sponsoring one of everyone's favorite challenge sites, The Play Date Cafe! That means that a Wplus9 prize is up for grabs. Are you ready to see the color story?

Fun, right?! Well, I just had to play along, I mean, I wouldn't want to miss out on all of the fun. So, I used Stampin' Ups! Cameo Coral & Baja Breeze for my spring inspired card.

Want to play along? You have until Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at 11:59 pm EST to join in. You can find all of the details, and link up your entry over at The Play Date Cafe blog. Hope to see you there!

Project Supplies

Stamps:Woodgrain Silhouettes Additions, Filigreed Frames (Wplus9)
Ink: Cameo Coral, Baja Breeze (Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: White (Papertrey Ink); Gray (Stampin' Up!)
Other: Buttons (DeNami); Twine (Papertrey Ink); Border Punch (Martha Stewart Crafts); Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)

April 2011 Release Day 3: Filigreed Frames & Die

Welcome back! Who's ready to see what's on the agenda for release day 3? A common request I get is for more sentiment sets. Well, when you talk, I listen, and today I am introducing the Filigreed Frames stamp set and a coordinating die, Label Layers 1.

Filigreed Frames

• is a 4x6 clear photopolymer stamp set
• contains 11 stamps; 2 frame images, 6 sentiment builders, 3 ornamental accent images
• will be available for purchase April 1st for just $13

Label Layers 1

• is a 3.5" x 2.3" steel rule die
• will be available for purchase April 1st for just $6

Filigreed Frames is a simple, clean and classic set. The sentiments and font choice are sophisticated and timeless. Each of the main sentiments can be used alone or with their accompanying sentiment builder. When designing this set, I wanted to make sure that it wasn't just a "one-trick-pony". So I also threw in some extra ornamental pieces as well. With just these little extra pieces, the possibilities double.

I shared an early peek at this set in yesterday's post, and today, I'll show you more. My first card is a CAS wedding appropriate card.

I just adore how this turned out. I love it when a design is so strong that it truly can take center stage without any extra fuss. I started by stamping the Dogwood branch from Flora & Fauna I onto my card base in gray ink. I really hope you don't get tired of seeing this set, because I don't think I will ever tire of using it. ;o) To add just a bit of interest, I added the smallest bit of shading with a C1 Copic.

For the sentiment, I die cut a label using the Label Layers 1 die from gray cardstock and stamped one of the frames from Filigreed Frames in white.

I've broken the sentiments into two separate stamps. Making them easy to use alone or together. That's like having double the sentiment options! Here, I decided to stamp "BEST WISHES" and then added "TODAY AND ALWAYS" underneath. I finished the card off with a single dogwood bloom. This would be an easy card to mass produce and create gift sets.

For my next card I wanted to show you just one of the ways the ornamental images increase the possibilities of this set. It's another CAS, but definitely on the other end of the color spectrum.

How about that? Notice the circle focal image? That is actually created using one of the sentiments and one of the ornamental pieces. I punched a 1 3/4" circle, and first stamped my sentiment directly in the center. I then stamped the scrolled bar once below the sentiment, flipped it, and stamped it again above it, all in Versamark. I then heat embossed it in white.

I die cut the Layer Labels 1 and again, stamped another of the ornamental scrolls at the bottom, flipped it, and stamped again at the top. This really is so much more than just another frame set.

That's all from me today. Thanks again for joining in, I'll be back tomorrow with a full reveal! In the meantime...want to win both Filigreed Frames and Label Layers 1? Leave a comment by March 30th, 11:59 p.m. EST. I'll select a random winner from the comments to win both. All winners will be posted here. After you leave a comment, be sure to check out what the rest of the Design Team has to share with you today:

• Elise Durenberger
• Hannah Craner
• Jinny Newlin
• Kerrianne Gwin
• Lea Lawson
• Savitri Wilder
• And our April guest designer: Paulina Nakamura

Project Supplies

Best Wishes
Stamps: Filigreed Frames, Flora & Fauna I (Wplus9)
Ink: Smoky Shadow, Fresh Snow (Papertrey Ink); Copics
Cardstock: Going Gray (Stampin' Up!); White(Papertrey Ink)

Congrats
Stamps: Filigreed Frames (Wplus9); Polka Dot Basics II (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Fresh Snow (Papertrey Ink); Versamark (Tsukineko)
Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo (Stampin' Up!); Black, White(Papertrey Ink)
Other:Label Layers 1 die (Wplus9); white embossing powder (Stampendous)

April 2011 Release Day 2: A Special Lady

Welcome back for Day 2 of the Wplus9 April Release. Today we are all taking another look at A Special Lady. I've decided to switch things up a little here and show you more with this stamp set through a video.

Here's the card we'll be making today.

Watch below or watch at You Tube.

In hindsight, I think the tone-on-tone did actually show up on video better. Oh well, I'm learning. ;o)

Want a chance to win A Special Lady? Leave me a comment by 11:59 PM EST March 29th yesterday's post and again here to double your odds. I'll pick a random winner from both days of comments to win A Special Lady. All winners will be posted here.

The design team has more for you today as well.

• Elise Durenberger
• Hannah Craner
• Jinny Newlin
• Kerrianne Gwin
• Lea Lawson
• And our April guest designer: Paulina Nakamura

Project Supplies

Grandmother
Stamps: A Special Lady, Filigreed Frames available 4/1/11 (Wplus9)
Ink: Black (Ranger); Copics; Fresh Snow (Papertrey Ink), More Mustard (Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Summer Sunrise, White (Papertrey Ink)
Other: Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers); Doily (Wilton); Die (Wplus9)