A burst of colour

With all the comfort food, crunching leaves, and fireplace fires going on these days, there's no doubt it's fall! But I was in the mood for something a little more colourful today.


Using the Mojo Monday sketch, this was my attempt at recapturing the essence of summer (bright colours and pears! yum). And believe it or not - those cute little brackets were made using the Stampin' Up! Decorative Label punch. I LOVE finding new ways to use punches.

Quite the 'Pear'

(MOJO211)

Materials used:

(All SU unless otherwise stated)

Cardstock: Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Melon Mambo

Paper: Anne Griffith

Stamps: Quite the Pear set (Studio G)

Ink: Lucky Limeade

Embellishments: Ruffled ribbon in Lucky Limeade, Pearl dots (MS)

And just for fun, I made this card. Another one of those "just because" cards to send my ma over on the island :)

Hello

This one was totally CASEd from the Stampin' Up! catalog (pg 103)

 

** ask me how disappointed I am that the "hello" is crooked **

Materials used:

(All SU unless otherwise stated)

Cardstock: Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White

Paper: Random stash paper

Stamps: "Hello" from Tiny Tags, Bird (Michael's find...)

Ink: Wisteria Wonder

Embellishments: "Blossom" twine (The Twinery), Pearl dot (MS)

Tools: Scallop Border punch (EK)

Thanks for visiting! Have a wonderful Monday :)

-tb:oxo

Ahhh, that's better!

I posted earlier today with my entry into this week's ColourQ challenge. Throughout the day, every time I glanced at the card, I got this overwhelming sense of "ugh"! I knew, in my heart of hearts, that it just wasn't very good.

When my husband got home, I showed him the card. There was silence. Granted, I prefaced the show and tell with "I made this card today that I absolutely detest", so he may have been predisposed to detest it as well ;) Even still, he normally tries to convince me otherwise. No convincing today!

I made a new card for the challenge. I feel much better now. As a reminder, here is the gorgeous colour palette (that I botched the first time around)

ColourQ challenge: Take 2 

Hi

 

(CQC101)

No supplies were harmed in the making of this card!
Cardstock :: Lucky Limeade (SU), Pool Party (SU), Whisper White (SU)

Paper :: "Pocketful of Posies" DSP - Rich Razzleberry (SU)
Embellishments :: Pearl Dots (MS), Foil letters, buttons, sticker, feathers, paper flowers
Tools :: Scallop edge punch (EK), 2-way gluepen

Finished Size :: 4 1/4" x 4"

 

Then, because I was feeling so darn good about myself, and because I couldn't stop thinking about the Color Throwdown challenge, I made another one for that. It seems that everything is coming up 'gray' these days, and in a good way!! 

As I mentioned in a previous post, we just redecorated our main level in our house, and we chose two shades of gray. I will have to post about those at some point very soon.

Over at Color Throwdown, they are challenging us to use Island Indigo, Peach Parfait, Basic Gray and Light Gray. Here's my take on all that jazz...

Best Wishes

(CTD158)

 

No supplies were harmed in the making of this card!
Cardstock :: Peach Parfait (SU), Island Indigo (SU), Basic Gray (SU), Whisper White (SU), Glass Slipper (Bazzil)

Stamps :: "Best Wishes" from Short & Sweet (SU), Butterfly trio from Kindness Matters set (SU)
Ink :: Island Indigo (SU), Groovy Guava (SU)
Embellishments :: Pearl dots (MS)
Tools :: Dimensionals (SU), Scallop Edge punch (EK), Decorative Label punch (SU), Scallop Oval punch (SU), Large Oval punch (SU)

Finished Size :: 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" 

 

Ahhh, peace at last...

-tb:oxo

Hi! ... and, ironically enough, bye!

I didn't realize until I was starting this post that I'm writing about "hi" and "bye" today :)

First up, a set of three little "Hi" notes. I made these using the Color Throwdown challenge colours - and I must say, they never cease to challenge me! This is only my second time playing along, but they certainly make me push my own boundaries! This week? Early Espresso, Barely Banana, Rose Red & Kiwi Kiss.

I'm sad to say, I only have a 2" x 2 1/2" piece of Kiwi Kiss left. I loved that colour so much.

"hi" - Set of three (3" x 3")

(CTD155)

No supplies were harmed in the making of this card!
Cardstock :: Early Espresso (SU), Kiwi Kiss (SU), Pink, Cream
Embellishments :: $1 ribbon,

Tools :: Dimensionals (SU), Cuttlebug + dot embossing folder,
1 3/4 Circle Punch, Scallop border punch

The next card is for the Less is More challenge "Things that Move". My brother works for the navy as an engineer, and although it's only happened once so far, he get's sent out to sea. I giggled the whole time I was making this card, and seriously contemplated trying to change the "see" to "sea". Figured it would be too much work, so left it as is.

"See ya later..."

(LIM WK29)

No supplies were harmed in the making of this card, either!
Cardstock :: Island Indigo (SU), Pool Party (SU), Early Espresso (SU), White
Ink :: Early Espresso (SU), Riding Hood Red (SU), Yo-Yo Yellow (SU), Pool Party (SU)
Stamps :: Ship*, "see ya later..." from Longfellows (SU)

Tools :: Dimensionals (SU), Scallop border punch, blender pen (SU)
*Believe it or not, this ship stamp is from my son's birthday present! :D It's a "Transportation" set made by the oh-so-fabulous Melissa&Doug. I love everything they do.

Hopefully they 'ship' (heheheh) him out again soon so I can give him this card. I find the sentiment a little too casual for most occasions where you're saying goodbye, so I'm glad I found a less serious use for it! Not that my brother going to sea isn't serious, but it's not as if he's moving to Bulgaria...

Enjoying the weekend...

-tb:oxo