Ingenious Inkling

Snowflake Support

The September Stay Crafty with Hero Arts Challenge is Anything Goes.

 

 

When I visited my local store Scrapmania on Labor Day, I picked-up the Hero Arts color Layering Snowflake Stencils.  Given the modern look of the design, it didn't even registered with me that they were snowflakes, so given that perception when I saw them, I decided to use the unexpected (for snowflakes anyway) color combination from the Just Add Ink Challenge.

 

 

I started with the lightest pink for layer 1 and ended with the spruce on layer 4.

 

 

I decided to keep it mailable, so I passed on the embellishments and used one of the sentiments from Hero Arts With Sympathy Transfers.

I'm also linking-up at the September Anything Goes Challenge at the Stencil Fun Challenge.

Fanciful Falling Leaves

The September Challenge at PoppyStamps is to make a Clean & Simple Card.  I decided to also incorporate Rust & Green from The Color Hues Challenge.

 

 

I found several Rust colored GelliArts prints in my stash and die cut them using PoppyStamps Fanciful Fall Leaves.  I also die cut the largest of the PoppyStamps Whittle Wood Picture Frames from Green Cardstock.

 

 

I arranged the falling leaves around the frame using foam tape under some of them for dimension.  

 

 

I finished with a sentiment from Poppystamps Peony Bouquet to complete the design.

Sweet Birthday

After making my first Sugar, Sugar card for the #staycraftychallenge with a blog named Hero Arts, I was putting away the group of stamps I had thought about using, and decided before I did, I would make a second card with the theme.

 

 

I used the colors of the Just Add Ink Challenge together with images from Hero Arts Party Time.

 

 

The layout is from Sketch Saturday.

 

 

Zinnia Birthday

When I saw Seeka's gorgeous Zinnia Card, I knew those die cuts from PaperTrey Ink needed to come live with me.  The release was at 9pm Tuesday night, and I had them in my hot little hands Saturday morning, so I did not delay.

I decided to use the colors from the Just Us Girls Color Week Challenge to inspire my design, since hot pink and orange is a favorite color combination (and since in paper crafting land things can be any color you want them to be).

 

 

I used foam between the layers of the blooms and the center for dimension.  I used only two colors of cardstock, but added some ink to the bottom layer for contrast.

The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Silhouette Sentiments.

 

 

I'm also linking-up at the Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes Challenge.  And my bright Summer Blooms are joining the Time Out Challenge It's Always Summer Somewhere.

Here are some gorgeous Zinnias from my trip to the Farmer's Market yesterday.

 

In a Single Word

For some reason, I didn't pull out my red, white and blue paper collection this year (I keep it in it's own container in my studio), so today I'm pulling it out and pulling together some cards that I feel like would be okay to mail after Independence Day.

I started out with the Color Throwdown Challenge and pulled kraft into my card.

 

 

My card base is Heidi Swapp No Limits Champion Star paper.  I added some Stripes to the Stars with some 2012 Paper Studio USA Vintage Subway Art paper (my collection knows no age). With both, I'm joining the Simon Says Stars and/or Stripes Challenge.  

 

 

I finished with stickers and paper from Authentique Glory Collection with some more stars for the Time Out Challenge Seeing Stars Challenge. 

 

 

I'm also joining the Simon Says Red/White and/or Blue Challenge.

Thinking of You Today

When I saw the Simon Says Let's Paint Challenge, I knew it was time to pull out my GelliArts Plate and make a print. 

I chose to use the colors from The Color Throwdown Challenge.

 

 

After making my print, I embossed it using the Taylored Expressions Chevron Embossing folder & die cut it with a stitched rectangle die.

 

 

I added one of the Taylored Expressions Simple Stems with a sentiment from Taylored Expressions Mini Strips Sympathy.  I finished with a few pieces of bling.

I'm also joining the Simon Says: Emboss It Challenge.

Wheatfield Sympathy

Tonight I needed some sympathy cards for a group to sign.  I had the Taylored Expressions Foil It Wheatfield on my studio table, so I decided to combine it with the Taylored Expressions June #TEMakerChallenge.

 

 

I used Cotton Candy Blue foil on the wheat because I didn't have a color that would pass for Pineapple ... and because in the land of card making, things can be any color you want.  I chose kraft as my third color.

 

 

And why is it so hard to photograph the glimmer of foil.  I finally settled for a small portion of the image reflecting the light.

I finished with sentiments from Taylored Expressions Mini Strips Sympathy and some Pineapple enamel dots.

What the Meep

With my win at The Color Throwdown last week, I have the privilege of Guest Designing for this week's Challenge.

 

 

I decided the colors were perfect for a stamp I got from a new-to-me stamp company - The Sassy Club.  I used the stamp set Little Genius, which I stamped in black ink and colored using only shades of the three colors from this week's Challenge.

 

 

I used three papers from in the three colors from Echo Park's Little Dreamer Boy Collection to assemble my card, finishing with a flag and some star stickers from the collection.

I hope you'll come join me this week ... I can't wait to see what you create with the colors.

Zen Foiled Roadside Birthday

The newest challenge at Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero is Smooth - try some ink blending.

 

I ink blended a cardstock panel using the Distress Oxide Ink equivalent of the the ink colors in The Paper Players Challenge and gave the panel a spritz of Hero Arts Frost Shimmer Mist (it got a bit lost behind the foiling on the blue, but you can see it a bit on the lemon yellow ink).

 

 

Next I foiled the panel using the Hero Arts Zen Circles Hot Foil Plate with silver foil (my one other color choice).  If you look close, you can see some other circles in the background ... that would be me trying twice of foil with Decofoil instead of Hot Foil (how many times do I have to do that before I remember).  I sort of liked the effect when I was all done.

 

 

I finished by stamping the Hero Arts Roadside Messages Happy Birthday in Navy adding a bit of lemon coloring for the flags before attaching it with dimensional foam.

Missing You

The most recent Stay Crafty with Hero Arts Challenge is Tea for Two - create a card with two of a particular element.

 

 

I decided to create a card using two houses from Hero Arts Neighborhood Houses Fancy Dies.  And since I'm an over-achiever, I also gave each house two trees ... and added two birds.

 

 

And to finish off my two-for theme, I used two stamped sentiments from Hero Arts Wherever You Go.

And since trees & houses can be any color you want in cardmaking land, I used the Red, White & Blue color palette from the Color Throwdown.

 

 

And I'm also joining the Little Red Wagon Bigger than Normal Challenge with my 4" x 8" card.