Another Color Challenge

I'm telling you...I'm getting so inspired by the color challenges. This one is by Kristina Werner of kwernerdesign.com. I admire her color challenges every week, but this is the first time I've played along. I was on a roll, so I couldn't help myself. Here are the colors...



These colors were difficult for me too, and here's why...I don't like Kiwi Kiss. To me it's like puke green. Sorry. (That sounds a little Simonish, doesn't it (i.e. American Idol)...just add the British accent and the matter-of-fact tone that tells you he doesn't really mean it. Sorry.) Anyway, moving on...I had a hard time finding anything in my collection that even came close to this color. If it would have been Certainly Celery...no problem (we all know I love that color). I also don't have Baja Breeze, so I had to settle for Cool Carribean. Here's my card...I'll just leave it at that.

The outside says, "A wise man once said..." The inside says, "Follow your dreams, except the one where you're at work in your underwear."

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Details:
Stamp: It's a $1 stamp I found somewhere...I have no idea where or the company name. Sorry.
Ink: Palette Noir; markers - Chocolate Chip, Only Orange, Always Artichoke (SU), Cool Gray (Copic).
Paper: Patterned - Daisies (Sandylion), Cardstock - Chocolate (CTMH), Cool Carribean and Whisper White (SU).
Accessories: Fiskars border punch.

Raspberry Suite Challenge Week 3

Emphasis on the word "challenge." Five colors this week. These colors were difficult for me, but I loved it! I was inspired...so much so that I did another color challenge which I'll post tomorrow.

Here are the colors we had to work with. Beautiful colors but, wow...I had a hard time putting them together.

After going through all my papers and going back and forth on what to use, this is what I settled on. It was actually finding the right "berry" color that got me...that and fitting pink in there somewhere!

Well, that's it for me for today. We're spending the day working around the house on projects that we've been putting off for too long....fixing a pipe, fixing a toilet, putting up shelves, etc. I was hoping to get an earlier start, but Paul is still sleeping. At about 12:30 a.m., the power went out on our whole block followed by a loud bang somewhere. We still have no idea what it was, but Paul couldn't sleep until the power came back on, which I think was about 2:30 a.m. I fell asleep, but when the power comes back on, our security system makes this loud screeching noise, so that woke me up. And then Paul has to come upstairs and announce that the power is back on. Yeah...I think I figured that one out. Anyway, I'm going to be nice and let him sleep for a little while before making him get up and work.

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Details:
Stamp: Hand of Friendship (Stampendous)
Ink: Palette Noir; markers - Tutti Frutti, Pure Red, and black (Zig), Always Artichoke (SU), Cool Gray and Skin White (Copic).
Paper: Patterned - 1st layer Kraft Designer Paper (SU), 2nd layer Bittersweet Vanilla Fudge (Basic Gray), 3rd layer red (KMA); vanilla and coral (unknown).
Accessories: Fiskars daisy punch, Cricut (flowers...thanks mom!), red square brad.

Color Challenge

Today was a super lazy day for both of us. We really didn't feel like doing much of anything. I had a busy week at work and a busy day yesterday, so it was nice to just chill out. I did manage to churn out this card between my magazine reading and napping. I've really enjoyed looking at all the color challenges that are out there lately. It's amazing how a group of people can take the same four colors (or however many) and make cards that are so completely different. I guess that's why I like the sketch challenges too. Anyway, I just found this challenge today and decided to play along. Here are this week's colors...

Celery is quickly becoming one of my favorite colors. Here's my card...


Did I ever tell you that back at the end of last year I was accepted onto the Stampin' Up! Survey Panel?? I don't think I mentioned that. Once a week I take a survey about Stampin' Up! products and after three months and completing at least 80% of the surveys I receive a goodie box from Stampin' Up. How cool is that?! Anyway, last month I received a box from them containing the Eastern Blooms stamp set, a Certainly Celery stamp pad, and a package of rub-ons! This is the first time I've used the stamp set.
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Details:
Stamps: SU! Eastern Blooms and Sincere Salutations
Paper: Cardstock: SU! Close to Cocoa and Whisper White; Patterned: Cloud 9 Designs (green) and Bo Bunny.
Ink: CTMH Chocolate, Impress marker #10 Teal