Color and ??? Card Swap

This swap...asked the participants to choose a color or two or three or in my case five...add a ??? color and create any occasion cards...i started with navy..green..orange..and yellow..later i signed up for black/silver...i tried the triple stamping technique...and almost succeeded...i really need to get better pressure or something on the stamps...

Black/Silver..Orange..Navy

Navy
Paper: night of navy..really rust
Ink..night of navy..really rust
Stamps: inspired by nature..script
Accessories: navy ribbon

Black/Silver
Paper: basic black..silver..whisper white
Ink: tuxedo black
Stamps: haute couture ...used the shoe stamp inside the card
Accessories: red organza ribbon

Orange
Paper: pumpkin pie..pacific point..whisper white
Ink: pumpkin pie..pacific point
Stamps: sun, moon and stars
Accessories: teal /white baker's twine..pumpkin pie button

Yellow..Green

Green
Paper: chocolate chip..more mustard..garden green
Ink: garden green..more mustard
Stamps: lovely as a tree
Accessories: more mustard eyelet..glitter autumn leaf button

Yellow
Paper: daffodil delight..whisper white
Ink: real red
Stamp: big blossom
Accessories: red organza ribbon

All in all it was quite a group of projects...i really enjoyed doing them though...dh's favorite was the black/silver...and i am going to CASE it for another swap...so keep an eye out...haha i can do it as a twofer...a CASES and a swap....be safe/be well all!

CASES #3

sorry i've not posted CASES the last 2 weeks...i was ill then too busy playing catch up to even go near my paper cutter...but i got not only one card...but 2 cards done today!...from the same card...yes i liked it that much....the card i CASE'd can be found here ...i hope i did it proud...oh and it is also a card sketch challenge on SCS...keyword SC219...

Dad's Bday card by StampHunter68

SC219 Lovely As A Tree & Father
Paper: #1 - marina mist..wild wasabi..naturals white..dsp ~ #2 - not quite navy..old olive..naturals white..dsp
Ink: #1 - marina mist..wild wasabi..early espresso ~ #2 - early espresso
Stamp: #1 - Lovely As A Tree ~ #2 - Father Calligraphy
Accessories: #1 - wild wasabi buttons..sponges ~ #2 - not quite navy buttons

as always be safe/be well!...have a wonderful day!

Utah Divas International Sketch Challenge #157 & Hiding in My Craft Room #15

it's been awhile since i did a challenge...and i plan to do one or two of the HYCCT challenges over on SCS...but today i was looking at the blogs i subscribe to and ran across a couple of challenges that i knew i could combine...i am usually combining challenged...lol...pun!

the 1st challenge is UDI's Sketch #157...and i knew i had the perfect papers for it...of course i turned the sketch sideways...cause you know i'm a sideways kinda gal!...lol

DSC157 & HIMCR15
Paper : garden green..various co-ordinating dps
Ink: chocolate chip Stamp: Lovely as a Tree
Accessories: gold stretch cord

the 2nd one is Super Scraps Saturday #15 over on Laurie's blog...Hiding in My Craft Room (HIMCR)...she is one busy and talented lady!!!...and i had scraps of all the papers i wanted to use so BONUS!!!

Thanks for looking...have a great weekend...3 dayer for some...be safe/be well

Lovely As A Tree Swap

i am so pleased with how these turned out...they are for a swap over on SCS (of course)...used my favorite sketch for the first one...

Paper: Sahara Sand..Naturals Ivory..various dsp
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Stamp Set: Lovely as a Tree
Accessories: small antiqued brass brads

DSP Close-up

then CASE'd (sort of) this card by kidamoro...sure do love the galleries for inspiration!

Paper: Garden Green...Confetti Cream..distressed stripes dsp
Ink: Garden Green
Stamp Sets: Good Things Grow...All I Have Seen
Accessories: hemp twine

SC300- Tree & Snowflake

Lovely as a Tree

on World Card Making Day (Sat. 10/02/2010)...i made cards for the SCS Sketch Challenge # 300...wow that's a lot of sketches!!...i used 2 of my favorite sets...ok so all my sets are my favorite...when i'm using them...on the first one i used my new Cuttlebug embossing folder...Forest Branches...the eyelets are a little off but that's just "uniqueness"...and on the second i sort of flipped it and used the Snowflakes embossing folder...my hubby was my design consultant...and my daughters gave input too...hope they are up to snuff

Tree:
Paper: always artichoke, river rock, naturals ivory, dp
Ink: always artichoke
Stamps: lovely as a tree 

Snowflake

Accessories: cuttlebug and embossing folder, old olive eyelets


Snowflake:
Paper: basic gray, whisper white, regal rose, dp
Ink: whisper white craft
Stamps: snowflakes
Accessories: cuttlebug and embossing folder, snowflake brad

Snowflake Close-Up

Here you can see the brad on the snowflake better