Color Throwdown #273

Yes, I know it's January, but I'm still in Christmas card mode... it's gloriously sunny here, and -30 degrees Celsuis, so it's easy to still be thinking of the holidays.  I've used this week's pretty grey/turquiose colour combo from the Color Throwdown challenge, and used Chupa's Sketchbook Saturday sketch with a few tweeks.  So far I'm sticking to my "always make two" mantra for Christmas cards:

 

Cardstock is Grey Mist, Heavenly Blue & White Daisy; Stamp sets are In the Background, Scandinavian Wishes & Remarkable Wreath; Inks are Grey Mist, Grey Wool & Heavenly Blue; Bitty sparkles; Button - all Close To My Heart; Ribbon from Michaels.

Sketchbook Saturday #100 & Case Study #148

If you've never tried Sketchbook Saturday before... check it out here!  Iwona does fabulous sketches every second Saturday, and her blog is pretty fabulous, too - tons of inspiration.  I took this week's sketch fairly literally, and used the pretty butterfly card at CASE Study (also owned by Iwona!) and their pretty colour combo as my starting point.  This is a very CAS card for me!  No patterned paper or cardstock, and other than the butterfly & flower that I've cut out, it's a one layer card.

Here is our sketch:

And our CASE Study inspiration:

Stamp sets are In The Background, Card Word Puzzle & It's Your Day; Cardstock is White Daisy & Topiary; Inks are Black & Hollyhock - all Close To My Heart; Copic Markers; Meadow Leaf die, Memory Box.

 

Dynamic Duos #47 - Pun Intended!

We have the prettiest colour combo for you this week at Dynamic Duos: Pool Party & Cherry Cobbler!  I really love these two colours together... so I wanted to make a little set of cards using the fun Puns of Praise stamp set.  And it just so happens that it is Pun Fun week at Heart2Heart Challenges, so I'm entering this there, as well!  I have also used the In the Background stamps to create the stripes and chevrons across the bottom:

Scroll down to see individual close ups of each of the cards!

I also made a little file folder box to hold the cards, which I'll be decorating a bit more over the weekend:

Check out the Dynamic Duos blog to see the fabulous inspiration from the rest of the design team, or you can see them listed on my sidebar.  If you don't have the exact colours, just use something similar like I've done.  Neutrals are welcome!  There is also a design team call for Dynamic Duos, as the current team's term is coming to an end in the next few weeks - check it out!

 

Stamp sets are Puns of Praise and In the Background; Inks are Grey Flannel, Black and Heavenly Blue; Cardstock is Grey Wool, White Daisy, Cranberry & Heavenly Blue; Cricut Artiste Cartridge - all Close To My Heart; Pennant die, Verve; Baker's Twine, The Twinery; Copic Markers.