August Color Throwdown...

Hey everyone! I thought I'd pop on for a minute to post my new color challenge. This August color combo is delicious huh?  What inspired this color combination? Well, new color trends and some yummy fabric I picked up when at Joanne's last week. You can see a picture of it in my previous post HERE.  I'm working on making a new purse with it and I just LOVE the colors!

Here are a few paper suggestions that will work for this challenge: 

The Hemingway Paper Collecdtion (minus the greens and blues)
Yellow Smoothies:  Grapefruit, Lemon or Pineapple Bliss
Black Smoothies:  Blackberry Swirl, Flintstone
Taupe Smoothies:  Almond Cream or Kraft -but actually a bit grayer if you can find it
Cream:  Aspen Cardstock, Ivory Ultrasmooth Cardstock, Natural Cardstock Assortment

NEW RULE!!!

I think I need to implement a new "rule" in my challenge...or I'm really going to go broke!  Since I buy EVERY stamp set I give away, I need to make sure that it is really worth my while.  So...From now on, I will be giving away a free stamp set IF and WHEN there are AT LEAST 10 participants in my challenge.  I really love to see all the creative ways my colors inspire people so instituting this little "rule" will help ME and it's no impact on those who already play along.  SOOOO...PLEASE encourage your stamping friends to participate!  I would REALLY appreciate it.

Now on to the winner of Challenge #6: 

There were six participants so I plugged those numbers into my random number generator on my sidebar and this is what popped up:

So that means KAREN is the lucky winner.  Please email me Karen to get more information about your free stamp choices! 

Kerry

May is shaping up to be a BUSY month for me (beginning prep for the dreaded STATE TESTING) so that means the weekends will be tight...That doesn't mean I won't need some relaxation time and stress relief!  I'm sure I'll be locking myself in my stamping room to do some crafting...it's my stress relief for sure! 

Have you hopped over to the SAVVY Projects Blog lately?  YOU NEED TO because it's been UPDATED and is PINK!!!  I LOVE THE NEW LOOK!

Join the fun at SAVVY PROJECTS blog this month as every week a new sketch (by Heather Scott) will be revealed.  We challenge YOU to join the fun and make something using that sketch.  Every day, another happy blogger will be sharing their creation using that sketch and you can join too by posting yours in the inlinks at the bottom of the post! 

So, wanna see this week's sketch?  I encourage you to create something from it and post, post, post!

Now I'm off to make something using this FABULOUS sketch!  I'll come back and update my post when it's ready!

Black and White and a Splash of....

Yellow! 

Yellow?  Really?  I NEVER use yellow!   When I sat down tonight to make a quick card for Holly May's "Black and White/Splash of,.." challenge on the SavvyProjects Blog, I pulled out an itty bitty stamp that's never seen the inside of an ink pad!  The little GWP TG3438 Compact Car (Fall Supplement) is so cute and I can't believe I never used it before. 

I love to DOODLE and this car is PERFECT for that.  The first idea that popped into my head when I looked at that cute little car was a CAB...so I doodled it up by adding some checkerboard stripes across the side and a TAXI service light on top.  I think I've been in two cabs in my life and neither one of them looked like the stereotypical New York City cab but I just had to give it that recognizable look! 

Of course, I HAD to add the yellow smiley face to the antenna ").  And wouldn't you know it, I found the perfect sentiment in the T3241 Bug of Fun set!!!  Wierd 'cuz all I was thinking as I was working on this card was the sentiment...

"I don't wanna go..."

"You mean I really have to leave?"

"Head for the hills!"

That's what I was thinking!  Since it was a quick card, I added some faux stitching using T2610 Running Stitches...This set is an oldie but goodie and really works well when you don't have time to change the tan thread in your machine to black!!!  PSSSSSTT....Disregard the red brake light...I HAD to include that!!!

Notice the background?  I used an old Cuttlebug Embossing folder called Traffic Jam...PERFECT eh?

Hope you find some time this week to participate in this challenge, it was fun and QUICK!  Make sure to check out all the other entries below, maybe yours will be NEXT!

Copic Markers Used in this project:  Y00, 18; R29 and T1 

Color Throwdown #3

We're back for another installment of Kerry's Color Throwdown!!!  YAHOO!!!

The winner of last month's Throwdown is: JULIET!!!

Congratulations!  You just won a $15.00 TAC Gift Certificate to select anything from one of our current catalogues!  Please send me an email or post a comment with your "Order" so I can get your TACspactacular prize ordered and delivered to you!!! 

Now for this month's Color Throwdown:

Need a few more deets for this challenge? 

Here's the scoop:

On the 12th of each month, I'll post a color challenge right here. All you have to do is create something using these colors, upload your photo to the inlinkz on my blog, and cross your fingers. The following color challenge post will announce the winner AND the new challenge! Sound like fun?

I'll be back soon to post MY creation with this UNIQUE color combination but for now, I need to go hunting for the perfect paper, stamps and inks....HMMMMMMM...This'll be a doozie!




Ker

Pot 'o Gold Challenge...

This week, we've got a FUN challenge for you!!! 

POT OF GOLD Challenge

So you may be asking...What's in that Pot 'o Gold?  Well, let me just say it's got EVERYTHING you need to make a fabulous card!!!  But the trick is, you must use EVERYTHING listed in your project, or that blasted leprechaun will take the loot and RUN...

So here's exactly what you need to include:

Stitching

Punched Item

Ribbon

Button or Bow (or both)

GREEN

Layers (at least one additional layer)

The card I'm sharing includes everything as you know me...I LOVE stitches, punches, ribbon, bows, layering, green (and blue) AND my Copics!!!  I used my brand new Copic Air Gun for this card too...I've been dying to play with it!!!

So GET TO IT....Hurry before that darned leprechaun grabs the pot and runs!!!

Color Throwdown #2...

Hey stampers!  Are you ready for another color throwdown?  Wanna know who won the February Color Throwdown Challenge?  Wait no more....

I used http://www.randomnumbergenerator.com/ to identify the winner.  Out of four numbers, the number selected was...

That means...#3 is Chelsea Comer!!!  Rigged...NEVER!  Chelsea, I'll contact you to award your prize...Get your catty and your wish list out!!!
Now on to Color Throwdown #2... YUM YUM!!!

(My Copic Matches:  RV29, RV32 or RV11, RV25 and YG05 or YG13)

 Here are the usual details on this challenge:

On the 12th of each month, I'll post a color challenge right here. All you have to do is create something using these colors, upload your photo to the inlinkz on my blog, and cross your fingers. The following color challenge post will announce the winner AND the new challenge! Sound like fun?

I'll be back tomorrow to post my creation using this fun mix of colors...Now I'm off to hunt, hunt, hunt for the perfect color, paper and stamp collections!!!





get the InLinkz code
Ker

One Layer Color Throwdown #1...

Woo Hoo!  Last night I was on a quest to complete the One Layer Wonder challenge at The Angel Company's papercrafting community NING group.  I wanted to try to see if I could actually create a card with one layer.  That's a big feat for someone like me.  I love layers, sewing, embellishments and everything BUMPY...

BUT I DID IT!!!   YEAH!  I'm so excited.  Now, I guess I can at least feel that I did ADD ON to my card because I also incorporated my first color challenge...DOUBLE YEAH...so you can say I piled it on in another way, right? 

Here's my card:

So you want to know how I created this collage style card?  Well, it was simple really and I've created a PDF tutorial.  If you would like a copy of the directions (with photos), please post a comment and I'd be happy to pass it along to you.  If you reply, please have a way for me to get in contact with you so I can send the PDF in an email...

Can't wait to see what these colors have inspired in you!!!  Don't forget to post your creation on the original Challenge Post HERE.

Up for a challenge?

If you LOVE challenges like I do, I've got a fun challenge for you...I'm creating some color challenges and I found a wonderful site that I'm using to pull colors from... This site is AWESOME!!!  It gives Pantone color combinations and a whole slew of other colorways...even colorblind schemes...so...I pulled some yummy colors from the wheel and turned them into a challenge! 

On the 12th of each month, I'll post a color challenge right here.  All you have to do is create something using these colors, upload your photo to the inlinkz on my blog and cross your fingers. The following color challenge post will announce the winner AND the new challenge!  Sound like fun?

Here's this month's challenge:

OK..Deelish color palate right?  Now I'm off to create a project using this palate...Such a fun quest to search for just the right papers, inks, stamps...MMMMMMM...

PS...There's a sneaky TAC surprise in it for the winner...Mummmssss the word........Now get stampin!  I'll be back sometime tomorrow to post my fabby creation...

Ker