Colour Q # 116 - Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas!!

I decided to welcome a few stolen moments of quiet this evening while the kids and hubby are upstairs playing video games. It's been a relatively quiet day for us, with our travel coming later this week. I use "quiet" in the "busy-ness" sense of the word. NOT the literal sense. I have a 7-yr old and a 5-yr old - its NEVER literally quiet!

The Colour Q palette this week went right along with my current muse - Christmas themes! I've made a ton of cards, it seems like, and have enjoyed starting some Christmas theme layouts for my sisters 2011 albums. I haven't started my own Christmas layouts yet, but I am looking forward to it. If I have some mojo going in any form, I have to take advantage of it while it's here! And, the past several weeks it's been Christmas mojo. :) No complaints here. I'll take whatever I can get these days. (I know you're feeling me -- Beggars can't be choosers and all that.)



I was lucky this time and had a springboard for an idea due to an order of new stamps that came in! (1) Imagine that! Who me??? NEW stamps? Why that's so unusual!   (2) New products are the best spark of creativity for me. :)

Isn't that patterned paper yummy? It's from K & Co. Brenda Walton's Peppermint Twist collection. This piece was actually cut from a 'photo mat stack'. (whatever to possessed me to buy a photo mat stack - I don't know. Guess I was concerned about my stash waning down to nothing. sarcasm) It's pretty nice for a card - almost the perfect size!

The holly leaves are stamped from the CTMH stamp set "A Holiday" in Topiary ink while the sentiment is stamped in Cranberry ink from the "Holiday Cheer" stamp set.  The kraft paper is Michaels and the coordinating Cranberry ribbon is from CTMH Ribbon Rounds collection. Cranberry colored gem Sparkles also from CTMH are adhered for the berries with my holly leaves.

TFL and hope you and your family had a very Merry Christmas!!!

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This weeks Tuesday Trigger

My last post for today! Whew!

I wanted to play along with the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger challenge this week after I saw it. This is my first time with this challenge. :)  The bird and the monochromatic look on the pillow made me think of my CTMH "Harmony" stamp set that I bought to make pretty winter cards or more mature cards for a different audience. I've only used it a couple of times, so the opportunity to experiment yesterday afternoon was welcomed.

Here is the inspiration photo:



And here is my card using the "Harmony" stamp set, Desert Sand ink, Mocha Opagues gem adhesives, and gold ribbon (from Micheals). All other supplies are CTMH.

TFL! Be sure to check out the amazing artwork over on the Moxie Fab site! It's great inspiration!

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Play Date # 111 -- Thinking of You card

Back with a "Splash"! ..... I've missed the other Play Date Cafe "Splash" challenges, so I am happy to participate in this one. Plus the "Splash" is blue and I LOVE blue.



Last night, I had a chance to experiment with my CTMH "Friendship" stamp set using the damask shapes for background stamping in Black ink on white cardstock. I was really excited to try out my new Papertrey Ink sentiment from the "Think Big Favorites #10" stamp set. I stamped it in "Lagoon" colored (CTMH) ink on white cardstock and wrapped it in We R Memory keepers Baker's Twine.

I love how this one turned out. (AND it's not Christmas!)

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Mojo Monday - 219 -- More Christmas!

I have been addicted to making Christmas cards this week- as is evidenced by my posts. I just want to try all the challenges with Christmas cards.   :)   ... Never mind, I have Christmas GIFTS to finish tackling! I am procrastinating WAY too much on those. I'll make myself crazy over the next few days, rushing through to finish on time.  Claaaaaasic Mandy!

I really liked this week's Mojo sketch and wanted to jump back into my Recollections - "Naugty or Nice" paper stack. I struggle with layering patterned paper and decided to give it a whirl this time. That's what challenges are for! Right?

I decided to back each of the trimmed patterned pieces with CTMH Olive solid cardstock. I think it coordinated perfectly. The sentiment is stamped in matching Olive ink with my *new* "Everlasting Life" stamp set. I have enjoyed adding it to my cards. The script used in the verses is beautiful. Red glitter "Jingle" brads and sheer ribbon from the Colonial White ribbon rounds collection served as great accents, I think. I'm really pleased with how it turned out.

Here is the sketch and my interpretation:

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Colour Q Challenge - #115

Hello again -

I'm knocking out blog posts this afternoon! Taking advantage of a few stolen moments of quiet. The kids are actually enjoying a little outdoor time in the sunshine today. It IS a beautiful day.

This week's Colour Q challenge is using these colors:



I used my dotted background paper from last year's "Jingle" paper pack. (This piece is my favorite from the kit!) The snowflake accent piece is also from the "Jingle" kit - trimmed down from a patterned piece of paper. I inked all the edges in Tulip colored ink. The "Holiday Trinkets" ornament is stamped (Rock N Roll technique) in Pear ink and accented with Baker's Twine from We R Memory Keepers and with the Opagues pearl adhesive gems (center of snowflakes). The two scroll stickers are from the coordinating cardstock stickease that came with "Jingle" and the sentiment is from the new "Holiday Wishes" stamp set. (All CTMH except the twine).

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H2H - Virtual Christmas Card

Good afternoon!

I am setting aside time today to get some blog posts up. I have done housework, wrapped presents, and done laundry. Now on to more "pleasant" tasks!

This weeks H2H challenge is to create a Christmas card any style design, using CTMH products, of course.

I chose to make a card inspired by my holiday Scentsy warmer! I love this one. It works perfectly on my foyer table with the red and white accents.

For my card, I used Cranberry colored cardstock and white embossed snowflakes from the Holiday Trinkets stamp set. White Daisy pigment ink is around the edges of the cardstock. I added a bow made from White Grosgrain ribbon (Micheal's) and a small banner with the sentiment "Christmas cheer" from the December Word Puzzle stamp set. The red glitter brad is from the Jingle collection related accents. I loved how this one turned out....

Thanks for looking -- Merry Christmas!!!

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Moxie Fab: Get Inspired In the Kitchen Challenge

hello -- two posts in one evening! I know!

But I have to stay up just a little later. The hubby was watching the Stephen King movie "Bag of Bones" and I couldn't resist peeking a few times and hanging out in front of the TV for a few moments. It was quite engaging, but, OF COURSE, I am traumatized. I have watched an episode of a favorite sitcom while blogging to replace the trauma with better thoughts. :)  

The "Get Inspired" Challenges over at the MoxieFabWorld are interesting. I love trying something new. And, this time, I'm really pleased. I started with the Kitchen challenge which hinges off of this inspiring photo.



The pattern on the plate reminded me of some paper I have in my stash that my sister bought me. The K&Company Amy Butler paper pack has a piece with this exact same pattern. I have always liked it, but struggled with how to use it on my projects. Even as I started this card, I had a hard time figuring how to get it in. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE patterned paper and want to get better at working it into my cards!

The solid looking background piece behind the focal patterned paper is from the Felicity paper kit (CTMH). The brown patterned piece is from the Topstitch paper kit.

I stamped the rose from the Trellis stamp set (CTMH) twice, once the outline in Smoothie colored ink and the fill-in with Sorbet colored ink. The leaves are second-generation Olive ink. The sentiment is from the Sympathy Card Chatter stamp set (also CTMH) in Chocolate ink. Colonial White fibers wrapped around the patterned paper and the Colonial White Opaque gems finish it off   (they are my favorite addition!) 

Thanks for looking and have a great week!

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