Color Throwdown #242

It's time for this week's Color Throwdown and check out this SWEET lemonade picture that Lori chose for our inspiration. Too cute!

 

Here's my card...

I used stamps and dies from Lil' Inker Designs, and the layout is Mojo Monday #293.  Two of the clouds and the kraft circle are up on foam tape.

Here are links to what the CTD girls have created for you today:

Barbara   **   Broni   **   Joan

Lori   **   Lynn

Tammy (taking some time off)  **   Wanda
and our May Guest Designer, Audrey Hiltke!

Have a great Wednesday!

CTD204 Thanks

Hello there and happy Wednesday to ya.  It's time for this week's Color Throwdown (CTD204) and Broni is our hostess this week.

I used Verve's Flutterby die and this thank you sentiment that I received in one of my orders from them. The layout is Mojo Monday Sketch #252 and my card measures 4.25" square. There are two die-cut butterflies; the second one is up on foam tape. The clouds were cut with MFT Die-namics from vellum.

Be sure to stop by and see what the other Color Throwdown team members have created for your inspiration...

Barbara Anders
Broni Holcombe
Joan Ervin
Kerri Michaud
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Tammy Hershberger
Wanda Cullen
and our August guest designer, Vicki Zimmer!

Have an awesome Wednesday!

Mojo247 Summer Butterfly

Oh my friggin' word, we've been without power since late last night and it JUST (as in 4 p.m.) came back on. Luckily, we have a generator to run all the basics like the fridge and everything, but the central air was down so it was getting hot in here and I couldn't get on the internet (I know...booo hoooo, right?....lol!).  We're back in business now though and I made a few cards today while the power was out.  This one is for Mojo Monday Sketch 247.

It's a 4" square card, stamps are from Verve's "Fluttering By" set, papers are Summer Fresh (by Simple Stories), the punched sentiment and kraft circle are up on foam tape, and there's an extra butterfly that was stamped onto the DP, cut out, and also popped up on foam tape.

The circle is a Spellbinders die, the sentiment was punched with SU's word window punch, the "flag" at the top was cut with MFT's First Place Award Die-namics, and the cream-colored ric-rac was cut with MFT's ric-rac Die-namics.

Hope you're having a great weekend so far. Now that the power is back, I'm off to do some laundry....

Timeless Tuesday Team!

Helloooooooo everyone!! I have some awesome news to share today. I'm joining the Friends of Flourishes Timeless Tuesday blog team as of today. Wheeeeee!  I'm beyond excited and I couldn't wait to share the news. After my year-long break from DT work, I'm sooooo ready to get back into it and have some fun with the Friends of Flourishes team.  :)

So...onto today's challenge (FTTC175).  This week, Silke is hosting the challenge and it's all about "Favorites".....use your favorite Spellbinders die with your favorite Flourishes stamp set and add your favorite embellishment.




I JUST got this Wild for Watermelon set and I luvvvvvv it!!  I have several Flourishes sets that I love, but this is definitely going to be my new favorite.  I also used my circle Nestabilities by Spellbinders and some of my favorite crochet lace ribbon by May Arts.  The button is from my Basic Grey Jovial pack and the layout is Mojo Monday sketch 244 again....I loved it so much that I'm using it a second time.  :)

The scallop circle and sentiment are up on foam tape, I added Stickles to the watermelon, papers are Simple Stories Summer Fresh, and the image was colored with Copics (Pure Poppy Collection, Green Grass Collection, E31, E33, and E51).

Be sure to stop by and see what the rest of the Timeless Tuesday ladies have created for you today.....Allison, Amanda, Beate, Cindy, Heather, Makiko, Mona, Silke, and our June Guest Designer Alice Wertz.

Have an awesome Tuesday!

Quick Birthday Card

Hi all. This has been a lonnnng and rough week here in the Marzec household so I put together this quick (stamping therapy) card for Color Throwdown 197 and Mojo Monday Sketch 246...



I didn't have all of the colors listed on the Color Throwdown blog, so I just got as close as I could. I used Tangerine Tango, Groovy Guava, Kiwi Kiss, and Kraft.  The crochet lace ribbon is wrapped around a piece of old Groovy Guava DP.  The happy birthday sentiment is from Verve's "Big Wish" set and the butterflies were cut with Verve's Flutterby Die.

I hope you all have a nice weekend.

Let's Hang Out

I wanted to play with the Mojo Monday sketch (very cool sketch, IMO) and use the colors on the Play Date Cafe (love purples and blues together). Here's what I came up with...



Stamps are from Friendly Reminders from Flourishes.  The patterned paper is from Michael's (sorry, I don't remember the name since it's been so long since I got it), the textured purple CS is from SU, and the kraft and cream is from PTI.  The image was colored with B000, B00, B02, E41, E42, E43, BV02, and BV17 Copics.  The scalloped kraft circle is up on foam tape and so is the punched sentiment. The pearls were white and I colored them with a BV04 Copic.

TGIF!

For our bus driver

I gave this to Kara's bus driver this morning...bus drivers are pretty awesome, aren't they?  Ours is....she even gives Rusty a dog treat every morning...so of course he LOVES her, too...lol!



The layout is Mojo Monday Sketch #244, all the kraft flags are up on foam tape, all stamps are from There She Goes ("Believe In You"), papers are Summer Fresh by Simple Stories, and I added Stickles to different parts of the bus for some sparkle.  Copics: W1, W3, W5, R22, YR21, YR24.

Have a great Friday!

For a wonderful teacher

Kara's teacher has been absolutely wonderful this year. She's my favorite teacher that Kara has had so far and I think I'm really going to miss her next year.  I made this card for her to tell her how much we appreciate her...

I used my Believe in You set from There She Goes (reeeeeeally love this set....it has everything you could possibly want in a school-themed set).  The layout is Mojo Monday Sketch 243 and the card measures 4.25" square.  The circle and apple (both from Spellbinders) are up on foam tape, papers are Summer Fresh by Simple Stories that I got from i{heart}papers, the kraft panel was embossed with my Swiss Dots embossing folder, and the books were colored with Copics (E41, E43, G24, G40, Y11, Y15, YR23).  The twine is from The Twinery and I colored the row of clear rhinestones with my Y15 Copic marker).

Have a really great day!!.....I cannot even believe it's June 1st already!

Hey Chickie

I made this card for two challenges...Mojo Monday Sketch#242 and the Sparks Cool Shades Color Challenge from this week.

I'm having so much fun playing with my new Chubby Chums set from Paper Smooches....love this adorable chick from the set.  Papers are Seaside by October Afternoon.

Copics: 0, BG10, BG11, BG13, G21, G24, G28, G40, E41, E42, R20, YR15, YR21, YR68

Have a great day!

Ants in a Picnic Basket

I LOVED yesterday's Mojo Monday sketch and just HAD to play. I used this Whipper Snapper Designs (Ants in a Picnic Basket) image that I colored over the weekend. 

Papers are Quite Contrary Jack and Jill by My Mind's Eye. The sentiment is from my MFT Essential Sentiments set and the ribbon die is also from MFT. The sentiment ribbon is popped up on foam tape. Stickles were added to the tablecloth, hearts, and random dots around the image for some sparkle. 

Copics used: E41, E42, E43, W1, W3, W5, R20, R22, R24, YG11, YG13, YG15 


Thanks so much for looking and have a great day!

Simply Wonderful Birthday

I made this card for Mojo Sketch #230 using stamps from MFT ("die-namics polka dot greetings"). The die-cut sentiment is up on foam tape and I added machine stitching all around the DP circle and the scalloped panel.

That's it for me this morning. Have an awesome Saturday!

Georgie Cartwheel

Heehee...love the name of this digi image. Too cute! I made this card for one of K's friends who has a birthday coming up in a couple weeks.



The image is called "Georgie Cartwheel" and it's my Mo Manning. I colored the image with Copics and added some grass. The sentiment is from my Penny Black "Critter Party" set. Papers are "On the Bright Side-One" by My Mind's Eye. The layout is last Monday's Mojo Sketch #229.

Have a great Monday!

Bring Your Own Sunshine

Good morning. I made this card for someone who was feeling a little down and I hope it brightened her day.



The fun layout is Mojo Monday Sketch #224. Two Flutterby butterflies were cut out and glued down on separate layers of foam tape. The sentiment is from Feel the Sun. Papers are Fine and Dandy Girl by My Mind's Eye.

ETA: The "fold" in the ribbon is something I saw Amy Sheffer do (on THIS card here)...thought it was cool and had to try it myself. Mine didn't come out as "neat" looking as hers. I think mine looks kind of messy, but it was fun to try. Speaking of messy....

When I tie bows with twine, the loops always "twist" for some reason and I fight with it to get it to look right. Does anyone have any twine-tying tips??

We're supposed to have our friends over tonight for a "Jambalaya Night," but it snowed a little last night. I guess we'll have to see if this little storm clears up by later today or if they want to reschedule. I hope it still works out that they can come over, but we'll see how it goes. {fingers crossed}

Have a fannnnnn-tastic Saturday! :)

Coolest Chick

Good morning, everyone. I can't believe it's Monday already. The weekend was fun and flew by! On Saturday, we met up with some friends to see Beauty and the Beast in 3D with all the kids, went out for shrimp and crab for dinner, and Dan and I played a game of Taboo with Hailey and Nate after Kara went to bed (and us old farts won by ONE point...whoo-hoo!). Then yesterday we went to my cousin's house to make homemade spaghetti sauce. :)

I just bought this Chicks Rule set (yay!...another set I've wanted for soooo long) by Verve and I made this card specifically for a very good friend of mine....she's awesome!



The layout is Mojo Monday Sketch 223 from last week. The bottom circle with the chick is up on foam tape. The chick is colored with Copics and Stickles were added to the daisy. Papers are Fine & Dandy Girl from My Mind's Eye.

So today is a holiday, but it's a regular work day for me. How about you?....do you have off today or are you back to the grind?

Whatever your plans are, I hope you have a good day!

Dad's Birthday Card

Good morning! Check me out....a blog post TWO days in a row...whoo-hooo, I'm getting back in the crafting groove. Feels good! :)



My dad's birthday is coming up later this month so I made this card for him using Mojo Sketch #222. The stamped sentiment is from my Verve "Big Wish" set, papers are My Mind's Eye Ooh La La, and dies are by Spellbinders. The large star is up on foam tape.

Here's a peek at the inside...



Have an awesome day!