Long Awaited Butterfly

I have had my eye on the (then) new Flight Of the Butterfly stamp set since it first appeared in the Fall/Winter idea book. Though I knew I had to have this darling set in my collection, I decided to wait until spring to make the purchase since this is the season when these cute little creatures make their appearance. So, after my new friend in the big brown truck delivered my long awaited treasure, I had to immediately put this set to use.
Once again, the color combination comes from Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration Challenge (#43). The colors are: old olive, brocade blue, pumpkin pie, ruby red and chocolate chip. Aside from the brocade blue, these are colors that I use quite often. A few accents that may not be apparent from the picture are paper piercing on the bottom of the old olive paper, silver centers for the flowers and ruby red ink bordering the whisper white card stock. Have you tried a Color Inspiration Challenge yet?

February Make & Take

I have crafted several cards this week in preparation for my Stamper's 10 group this Saturday. While I do like all of the cards, none of them were exactly what I wanted to use for the "make & take" demonstration. So, through inspiration from Kristina Werner (via her Color Inspiration Challenges...http://kwernerdesign.com/blog/), I decided to do a Valentine card using a stenciling technique. To create the hearts, I used the Heart To Heart punch to make a stencil. I placed the stencil over the white paper and rolled the Fast Flowers wheel over the entire thing. Before removing the stencil, I sponged some Riding Hood Red ink over the stencil. What do you think?

Yes, another one...

If I haven't mentioned it before, I LOVE Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration Challenges (http://kwernerdesign.com/blog/)!!! I love color, but I do have to admit that I tend to find a color combination that I love and wear it out. This is why I wait in anticipation each week to discover what hues Kristina has put together to stretch our creative color palette. This week, the challenge colors are: more mustard, so saffron, taken with teal, old olive and whisper white. I had recently borrowed the Simply Said stamp set from a friend, and I've been waiting to use it until inspiration struck. Immediately when I saw this challenge, I knew I had to use this set! Just as a note in case you can't tell from the picture, the teal paper is crimped (my latest obsession), and the heart is popped up on a dimensional. This is a special card for my in-laws to thank them for all that they do. What do you think?

Okay, I'm hooked...

on Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration Challenges (http://kwernerdesign.com/blog/)!!! Each week, I am filled with anticipation as I await her color choices. This week, they are basic black, real red, green galore, whisper white and so saffron. These are colors that naturally appeal to me, so I was very excited to get started. I chose this adorable little elephant from the A Happy Heart stamp set as the feature of this card. The black paper is crimped (don't know if it shows up well on the photo), and I had to add a few rub-ons, which are my new obsession. What do you think?

Oops! card

Have you ever made a card that happen totally by accident? When I started this project, I intended to make an accordian style flower for the card to use as the make and take for my monthly stampin' group. However, for an accordian flower, you have to make ALOT of score lines. I thought that I might use my paper crimper to achieve a similar effect, but I quickly realized that it wasn't going to work! Not wanting to waste this paper, and not wanting to let go of the flower idea, I decided to make a 3-D card instead and come up with something different for my group. While I'm not in love with this card, and it certainly won't fit into an envelope, I am keeping it as is because I am sure I will find an appropriate time to use it. And, there is something about it I do actually like, though I can't put my finger on just what that is. Maybe the thought will strike me at a later time...

Valentine Bundle Class

As you may know, Stampin' Up has a really great Valentine Bundle promotion going on right now. When it became available for demonstrator preorder in the beginning of December, I immediately fell in love and knew I had to have it! The bundle includes the yummy Candy Lane designer series paper, a three heart punch and an adorable stamp set. All of these items are available seperately in the new Spring/Summer Idea Book and Catalog, but the bundle offers a 20% discount. If you love this bundle as much as I do, hurry to get yours...the sale will only last until Friday, January 31st. Here is the link to my website where you can view this great offer: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/amycrilley/

I was thrilled when my January Stamper's 10 hostess decided to have a Valentine workshop to showcase this fun bundle. We created one card, one mini card, a scrap page and an altered mailbox. We had so much fun putting these great new materials to use. If you would like to check out the pictures from this event, please visit this link: http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg127/countingmyblessings/Snow%20Fun/Valentine%20cards%20and%20workshop%20items/?albumview=grid If you click on the first picture, you will be able to see the pictures in a slide show.

Enjoy!

Another Challenge

Hey there! Here is another color challenge courtesy of Kristina Werner: http://kwernerdesign.com/blog/. The colors for this week were ruby red, pretty in pink, pumpkin pie and whisper white. They just shouted "Valentine's Day," so I created a card for my husband (early this year!). What do you think?

BTW...the pics of the Valentine class are soon to come.