JAI #208: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY COLOUR CHALLENGE

This week's colour challenge, over at Just Add Ink, inspired me when I sat down to make a card for hubby.  Yesterday we celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary.  We went out for a meal together - just the two of us.  I can't quite remember the last time we made time to do that, so it was a special way to mark the occasion.

Here is the very cool colour combo Mae suggested for our challenge this week:

My card, for the world's luckiest husband (ha ha), turned out like this:

Stamps: Hearts A Flutter, Morning Post Numbers, Off the Grid, Banner Blast, Express Yourself

Card: Smoky Slate, Whisper White, Calypso Coral

DSP: Pacific Point and Smoky Slate Patterns Designer Series Papers

Ink: Calypso Coral, Smoky Slate and Pacific Point stampin' pads

Other: Banners framelits, 1 3/4" Circle punch, Decorative Label punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Smoky Slate chevron ribbon, Hearts A Flutter framelits, Brights and Neutrals candy dots, sponge daubers, glue dots

 

 

Make sure you check out the awesome cards the rest of the Design Team have made, using this colour combo.  Why not play along with us?  We'd love to see what you come up with.

 

 



STAMPIN' UP! HEXAGON HIVE MASCULINE CARD

Happy Monday, everyone!  (Truthfully, I'm not feeling that cheery - it was hard to get out of bed this morning!)

My nephew recently turned 17.  I'd had a dream about the card I made for him, so went to work to make it a reality.  I think it has turned out a little 'dark', but Ethan (my 13-yr-old) said dark is good, because it's "more masculine".  Bless him!

I used the fab-o Hexagon Hive thinlits die with Soho Subway Designer Series Paper.  I overlaid that on some Early Espresso card that had been stamped with a couple of Gorgeous Grunge stamps.  After adding washi tape to the bottom strip of Summer Starfruit card, I decided it looked a bit like a road sign .... but left it 'as is' anyway!  Here's my creation:

Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge, Morning Post Numbers, Sketched Birthday, Simply Stars

Card: Basic Gray, Early Espresso, Summer Starfruit, Naturals Ivory

DSP: Soho Subway Designer Series Paper, Summer Starfruit Patterns Designer Series Paper

Ink: Basic Gray, Early Espresso and Summber Starfruit stampin' pads

Other: Hexagon Hive thinlits die, Banners Framelits ,Bitty Banners Framelits, Finishing Touches edgelits, Epic Day This & That washi tape, paper snips, sponge dauber, Hung Up cute clip, Basic Gray stitched grosgrain ribbon

 

 



STAMPIN' UP! SIMPLY STARS FOR A 5-YEAR-OLD!

Our little neighbour turned 5 last week, and I made him a card using a striking colour combination that I'd seen in a recent Pals Paper Arts challenge.  Unfortunately I wasn't organised enough to make the challenge cut-off, but here are the colours that were suggested for a papercraft project:

How great do these colours look together, on a boy's card?

Stamps: Simply Stars, Morning Post Numbers, Sketched Birthday

Card: Pumpkin Pie, Gumball Green, Whisper White and Basic Black

DSP: Pumpkin Pie Patterns Designer Series Paper

Ink: Pumpkin Pie and Gumball Green stampin' pads and Jet Black Staz-On inkpad

Other: Bitty Banner framelits, Neutrals button, Gumball Green stitched satin ribbon, 1 1/4" Circle punch, Circles framelits, Starburst framelits, sponge dauber, glue dots, Brights and Neutrals candy dots

 

 

 



JAI #201: AN 18th BIRTHDAY CARD

Take a look at this week's awesome colour challenge at Just Add Ink:

At first I was a bit stumped, as to how I'd use these colours together, but I LOVE how they complement one another.  Here's the card I made for my 18-year-old niece:

Stamps: Another Great Year, Morning Post Numbers, Gorgeous Grunge

Card: Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Pool Party Core'dinations, Island Indigo, Real Red

DSP: Real Red Patterns Designer Series Paper

Ink: Real Red, Sahara Sand and Island Indigo stampin' pads, Pool Party marker and stampin' pad

Other: On Film framelits, Scallops embossing folder, Starburst framelits, Circles framelits, 1 3/8" Circle punch, sponge dauber, Basic Rhinestones, Island Indigo baker's twine, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Circle Card thinlits (stars), Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, paper snips

 

 

Make sure you check out the rest of the Design Team's samples at Just Add Ink.  We would love to see what you create, using this colour combo.