Watercooler Wednesday Challenge 143 - Gail's Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge

Gail is the host for this weeks challenge!

I made a simple card with the Graceful Garden stamp set.

Today Stampin' Up! released Stampin' Blends new alcohol markers! I used them to color the rose from Graceful Garden. 

The pink marker is labeled Pink Pirouette but is much closer to Blushing Bride in my opinion. I used the regular markers to ink up the stamp with Blushing Bride on the petals and Old Olive on the stem and leaves then stamped onto Whisper White Cardstock. I colored first with the light marker the dark for the shadows and again with the light to blend.   

I stamped the sentiment from Special Celebrations with Old Olive ink and cut it out with Bunch of Banners Framelits. I sponged the edges with Blushing Bride ink and popped it up with Dimensionals. The card base is Thick Whisper White with layers of Blushing Bride and Old Olive.

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Watercooler Wednesday Challenge 140 - Libby's All About Birthdays Challenge

Libby is our host this week!

While cleaning up my craft room I found these unused card bases that Stampin Up retired. They fit the challenge theme so I figured I better use them up.

I used the stamp set Birthday Banners. I stamped the candle twice end to end so that I had a tall candle. I pulled my ink color from the colors on the base to stamp both candle and banner. The colors I used are Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, and Emerald Envy. I cut the banner out with the Bunch of Banners Framelits. I used Dimensionals to pop it up on the base. I used Wink of Stella on the flame. A fast and easy birthday card.

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Watercooler Wednesday Challenge 132 - Marsha's Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge

Marsha is hosting this challenge! Masculine "Anything Goes".

I used the stamp set Country Livin' and Heartland for this challenge.  I used the Big Shot with Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and Bunch of Banners Framelits,  Hearth and Home Thinlits. Cardstock used is Soft Suede and Early  Espresso as well as Watercolor Paper. Inks are Basic Gray and Dapper Denim. Coloring was done with Watercolor Pencils.

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Watercooler Wednesday Challenge 104 - Kath's Sketch Challenge

It was my turn to challenge! I found this sketch and thought it would be a fun challenge.

I used a Sale a bration stamp set "Hey, Chick"(free with a qualifying order).

I chose the set for the chick I used on the card.

I used Very Vanilla, Real Red and Pumpkin Pie cardstock, The inks are Basic Gray, Real Red and Pumpin Pie, I used the new Watercolor pencils to color the chick. For the chicken wire, I used Basic Gray ink on the new Hexagons Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing folder. I used Bunch of Banners  and Stitched Shapes Framelits.

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WWC91 - Marsha's Masculine Challenge

Marsha challenged us to make masculine cards this week!

I went fairly simple.

I used One Wild Ride stamp set with Bunch of Banners Framelits. Early

Espresso and Very Vanilla are the only two colors I used.


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WWC81 - Gail's Color Challenge

Gail gave us a color challenge with some yummy colors!

Here is the card I made with these colors.

The first thing I did was a watercolor wash of Daffodil Delight and Peekaboo Peach, sadly it photographed looking like Very Vanilla.  I used the stamp sets Wild about Flowers and Birthday Banners.

The stems and flowers on the flowers in the back were stamped off once before stamping.  the flower in the foreground was stamped full strength. 

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Wacky Watercooler June Blog Hop!

I'm hopping with my friends again! It has been too long!

Our blog hop works in a circular pattern, so you may have started here on my blog or have hopped here from Deb's blog. Either way Welcome!

We are sharing our favorites fro the new catalog. It's hard to pick favorites when there is so much I am liking about this catalog.

First up, favorite new In Color: Dapper Denim is my favorite at the moment ;).

I faux watercolored with the stamp set Touches of Texture using Dapper Denim, Old Olive and Daffodil Delight. I also used a greeting from Birthday Banners.

Second was our favorite Stamp Set/Bundle, that was a tough one so I went with two of them.

I used the Foxy Friends and Always an Adventure Bundles. I also used Teeny Tiny Wishes and the Woodgrain Embossing Folder.

Last, Favorite DSP, well I didn't buy any (you'd think with a $500 order that wouldn't have happened). But I have the Neutrals Stack.

I used One Wild Ride, another favorite stamp set. 

So now it's time to hop over to Marie's blog.

WWC72 - Jean's Color Challenge

Jean challenged us to use at least 3 of the new In colors.  I used Dapper Denim, Emerald Envy and Flirty Flamingo.

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For my card front I took a piece of Shimmery White CS and ran it through the Big Shot, in the Seaside Textured Embossing Folder.  I used a piece of chip board with a circle cut out of its center instead of one of the Cutting Pads.

Using the stamp set Seaside Shore, I stamped the seaweed in the flat area on my card front in Basic Gray, coloring it Emerald Envy. I did a back ground wash of Dapper Denim and Crumb Cake when dried I stamped the starfish on the "sand" in Flirty Flamingo.

The fish were stamped on scraps of Watercolor Paper colored, cut out and popped up with Dimensionals.

The greeting is from Birthday Banners cut out with Bunch of Banners Framelits.

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