Playing at Color Hues

 

I was feeling at a bit of a loose end this morning, but all that changed when I found that Light Blue and Purple were the colours over at Color Hues - The Color Challenge. 

I was in the mood for a little bit of SNARK. 

The gel print was already in my fodder stash, the VLVS ladies were already stamped and so this card came together very quickly.  

There are some lovely cards for this challenge that have been created by their very talented DT, so why not head over and take a look!

Pinch, punch and first of the month to you all!

#Cards for Ukraine

 

The lovely folk at Color Hues are playing with the colours of the Ukrainian flag. Nancy has pulled-together her Colour Hues and Seize the Birthday teams for this very special and heartfelt challenge.

For my card I used a favourite Card Chain Challenge sketch and reworked the colour palette from my previous card by using a Teresa Collins pad called Every Day Moments. I don't think this pad is available any longer, which is a pity as the colours and papers are lovely.

I really cannot put into words how I feel about what is happening in Ukraine. I searched through my sentiment stamps and found a set from Pinkfresh called You Can Change the World. The sentiments are amazing and I could have chosen about three different messages from this set. How I wish that ordinary people could change the world; perhaps it would be a happier, better and safer place.

I'm sending love to everyone caught up in and affected by the current conflict. Please keep hope in your hearts.

Everyone should have a friend like Gail...

Everyone should have a friend like Gail aka Ionabunny of Crafty Nomad fame!

So, I was wanting to make a birthday card, but Mr Mojo had packed up and left town. A little FB chat with my mate Gail and hey presto, she's found me a sketch to get the ball rolling, and a card is made within the hour. Thanks so much, Gail, you're one in a million!

I mangled this sketch:

And took my colour inspiration from Seize the Birthday where the Toppings are Dichromatic 

and Colour Hues who're playing with Navy and Pink for Challenge #35. The DT cards are fabulous on all three sites  - I really wish I could make cards like those guys do!

The stencil and the flower stamps are from MFT, and I accidently mixed my own blend of Distress Ink when I used a Festive Berries covered sponge in the Picked Raspberry ink. I liked the combo, so grabbed a craft sheet and mixed-up a little more! 

Happy crafting, everyone!

Colour Hues #15 - Pink and Green

Hi guys, I hope you are all keeping well and that you had a lovely Easter weekend.

I was very pleased to find time to play along with the new Color Hues Challenge today.

I sometimes struggle with picking colour palettes, so having a challenge to stop me reaching for blue, blue or blue all of the time really helps!

I inked-up and coloured this gorgeous image from Picket Fence Studios. I enjoyed stenciling a background with Distress Inks and adding a sweet, circle sentiment from Simon Says Stamp.

This challenge is open until 9:00 AM (EST) on April, 14th, and there are some lovely cards from the DT, GDT and also in the gallery. You can head on over and take a look at this lovely challenge by clicking here.

Black and White

I love making black and white cards, so was delighted to find that Color Hues Challenge #14 has Black and White as the current theme. 

I broke out my newest stamp set (thanks to my mail person for helping me acquire this!) and got her inked-up. Isn't she fun? She's an older image from Mary Engelbreit and I love that little bit of 'tude that she's got going on.

I used a tiny snippet of design paper (Which I've been hoarding for about ten years) to give her something to stand on. I think this qualifies my card to go play at Pixie's Snippets Playground again for Challenge #398. 

What a fun challenge this is, and Di is such a lovely host. I'm just sorry it took me so long to find my way there!

I'm heading to the post box and then back into the craft room for the rest of the day. Keep crafting and keep safe everyone!