ColourQ 96

Happy Tuesday, everyone!  Another fresh & fun color challenge for you from Arielle at the ColourQ:

I think sleeping under this bedding would guarantee sweet dreams, don’t you?!  I love these colors but I did struggle a bit with my card.  I needed a thank you, and was trying to do a CAS one, but that just didn’t work.  I ended up doing a pocket card.  Here it is:

Not much stamping here; the little bit I did is from Baroque Motifs, and it was really gathering dust from misuse!  Here is the insert on which I’ll write my little note:

And here is the pocket into which the insert slips:

Lots of designer paper, punches & dies! 

I hope you’ll fly on over to the ColourQ blog to see what the others have come up with today and play along with us as well.  You might just be next week’s Colour Queen!

Wee Details:

• Stamps:  Baroque Motifs
• Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Gray, Tempting Turquoise, Patterns DP in Tempting Turquoise, Basic Gray, Bashful Blue and Lucky Limeade
• Ink:  Basic Gray
• Acc:  Bird Punch, Tasteful Trims Die, Lots of Tags Due, Itty Bitty Punch Pack Flower Punch, Pearls, Seam Binding, Bakers Twine

Miss Carrot Face:

ColourQ 83

Happy Tuesday, peeps! It’s ColourQ day---one of my favorite days of the week! Look at these lovelies that Arielle snagged for our inspiration this week:

I had this idea for my card for a while….not sure if it really translated the way I liked. (I seem to be having this problem lately!) Anyway, here we go:

I punched away a portion of the front of the card and allowed some of the inside DP to peek out…here’s another vantage point:

I blended an old set with a new set---Baroque Motifs (had to dust it off) and the new Four Frames (available in upcoming catalog)….along with Teeny Tiny Wishes. I saw a little trick on Fran Sabad’s blog for making your own “brads”….punch out cardstock with 1/4” circle punch and add a couple layers of Crystal Effects! I punched mine out first and laid them on some cardboard with Dotto repositionable adhesive. Added the CE (two coats, dry WELL in between), then just pulled them off the Dotto carefully and applied them to my project!

Here’s an inside view:

This also qualifies for the Little Red Wagon challenge 78, a Mother’s Day challenge. Thanks for visiting and make sure you wheel on over to the CQC blog to play along with these bright cheerful colors! They’ll make you smile!

• Stamps: Baroque Motifs, Teeny Tiny Wishes, God’s Blessings, Four Frames
• Paper: Very Vanilla, Tempting Turquoise, Peach Parfait, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Peach Parfait Patterns DP
• Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Peach Parfait, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango
• Acc: Nestie, EK Success Scallop Punch, Crystal Effects, 1/4” Circle Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Modern Label Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, 1 3/4” Circle Punch

A JUG-Head Birthday!

Oh, I am SO excited to be participating in a very special birthday blog hop for a very special person!  Today is Elise’s birthday!  WOOHOO!  There is no one out in blogland who has more energy, vim & vigor than Elise!  You only need to visit her blog, Mamacow Creations,  a couple of times to feel the love!!!  And the girls at JUGS are giving her her own little birthday blog hop!!!  I hope you’ll participate and give her back some of the encouragement for which she’s so well-known!

I resisted the temptation to do a Western card (cuz I know she loves her animals), since I had just done one, but I did use a cute little CS set that really sums up how I feel about her:

This also uses Karen’s Sweet Sunday Sketch #112:

AND the color inspiration from C84FN23:

She definitely lights up the room wherever she goes!   She sparkles & shines just like the glitter on her card:

So add your name to the blog hop roll and be sure to stop over to Elise’s blog and shout “hey”!  The  hop will continue until Friday, April 15, so you have lots of time!