Up for a Challenge...

Each week Jeanette Lynton, the creative mind behind Close To My Heart, is coming up with a Color Challenge. She has shared 3 different ones on her site with us so far. I haven't had the chance to play around with these combo's myself but I intend to and will share the artwork when I have. For now, take a peak and see what you think! If you'd like to share your artwork here, I'll see if I can't find out how to add that capability to my blog! I'd love to see what you do with it! For now, email it to me and I'll add it into the post.


The first challenge is Heavenly Blue using Garden Green, Desert Sand, and Sorbet as secondary and supporting colors. Follow this link to see how Jeanette used these colors together in her artwork..

The following week she shared Juniper as her focal color with the neutrals Vanilla Cream, Bamboo and Desert Sand to complement. Here is the link to Jeanette's post with the artwork.

Jeanette's most recent post was from this Monday using Indian Corn Blue as the focal color, White Daisy and a hint of Sorbet and Taffy. I would probably never have tried these combo's together but Jeanette displayed it very nicely. Here is the link to this combo posting and artwork.

May 2009 Club Layouts

I have finished them....for now anyways......

Before adding photos...


With photos, distressing, hemp, journaling....


WHAT TO BRING TO CLUB:

12" Paper Trimmer (I have extras you may borrow if you do not have one)
Scissors -- you never know when you may need them
Pencil - to label your cut pieces

DYNAMIC DUO on page 48 of Imagine is our next layout in the book

2 - 12x12 Base Pages
(I used Desert Sand)
(if you are using Creative Memories pages, then those are your base pages)
2 - 12x12 Cardstocks, each a different color
(I used Ind. Corn Blue and Black)
2 - 12x12 Patterned Papers, each a different pattern
(I used surf boards and blue pattern)


I used the Moon Doggie papers.
I added Sunflower Cardstock for the sunset photos.
The Moon Doggie comes with the Indian Corn Blue and Desert Sand Cardstocks.

I did a little PHOTO Sanding on this one.....yes I sanded my photo's edges!
You can distress just about anything!
I also used Desert Sand ink for my ink distressing.

I used Dimensional Elements for my photo labels.
I used Hemp to attach the labels.
I also journaled right onto one of my duplicate sunset photo's.
It is also sanded to lighten it up some and remove the gloss.

I used the Window Charms on top of the 3 smaller surfin pictures
to draw your eye to the surfer -- ME!

Let me know if you have questions!

Happy Scrappin, Stampin or Scrampin!
Kristie

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

To all of you MOMS out there -- just wanted to drop a line wishing you a Happy Mother's Day!! I'll have my Mom's Day card posted soon for you. I can not get enough of the new Bella paper packet and used it again!



EDIT:It is now "soon" and here is my Mom's Day Card...

Happy Mother's Day!

PS -- my Scrapbook Club Layouts are assembled, I have not had a chance to embellish them yet. It's been a crazy week in my house with not much ME time. ;)


Dynamic Duo Page 48/49 of IMAGINE
Here is the bare bones layout before photos/embellishments/journaling. I will be doing a few page element swap arounds on the exact paper placements though in order to better suit my photos.

Club meets at 6:30pm on Friday at inde-scrap-able!, send me an email or leave a comment to RSVP as space is limited.

Happy May Day!

I am so in love with the new Close To My Heart Summer Idea Book! Each time I open it my wish list grows. Beginning today, I can now accept orders from the Summer Idea Book!

I received my Bella papers last week and couldn't wait to begin playing with them! I'm hoping to get some layouts together using the new Moon Doggie papers and my photos from my summer in California from 1993!

Off to the right you will see the card I made up really quickly actually. Here are the materials I used:

Bella Level 2 Paper Packet ($12.95)
Tickled Pink limited time kit ($34.95 or free with $60 My Acrylix Stamp Purchase)
Pansy Purple Stamp Pad ($5.25)
Hollyhock Stamp Pad ($5.25)
Sparkles ($2.95)


Card Pattern is from Originals Card Confidence Program -- Cubes and Colors
WISHES, the new Card Confidence Program goes live today too!



Happy Scrappin, Stampin or Scrampin!