{Watercolor} Hexagon Notecards

Today's projects were created for a couple of challenges.  They were inspired by the Runway Inspired Challenge, RIC63, below:

The first project was entered in the Mojo Monday Challenge, MOJO352.  

And here's another...

• Spritzing the watercolor paper with clean water first makes it ready to receive the colors from the ink pads.

• Refer to this video for tips on using the Hexagon Hive Thinlit:

• Hide the adhesive on the vellum piece behind the other layers.  It's hard to hide adhesive with vellum, so you have to be tricky...

Stampin' Up! Supplies:

Stamps:  A Happy Hooray (W134009, C134012)

Papers:  Watercolor Paper (122959), Pacific Point (111350), Basic Black (121045), Whisper White (100730), Bermuda Bay (131197), Melon Mambo (115320), and White Vellum (101856) Cardstocks

Inks:  Daffodil Delight (126944), Melon Mambo (126948), Pacific Point (126951) and Bermuda Bay (131171) Classic Inks, and VersaMark (102283)

Artist's Flair:  Hexagon Hive Thinlit (132965), Big Shot (113439), Honeycomb TIEF (129378), Circles Collection Framelits (130911), Label Bracket Punch (132153), Hexagon Punch (130919), Heat Tool (129053), White Stampin' Emboss Powder (109132), Aqua Painters (103954), Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246)

Runway Inspired and Sweet Sunday Sketch with a Little Chalk Talk and Modern Mosaic!

I love a good sketch!  Nothing gets my creative juices flowing like a sketch.  So many of my favorite projects began as Mojo Monday sketches or sketches from Karen Giron, a brilliant artist whose work I love.

Today's project is one such card.  Karen Giron's blog includes a bi-weekly sketch challenge, called the Sweet Sunday Sketch (her blog is The Sweetest Thing).  The link to this week's sketch is {HERE}. 

I combined this sketch challenge with another favorite challenge, the Runway Inspired Challenge.  This week, we were inspired by the Temberley London Pre-Fall 2014 image below:

{HERE} is the link for this week's challenge and {HERE} is the link to the Runway Inspired Challenge Blog.  Check it out; you WON'T be disappointed!  There are always cool colors and patterns that make those creative juices *FLOW*!

For today's project, I used Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black and Whisper White to mimic the model's dress.  I was inspired to use my Modern Mosaic TIEF (129984) and the Mosaic Punch (131267) to reflect the flooring (mounted on a circle cut using the Circles Collection framelits (130911).  I also used my Mosaic Punch to create the tag detail at the top.

Chalk Talk stamps and framelits give me the sentiment (*BUNDLE* to save! W132731 C132730).  I used the framelit with my Big Shot to cut the Whisper White piece (on which I'd stamped the sentiment in Rich Razzleberry) and used my Paper Snips (103579) to fussy cut around the edge so the Basic Black would show.  Simple and quick!  Whisper White Baker's Twine (124262) and a Gold Glimmer Brad (121003) finish it off.

I'd planned to enter this card in the Case Study Challenge #177 this week, but the cotton batting that fills my head due to this nasty cold has zapped me of all memory.  Read {HERE} about the other project I made and forgot to enter in two challenges this week!  ¡Ay, carumba!

Sale-a-Bration is upon us!  Do you have any supplies to reorder?  This is when I take stock of my card stock supply (pun totally intended) and make a big fat order that nets me all sorts of benefits.  Combine with friends, host a workshop or submit a Catalog Party and earn $50 extra in Hostess Benefits during Sale-a-Bration if your merchandise order totals $300 or more!  Downloads count!  Click {HERE} to shop or contact me to order!

Send tea, Kleenex (with lotion, please) and NyQuil!

Happy New Year!

I hope 2013 was a good year for you and that it ended well.  We had a lovely Christmas, followed by a jam-packed visit with family from out-of-state.  They're on their way home as I type...

First to report is the new 2014 Occasions Catalog!  Need a hard copy?  Drop me a line and I'll get one to you ASAP.  Can't wait?  Click on the image of the cover to the right and enjoy!

In the craziness of my sister's visit, I forgot to let you know of the current Weekly Deals. Click {here} to shop.  Lots of things on my list, so I'm excited.

Good through Monday:

Year in Review Photobook Template, My Digital Studio; Regularly $24.95, on sale for $14.97, #125743

Bermuda Bay Classic Ink Pad; Regularly $5.95, on sale for $4.46, #131171

Blue 3/8 Inch Denim Jean Ribbon; Regularly $6.95, on sale for $5.21, #125053

Circles Collection Framelits Dies; Regularly $26.95, on sale for $20.21, #130911

Fancy Fans TIEF; Regularly $7.95, on sale for $5.96, #125751

Regals Core'dinations; Regularly $23.95, on sale for $17.96, #129955

Silver Glimmer Paper; Regularly $4.95, on sale for $3.71, #124005

Silver Sparkle Dazzling Details; Regularly $2.50, on sale for $1.88, #127845

Sale-a-Bration begins on January 27 and I'm booking workshops and planning Stamp-a-Stacks now.  Get yours on the calendar!  

"It's Close to Midnight..." Halloween Card for Mojo Monday Challenge

I've introduced my kiddos to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and Glee's "Thriller/Heads Will Roll" mash-up.  Both songs are total dance parties in our house (and car).  The kiddos are not old enough to watch the video to "Thriller," but the song is just exciting enough...

As I created this project, "Thriller" lines ran through my head (as did "Monster Mash").  Love the versatile punch-worthy images in this set (which I *WON* at Convention this year in Utah).  The various elements work wonders with the Mojo Monday MOJO314 challenge.

I love Old Olive card stock sponged with Basic Black (or teamed with it in terms of card stock in this case).  I also love pairing them both with Pumpkin Pie.  The colors of this card shout (or is it "SCREAM") Halloween to me.

The Basic Gray circle (created using my Magnetic Platform and Circles Collection Framelits) was crinkled and inked with Old Olive Classic Ink.  Looks like a spooky moon to me...

Spindly Linen Thread reminds me of a spider's web here and I've added Dazzling Details to the spider on the subway art stamp.

...and who so ever shall be found, without the soul for getting down..."

Stampin' Up! Supplies:

Stamps:  Halloween Bash (W130577, C130580)

Papers:  Old Olive (100702), Pumpkin Pie (105117), Basic Black (121045) card stocks

Inks:  Basic Black (126980) and Old Olive (126953) Classics

Accessories:  Big Shot (113439), Magnetic Platform (130658), Circles Collection Framelits (130911), Decorative Label (120907) and Scallop Oval (119856) punches, Linen Thread (104199), Dazzling Details (124117), Stampin' Sponges (101610), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)