Color Throwdown with some Avery Elle!

Today it's Color Throwdown Day and I'm happy and sad ... all at the same time.  WHY?  Well because I love my card and I've had such fun playing along this month, but today is the last Wednesday of August and I'm all done with my guest spot.

Anyway... my card today uses some gorgeous stamps and matching dies from Avery Elle called Petals & Stems.  This set is one of my favorites!  Oh....and for the sentiment I used the Papel Picado Banners set ~ isn't it fabulous!!!!  The pattern paper is from My Mind's Eye (Happier) and the inks are from Clear Snap & Memento Luxe.

Here is the fun color palette for this week!

Thanks so much to The Color Throwdown team for having me as a guest this month!
It's been a blast!

Along with the Color Throwdown, I also played along on the Avery Elle monthly challenge.
This month they are doing a sketch!

Now you can hop around and see what the Color Throwdown team came up with...

Barbara AndersBroni Holcombe 
Joan Ervin 
Lori Tecler 
Lynn Put
Melody Rupple 
Tammy Hershberger 
Vickie Zimmer  
Wanda Cullen 
Kendra Wietstock – August Guest Designer (that's me!)

just a note to say hi...

Just a quick "hi" for a Saturday morning...

This is for the Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge this week!

Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches (Simply Said, Sentiment Sampler)
Word Bubble Dies: Paper Smooches
Ink: Memento (Rich Cocoa, Morocco)
Pattern Paper: My Minds Eye (Noteable)

Time for a little COLOR {throwdown}...

Good Wednesday Morning!  Are you ready for a THROWDOWN???  A Color Throwdown that is...

I'm totally loving the color palette this week and decided to pull out some pretty Paper Smooches sets for my card ~ Bold Blooms & matching Big Bloom dies.   For the leaves, I used the Reflections stamp set with the matching Reflections Leaves Dies.  The sentiment is from the Sentiment Sampler set.  The pattern paper is an old collection from My Mind's Eye called Happy Go Lucky.  I couldn't resist pulling it out for this challenge because the color are PERFECT!

Here's the pretty color palette...

Take a peek and see what lovely creations everyone on the team came up with...

Barbara AndersBroni Holcombe 
Joan Ervin 
Lori Tecler 
Lynn Put
Melody Rupple 
Tammy Hershberger 
Vickie Zimmer  
Wanda Cullen 
Kendra Wietstock – August Guest Designer (that's me!)

Color Throwdown Day!

Hi Peeps!  It's week #2 of my Color Throwdown guest spot & I have to say...I think I found the PERFECT paper for this week's challenge.  It's from Doodlebug and the collection is called Flowerbox ~ so sweet.   Then I added all the fun stampy touches ~ the butterfly is from the Crafter's Companion set called Flying Colors and the flourish and sentiment are from the Sentiment Swirls set.  The inks are from Memento ~ my favorite!

Here's the pretty color palette for today...
Play along & add your link to the Color Throwdown Challenge blog.

Take a peek and see what lovely creations everyone on the team came up with...

Barbara Anders
Broni Holcombe 
Joan Ervin 
Lori Tecler 
Lynn Put
Melody Rupple 
Tammy Hershberger 
Vickie Zimmer  
Wanda Cullen 
Kendra Wietstock – August Guest Designer (that's me!)

Guesting for The Color Throwdown!

Today I'm excited to share some fun news...I've been asked to be the guest designer for the Color Throwdown Challenge this month!   WOOHOO!

The color palette is gorgeous and it includes KRAFT!   You know how I adore kraft cardstock!  I used the pretty Silhouette Wildflowers stamp set from Crafter's Companion along with my waterbased Stampin' Up markers.  For the sentiment, I used Sentiment Swirls with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.

Here's the pretty color palette!

I hope you can find time to play along. If you don't have the exact colors, use something that's close.    If you upload to a public gallery, be sure and use the key words CTD254.  Also, link up your card using the Inlinkz tool at the bottom of the Color Throwdown Blog.

Racing for the Finish with the Hambo Hoedown

Time for a little Hambo Hoedown fun with this great Racecar digi from the store.  And the challenge for this week is to use Red/White/Blue as the color palette.  Here's my challenge card for this week...

Supplies:
Digi Image ~ Hambo Stamps (Racecar digi)
Ink ~ Spectrum Noir
Cardstock ~ Bazzill
Pattern Paper ~ My Mind's Eye
Embossing Folder ~ Crafter's Companion (Embossalicious Gun Metal folder)

PS Sparks Color Challenge goes Nautical

Yup...still on the Paper Smooches kick!  I decided to play along on the SPARKS Color Challenge this week with my Word Salad and Digits stamp sets and Digits dies.  The color challenge has a nautical theme this time ~ kraft, red, navy and teal.    Here's my super simple CAS card!

Have a great day!

GRS Color Challenge & NEW PRIZES!!!

Hello Beautiful!  Today I'm excited to share my Gourmet Rubber Stamps Color Challenge project with you. I used the new Butterfly Trio Appetizer set along with the Script Happy Mother's Day single.

ETA: The pattern paper is from My Mind's Eye ~ Collectable Edition

Here's the inspiration piece...

Take a peek and see all the fun projects today & make sure to read below about how you can win some great new sets!

Deb Felts

Jeni Allen

Kelli Palmer

Kendra Wietstock

Stephanie Lee

Melissa Cash

Lori Barnett

Joy Stagg
Meridith Ethington

Are you ready to WIN a GREAT PRIZE?

Gourmet Rubber Stamps has a fun announcement that you are going to LOVE!  Today we are starting the "Chef's Choice Giveaway" for each of our monthly color and sketch challenges.  It's super easy to enter and I know you'll want to win the great prizes we have planned!  Here's how you can enter...

1) Just leave a comment on any of the Gourmet Rubber Stamps Facebook posts between April 25th-27th.

2) Visit each designers blog (listed above) & leave comments between April 25th-27th on their challenge post.  

3) If you want an extra chance to win,  play along on our challenge and post your lovely creation to our Facebook page.   We'll add your name for another entry to win.

On April 28th, we will select one of our designer's as our Chef's Choice Blog.  The winner will selected from the comments left on her blog and on her card posted to the GRS Facebook page.  The Chef's Choice winner will receive one of the recently released Appetizer sets & will be announced here on the GRS Blog & Facebook page.  You'll have one week to claim your prize.

GRS Color Challenge

Hi All ~ it's the 25th, and that means it's time for a color challenge from the Gourmet Rubber Stamps team.    I used the gorgeous set called Rustic Floral with ribbon & twine from May Arts and pigment ink in Chestnut & Moss Green from Clear Snap.  

Here's the pretty color palette...

Now it's time to hop around and see what everyone came up with ...

GRS Blog

Deb Felts

Jeni Allen

Jennifer Ingle

Kelli Palmer

Kendra Wietstock

Stephanie Lee

Taylor Usry

Melissa Cash

and Jeanne Streiff

GRS Color Challenge

Color Challenge Time at Gourmet Rubber Stamps!!!  

ARE YOU READY TO PLAY ALONG????  

My card today uses the Just Wanted To Say stamp set for the main image and sentiment.  However, I also used the various Hi & Hello sentiments from a few other sets by Gourmet Rubber Stamps to add inside each word bubble on the pattern paper ~ Just Words, Everyday Sayings, and Swingin' Spring.  BTW ~ the pattern paper is from the Seen & Noted Collection from Pebbles Inc.

Here's the color challenge ~ and I just have to say...
I WANT THIS KITCHEN!!!!

Come play along with us this month & then post your creation on the GRS Facebook page.  To get you started ~ go peek & see what the designers came up with...

Deb Felts

Jeni Allen

Jennifer Ingle

Kelli Palmer

Kendra Wietstock

Stephanie Lee

Taylor Usry
Melissa Cash

GRS January Color Challenge

Post #2 for today... and it's another challenge card.
I guess it's been a "challenging week" ~ LOL!!  

On the 25th of each month, the designers for Gourmet Rubber Stamps have a color challenge.  Here is the color palette for this month!  YUM ~ so soft and pretty.

So...my card started out closer to the color palette, but when it was all said and done, I'm not sure if I missed the mark or not.  I do love it...so at least I have that going for me!  I used the new Rustic Floral Appetizer set along with pattern paper from Basic Grey's Lucille Collection.  For the background, I stamped a script background from the Sealed with a Kiss set in Antique Linen Distressed Ink.  Then I used my Memento Dew Drop Inks in Bamboo Leaves and Rhubarb Stalk to in up the flower.  I love the Dew Drop ink pads because they have a point and it's super easy to get into small areas of a stamp.

I know you'll want to see what the other designers came up with, so don't forget to hop around and take a look!

• Deb Felts

• Jeni Allen

• Kendra Wietstock - You're Here

Kelli Palmer

• Taylor Usry

• Jennifer Ingle 

• Stepanie Lee

You should totally play along with this color palette and post your fab creation on the GRS Facebook page so we can make lovely comments about your amazing work!

GRS Color Challenge Day!

Hello, Hello ~ and welcome to Sunday!  Today the GRS team is having our monthly color challenge a few days early.  Usually we have it on the 25th; however, since that falls on Christmas, we thought we would move it up.  Here's the pretty palette for this month...

I needed a gift for an event yesterday, so I decided to play along on the challenge at the same time.  I wrapped the gift in kraft packing paper, tied a felt ribbon around it and then stamped the flourish from Peace & Love Flowers Appetizer Set.  I love how simple it turned out.  Then I used the cool flower from the same set on the card along with the sentiment from Perfect Phrases.  Two different polka-dot embossing folders add some great texture to the card.

Now let's see what the other designers came up with ...

• Deb Felts

• Jeni Allen

• Kendra Wietstock - You're Here

• Jennifer Ingle 

• Stepanie Lee

Time for a Color Challenge

Today at Gourmet Rubber Stamps, the team is having our monthly color challenge.  Here's the inspiration photo and colors...

And here's the simple little gift card I made using these colors.  I used the Grow with Love single ... it's one of my favorite images!

I know you'll want to see all of the great projects from the GRS designers:

• Deb Felts

• Jeni Allen

• Kendra Wietstock - You're Here

Kelli Palmer

• Jennifer Ingle 

• Stepanie Lee

Gourmet Rubber Stamps DT Color Challenge

Today is a color challenge for the Gourmet Rubber Stamps designers and we have a lovely fall color palette.  

I have to say...I think I nailed the colors on this card!!!  I used images from the latest Diners set called Holiday Sampler and also from the Happy Harvest set & a cute little simple pumpkin single.  To capture the colors, I used papers from the new Simple Stories Fall Harvest collection.

I know you'll want to see all of the great projects from the GRS designers today so you can create more beautiful fall cards:

• Deb Felts

• Jeni Allen

• Kendra Wietstock - You're Here

• Taylor Usry

• Jennifer Ingle 

• Stepanie Lee

Gourmet Rubber Stamps DT Challenge...Yummy Spring Colors!

Happy Sunday Peeps!  Yes, I know I don't usually post projects on the weekends, but today is the 15th and that means it's time for the monthly DT challenge for Gourmet Rubber Stamps.  Just look at this wonderful color combo that we found on Pinterest ~ it makes my mouth water!

For my project today I used the sweet single called You Fill My Bucket ~ it's it sweet?   Did you know that i{heart}papers now carries some of the Gourmet Rubber Stamps products?  Well you can find this one over there.

Now I know you'll want to see what all the other ladies have done for the challenge ~ don't forget to leave some love along the way to show them you appreciate their hard work.

• Deb Felts
• Jeni Allen
• Joy Stagg
• Kendra Wietstock - You're Here
• Kelli Palmer
• Pam Hornschu
• Taylor Usry

Supplies from i{heart}papers:
Stamps: You Fill My Bucket (Gourmet Rubber Stamps)
Ink: Palette Noir
Pattern Paper: My Minds Eye (Six by Six: Happier)
Copics: BG13, BG53, E25
May Arts Ribbon
Gems: Kaiser
Nestabilities

OCL Challenge #113...Color Challenge!

Welcome to the Friday Challenge for Our Craft Lounge .  Today we have a super pretty color challenge ~ Kraft, Peach and Buttercream!  YUM!

For my challenge card today, I used the Big Birthday Wishes stamp set.  I love this set because you can build all kinds of birthday greetings using the many words included in the set.  Super cool!

OK ~ your turn to play along.  Just add your link to the OCL Blog and you'll be entered to win a $20 gift certificate!

OCL Challenge #107... Time for a color POP!

Ahhhh...it's finally Friday!  I had a great week, but I'm looking forward to spending time with my family this weekend.  My daughter had finals this week and today is the last day, so I know she will be a very happy girl this weekend.

So with Friday comes a new OCL Challenge.  This week it's a color challenge using Black and White with a POP of one other color {your choice}.

My color of choice this week is RED!  So I used the Big Thanks stamp set and used almost all the pieces in the sets to make my background paper.  I stamped them in white and them heat embossed the large "THANKS", so it would stand out.

I hope you can play along on the challenge this week!  It will be fun to see what everyone comes up with for their color choices.

OCL Challenge #99 & Lily Pad Cards!

Welcome to FRIDAY!  It's a new year and time for another OCL Challenge!  Today OCL is teaming up with Lily Pad Cards for the color challenge.  

Super fun huh?  And you'll have two chances to win too!  Once on the OCL Blog for our normal monthly challenge drawing and once on the Lily Pad Cards Blog ~ so make sure you link up in both spots!

Here's my challenge card this week using the new OCL sets called Love in the Air and Every Heartbeat.  I also added some pretty Nearly Navy Sparkly Fluff to the balloon for the perfect POP!

GUESS WHAT?  All of the new Valentine sets are now available on the OCL website ~ check out the Valentine Release tab & purchase the sets directly from OCL!

OK ~ it's your turn...go create & add your link to BOTH blogs.

Gourmet Rubber Stamps DT Challenge

When the 15th of the month comes around, it's time for the DT Challenge for Gourmet Rubber Stamps.  Today's challenge uses this very yummy picture as a color challenge ~ don't you just love it?

For my challenge card, I used the December Diners Club set called Let's Celebrate and made this sweet little card with the nesting doll image and matching sentiment.

Gourmet Rubber Stamps DT Challenge

It's CHALLENGE DAY at Gourmet Rubber Stamps!  Gotta love the DT challenge day!  Today we have a color challenge and there is a really nice palette of colors to choose from on this one!  We were also asked to use a Thank You sentiment on our project. 

Here is the card I came up with for our challenge today using my absolute favorite Lizzie Anne Designs set called Garden Inspirations.

Now you'll want to check out the wonderful creations from the other girls, so start on the GRS Blog and then continue on with the rest of the girls ~

Meridith Ethington
Deb Felts
Jeni Allen
Joslyn Nielson
Joy Stagg
Kelli Palmer
Kendra Wietstock
Tricia Ulberg
Pam Hornschu
Rose Ann Reynolds
Taylor Usry