christmas in august (Moxie Fab, SSS)

Christmas in August?

Well, I'm putting this out there for the uber-cool Trendy Triangles Challenge over at Moxie Fab World. Lucky me, Simon Says Stamp is searching for Triangles this week too.

You may recognize the hand-drawn triangle grid from this card and post.  Just used what was left to create a Christmas tree, cuz hey, it doesn't get any triangular-er than a Christmas tree, right?

Just put some color into the triangles using a triangle cut from craft foam, some ink and some gold paint.  Cuz what's a Christmas card without gold, right?  BTW, for those who were following the parade, this is a reject too...

On another note I gotta get something off my chest.  My original triangles card that I linked to above... that was made with lotsa TLC for my "blog crush" who I:
1) blogged about
2) sent readers to
3) alerted in comments on her blog and via email about my blog post
4) even sent the dang card off to in the mail
and I never heard a peep from her.  Guess she needs to hire a secretary.  I'm not crushin' anymore.

On another nother note.  We are getting a puppy in three weeks.  Nuff said.

Supplies for Merry Christmas:

Paper: CS  Neenah, PP Basic Grey

Stamps: homemade triange from craft foamI, sentiment Hero Arts

Ink : Hero Arts, Aladine

Tools: star embossing tool

Other:  washi, gold paint

parade of rejects finishes (Paper Smooches)

with a card that got published in the Holiday Cards Vol. 8 issue of Paper Crafts Magazine!  Seemed like Christmas had just passed and there I was making Christmas cards for the submission call. Told ya the world of magazine publishing runs on a wonky calendar.  And I personally am still savoring the beauty of vacay days on the shore of Lake Huron (yes, we are back in Germany after a 7 1/2 hour delay at the airport and a whopper stubbed pinky toe!) as opposed to thinking about Christmas cards, but hey, it is what it is.

Here's my take on the call for non-traditional colors and non-Christmas supplies:

I had this card (second one in post) in mind when I was creating.  To tell ya the truth, I probably wouldn't send this as my Christmas card.  I'm more of a red and green gal when it comes to the holidays ;)

I've got lots of laundry and blog visiting to do - have to see what everyone's been up to this summer.  And half-a-suitcase full of stamps that need to be categorized and USED.  Come and get me mojo...

p.s.  I'm hooking up at the Paper Smooches Sparks challenge where the theme is Sheer and Clear.  Don't you just love playing with vellum?!?!?

Supplies  good cheer:

Paper: CS Neenah, vellum

Stamps:  homemade craft foam star, sentiment Paper Smooches

Ink:  pigment Cat's Eye

Tools:sewing maching, star die Sizzix

Other:  thread

parade of rejects: soap bubbles

You may remember I alluded to soap bubbles in a post a while back.  Well, mixed with some Dylusions ink and blown (yep, like you used to when you were a kid) onto CS, they make for some pretty cool images. As well as some spots on your walls and spectacles!

I got the idea from here.  It was quite fun and I picked a portion of the CS sheet with some good bubble splats for my card front and a sentiment which I thought fit perfectly.  Must admit I was disappointed that this card was not picked up.  It's such a fun idea.  So if you're looking for some messy fun with the kids or grandkids, you might want to remember this.

Appreciate your visit.

Supplies bright world:

Paper: CS American Crafts

Stamps: sentiment Technique Tuesday

Ink : Dylusions ink, Versafine

Tools: 

Other: soap bubbles

parade of rejects: baby girl (ATCAS)

OK, this was a card that I bravely submitted for a call for watercolors.  DD had actually stamped the images (inking up the stamps just as they were on the acetate and stamping them) and then used some watercolors to color in the BG.  I decided to just add the sentiment and attach it to a pink cardbase.  Oh, and a bit of glitter never hurts, right?

I'm not surprised that it was not published.  But it was fun to see it morph from what it was into a card that just welcomed the newest addition to our family on my Dad's side!  Welcome, Kennedy.

Joining in on the glitter party over at Addicted to CAS!

Thanks for looking.  I've a fun one to share tomorrow.

Supplies it's a girl:

Paper: cardbase Buttinette

Stamps: Basic Grey, bird CHF, sentiment TPC Studio

Ink:  Clearsnap

Tools: decorative edge scissors

Other: watercolors, glitter glue

parade of rejects: jewel tones

This is the point of every vacay where I start to get melancholic.  Nearly time to head back "home." Hmmm, where is home?  I love life in Germany but I love life in Michigan too.  Barefoot and happy from the moment I step foot into my folks' house.

Anyhoo, I've another card for you of the Design Seeds type... just can't find the original color palette to share with you.  Again, white and black were prohibited (black was one of the colors in the palette - so I chose it).

Now this is probably a good example of less-than-perfect embossing.  I think it was better in real life, but the photo sure looks grainy.  But I like the feel of the "bubbles", as in champagne, as in party, as in "let's make some noise."

Chose my CS, did some dry embossing, punched some circles and added some party confetti, alias sequins.  Are they already passe I wonder?

Have a happy day.

Supplies make some noise:

Paper: CS DCWV and Papermania

Stamps: sentiment Casual Fridays

Ink:  Versamark

Tools: circle punch EKS, embossing plates Sizzix

Other: sequins, embossing powder

parade of rejects: silk brights

Another card for a Paper Crafts call created based on a color story from Design Seeds.  Chose to work with this one cuz I thought I could get my "white space" fix using that creme color.

Image Credit

Some die cut chevrons-turned-arrows, even using some metallic CS for a "silky" effect.  Some CASual Fridays stamps and a zebra tone-on-tone BG. Sequins too.  And lightly inked edges.  And Cutter Bee faux stitching.  Quite a lot for me, actually.  I like how this design seems alive.  But rejected.

Hope you are enjoying the heat if you're in the Midwest!  Glad we have a lake to spend the day in.

Supplies yeah baby:

Paper: CS DCWV

Stamps: BG Rubbernecker, sentiment Casual Fridays

Ink: Versamagic, Versamark, Inkadinkado

Tools: circle die and chevron MFT

Other: sequins, Cutter Bee, Zing embossing powder

parade of rejects: quince hues (CFC)

Back to the rejects.

So, there was this submission call to create cards using Design Seeds color palettes.  Love those.  But to create a card based purely on a color palette (no white or black allowed!) is truly challenging for me.  So many possibilities and that makes my life SOOO difficult.  I cannot wait to see the cards selected for that issue!

I went with a design I had used earlier and made a baby card cuz I thought the colors would work.

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Some misting, some PP circles, some stitching and sequins.  A less-than-perfectly-aligned stamped sentiment... was that the kicker?  Or too many colors in the PPs.  Don't know.  Never will.  That's OK.  It's been used already :)

I'm joining the challenge at CASual Fridays #109 cuz I've got dots even if they're not doing the polka.

Thanks for watching.  More from this series to come.

Supplies welcome baby:

Paper: CS Papermania, PP October Afternoon

Stamps: Paper Smooches

Ink: Glimmer Mists spray ink, Versamagic

Tools: punch EKS, sewing machine

Other: sequins