Color Throwdown #617

After seeing some of the other entries for Color Throwdown, I hesitated on actually posting my card. I spent time getting the C9 turnabout to do what I wanted and then ruined it by cutting apart the sentiment.  No matter what I did, I couldn't get it to look straight.  I mean even my T ruler is crooked warped.  Well it is a handmade card after all so here goes.

Thanks for taking a look.  I thought I'd make more of these since the turnabouts make it easy and I do have two more backgrounds with the colors in different ways but they're headed for the recycle bin.  I'll try again later. I also did the sentiment on vellum which made them straighter but the sand embossing powder looked more like gold and the required color is kraft.  I'm glad I didn't struggle with all the cards I made yesterday.

The Card Concept #64

What do you consider pretty things?  The Card Concept came up with some pretty good ones in their photo inspiration.

I happened to have some gold spotted acetate, wishing it were zebra but I guess cheetah will do, that I used as the main part of my CAS card.

I added just a touch of pink in a frame and then paid homage to the typewriter keys with a Neat and Tangled sentiment.

After seeing a post on Facebook, I've taken on the project of putting all my stamps and dies on Evernote.  It will take a while but if I do 10 or so each day I can make short work of it.  The older I get, and the more stamps I accumulate, the more difficult it is to remember everything I have.  I'm hoping this organizational system will help.  I'm also hoping that as I go through my stamps I get inspiration for cards, especially from sets I may not have used in a awhile.  Wish me luck.

Seize the Birthday, Tic Tac Toe #8 and Muse #161

I took a break from the thank you cards only because I wanted to enter one into the Seize the Birthday challenge with the floral topping.  It actually began as a card for Make It Monday and their color isolation challenge. Check out Ashley's video to see what that is.   As I was planning the card, I saw the challenge at Tic Tac Toe and used the elements in the middle row down - enamel accents, color, labels.
ETA:  Well my mistake.  The Make It Monday challenge closed last week but at least it inspired this card so I can't be too unhappy.

Background: Altenew Beautiful Day stamped in fog.  Floral:  PTI Vintage Linens colored with Zigs, with black Enamel Accents added to the center. Leaves: SSS Best Mom Ever (my only outlined leaf stamp)  Labels: Neat and Tangled.   I guess I could have called the center of the flower my enamel accents but decided to put the real thing on the card, just in case.

For another Thank You, I was inspired by Anita's card at Muse.

I had a piece left over from a faux mother-of-pearl challenge and made good use of it.

I added the die cut from CASual Fridays in Melon Berry and a sentiment from HLS.

That's enough for today although I have four cards ready for posting.  I had to make them while the inspiration struck and before I got immersed in Thank You cards to all the people who attended my parents' Celebration of Life and contributed to their memorial fund.  Thanks to all of you who have kept me and my family in your thoughts and prayers these past few weeks.  It's helped me make it through.  Cyber hugs to you all, especially those who sent beautiful hand made cards.

Fusion - Purple and Poppies

I love poppies so I had to join in the challenge at Fusion.

I only used the photo inspiration.  No fusing this time.

Stamps:  Poppies by Sheena Douglass, Neat and Tangled Everyday Labels
Ink:  Distress Inks in Barn Door, Fired Brick Mowed Lawn and Wilted Violet and
Memento Tuxedo Black and Hero Arts India Ink Black

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Time Out #39

It's time for Time Out.  Actually time is almost up for Time Out.  Why did I wait so long?  Especially since I ended up using an image from my UFO box for their theme - Make Your Mark.

This is one of the first stamps I colored when I got my Zigs back in June.  I trimmed down and around the sunflower from Penny Black and popped it up on some Harvest Gold with just a tad of Dark Chocolate.  My Neat and Tangled labels (Thanks to Anita) are stamped in SSS Sparrow and clear embossed.

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