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CDS Weekend Color Challenge 38

Yay!  I actually got to play this time!  It was quite a good thing that I sort of got "commissioned" to create a card using the Country Bridges stamp set, and they wanted it to look fall-ish.   Perfect timing as these colors Cassie picked for the CDS WCC 38 were perfect!  You need to be a member, and signed in, of PaperCraftPlanet to see the link to the WCC38.

I only had to add a tiny bit of 2 other colors, so the cheating was very minimal!

The colors are sage, apricot, cocoa, and optional rust.  I added a tiny bit of bashful blue and sahara sand to make the scenes work better.

Here are the cards I created:

This first one I watercolored the image as well as other parts of it so that i could cut out and pop up to give a 3D look.  I added clear lacquer to the water, and flower soft to the trees.  I cuttlebug embossed the upper half after stamping the acorn swirly image from the stamp set all over it, and then i sponged cocoa ink over the raised up areas to darken them.

SUPPLIES:

• STAMPS: Country Bridges by Clear Dollar Stamps
• CS and PAPER: watercolor, apricot, chocolate, rust, PTI DP
• INK: brilliance black, apricot, rust, cocoa, sage, bashful blue, sahara sand
• EMBELLISHMENTS and TOOLS: MS frond punch, Marvy oak leaf punch, sewing machine, sponge, waterbrush, pop dots, autumn flower soft and glue, clear lacquer, snips, BG pearls, sponge, cuttlebug embossing folder, PTI ribbon, PTI button, twine
• COLORING: watercolor
• TECHNIQUES: paper tole layering

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The next card, I decided to make it more rich with the rust colors.

Watercolored the image and did not pop up sections of this one, but i did put clear lacquer on the water and flower soft on the trees and some ground.  I mixed the autumn flower soft with a little nut brown, rustic red and shamrock green to get a different look from the first card.

I had to cover up a MAJOR sewing boo-boo with the large button and punchouts.  LOL  Even broke my sewing machine needle!  I am SO glad I had bought a spare several months ago, just in case.

HINT: Sew on your panels BEFORE adding the clear lacquer!!!  Just thought I'd give you a warning that sewing machines don't like penetrating through dried clear lacquer, and the presser foot that pushes the paper through doesn't like too pass over it either... it just pulls the dried lacquer off your paper.  :o)

SUPPLIES:

• STAMPS: Country Bridges by Clear Dollar Stamps
• CS and PAPER: watercolor, apricot, chocolate, rust, Basic Grey Marrakech
• INK: brilliance black, apricot, rust, cocoa, sage, bashful blue, sahara sand
• EMBELLISHMENTS and TOOLS: MS frond punch, Marvy oak leaf punch, sewing machine, sponge, waterbrush, pop dots, flower soft and glue, clear lacquer, snips, CTMH bitty brads, sponge, twine, Su ribbon, glue dots
• COLORING: watercolor

Thanks for stopping by again today!  Sorry to bombard you with posts all the sudden, but I have just had a busy stamping week and lots to post and catch up on!  Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Wishing you a blessed day.

Laurie

CDS Weekend Color Challenge

I got a minute to play the CDS weekend color challenge 36 this morning, yay!

The colors are red, yellow, black and white, and is hosted by Alex this weekend.

You can see all the details for the CDS color challenge on the PaperCraftPlanet group.

SUPPLIES:

• CD STAMPS USED: Bee-utiful Ballerina
• CS and PAPERS: PTI white, red, black, yellow
• INK: Brilliance black
• MARKERS: copics 100, C1, W1, E93, R29, C5, Y17, R20
• EMBELLIES and TOOLS: nestabilities, sewing machine, build-a-brads, red satin, black gingham

Thanks for stopping by!   I will have another digital image project to show you next week!
happy stamping!
Laurie

Color challenge card and baby card

Just posting 2 cards today.  One is for the CDS color challenge over at the PCP group, and the other is just a card I made for a friend who just had a baby boy, a whopping 9 lb. 15 oz. one, and at home without an epidural I think.  I couldn't even imagine that!  I don't want to actually.

Anyway, on to the cards.

CHALLENGE CARD
The color combo this weekend is rose red, so saffron, and kiwi kiss. 
I had to cheat a bit by adding a tiny bit of cocoa and pretty in pink.
Die cut the image on watercolor paper and watercolored with a waterbrush and markers/reinkers.

SUPPLIES

• STAMPS: Patchpal Piggy
• CS and PAPERS:watercolor, rose red, saffron, kiwi
• INK: Brilliance black, pink, rose, saffron, kiwi, cocoa
• EMBELLIES and TOOLS: blossom nesties, sponge, waterbrush, sewing machine, cuttlebug embossing folder, kiwi ribbon from walmart. pink micro brads, stickles
• COLORING: watercolor on watercolor paper

BABY CARD
I was on a kick with the Patchpals today!  I wanted to use  the Lamby for a baby card I needed to make, and since i already had the challenge colors out, I decided to swap out the rose red and pink for brocade blue. What a difference ONE color makes!

SUPPLIES

• STAMPS: Patchpal messages, Patchpal Lamby
  
• CS and PAPERS:watercolor, brocade nd bashful blue, white
• INK: Brilliance black, brocade, saffron, kiwi, cocoa, razzleberry for flowers
• EMBELLIES and TOOLS: oval nesties, waterbrush, sewing machine, cuttlebug embossing folder, saffron ribbon, button latte, linen thread, foam dots
  
• COLORING: watercolor on watercolor paper

Thanks for stopping in today!  Your visit and comments make my day!
Happy Labor Day Weekend Stamping!
Laurie