Stampin! with Jaydee

Thank you for being you meets Peace Within and coloring video

Hi Everyone.  Happy Tuesday night.

I hope you are all having a great day.  I must admit, I am having a better day than yesterday.  Thank you to those of you who sent me emails and left comments!  They are much appreciated.

Two projects for you tonight - my card for the CASESTUDY inspiration challenge and a technique video.

I managed to convert another video for you.  Some of you have seen this video - at least those of you who use Safari or a Mac system.  However, those of you with Mozilla or IE browsers were having some problems.  I have converted the video.  Click on the pic below and it will take you across to Vimeo where you can see my video on how to color using classic inks and blender pens.

Now.... those of you who read my blog post on Saturday may remember that I said I had difficulty putting pink and blue together on a card and that Nance's color challenge had forced me out of my comfort zone!  Mmmm... I enjoyed getting out of my comfort zone so much that I used this color scheme again for my card for the casestudy inspiration challenge. 

The casestudy challenges are always interesting as they tend to have many more layers on than the cards I create.  However, as you can see from the design team and submission cards, inspiration takes many forms.  For me, I was really inspired by the square card (another shape I don't use often enough).  I was also inspired by the blue and putty colors on the card.  That's why I thought it was a great card to re-use Nance's colors!  Don't forget to pop along to the casestudy challenge site and take a look at the great cards from the design team and the submissions.

Here's what I came up with

  

Card recipe - all ingredients Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

• card stock:  Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze
• inks:  rose red, crumb cake, baja breeze, so saffron
• stamps:  Peace Within (114312), sentiment is from Bold Blossom (123232 wood, 122232 clear)
• accessories:  Vintage Flower Adornments (121879)
• tools:  mini glue dots to adhere the flower, stampin' dimensionals to adhere the two layers

I was really pleased with the clean lines and the color scheme.  Thanks, Nance!

On a personal note:

Lou was kind enough to take pity on me and decide it was time I got serious and invested in a true crafting desk.  So, goodbye to my l-shaped desk.  My new crafting table arrives on Friday.  It has much more space for me and is also much higher, which means I can stand to stamp or sit on a drafting stool.  I am so excited!  Once it arrives and it is set up, then I will get some pics for you.

I started a new job when I got back from vacation and this week is really my first two days on the job.  A new job is always stressful and there is lot to do.  Consequently, not much crafting will occur this week!  Luckily I did manage to get some time in my stampin space this weekend.  At least enough time to put together some projects.

A few more shout outs tonight.  Some more of the amazing ladies I have met through my blog.  I am grateful for their support.  Janna.  Sue B.  Lynn.  Linda R.  Marjorie.  More shout outs tomorrow!

Prayers tonight for Rose.  Mary Jo.  Adelle, Vickie, Maria, Germaine, Pri.  For those of you who need a little lift today.

Have a wonderful hump day everyone.  Cherie... I look for your comment every Tuesday or Wednesday!

As always... thank you for spending time in my little area of the stamping blogosphere!

Hugs

Jaydee

Bold Blossom - sneak peek

Hi Everyone.  Happy Tuesday night.

I hope you are all having a great week.

I saw the fabulous color challenge across at Stacey'sstampinstage this week and couldn't resist doing something with this wonderful spring color combo.  Yep.... I'm thinking about spring already.  Actually, it was wonderful working with colors that weren't Christmas colors :-)

Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso, Baja Breeze and Whisper White.  What a gorgeous combo.  Don't forget to pop along to Stacey's fabulous blog and check out the design team and challenge submission cards.

Bold Blossom was one of the sets I got for Christmas.  It is from the new Occasions mini - which goes live on January 4th btw!  I love the versatility of it.  There is something very fresh about this cute little set.  For $9.95 it was something I couldn't resist.

Of course, when I have a color challenge, I look for a sketch challenge to go along with it.  Cardpositioning systems are having a "choose any of our sketches for the last year" challenge.  It was a great way to spend a little time revisiting some of the fabulous sketches they have had.  I chose to work with sketch CPS20.  Nice and clean and I thought it was ideal for using with this new set.  If you haven't visited the CPS site, you really should.  Not only do they run challenges every week, but they also list their sketches on the side panel, so you are always guaranteed to find a great sketch to use and see the fabulous cards created using it.

Here's what I came up with using the sketch and the color challenges

  

I know the color looks more Bashful Blue, but I promise it really is Baja Breeze.  I colored 3 basic pearls with my Copic marker that matches Early Espresso.  I also used Early Espresso for the sentiment.  Isn't "thank you for being you" just the perfect sentiment?

Card recipe:

• Card stock:  Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz
• Inks:  Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso
• Accessories:  Basic Pearls, Pear Pizzazz ribbon
• Tools:  Big Shot, Texturz plate (I texturized the background card stock as it has flowers that are very similar to the ones in the Bold Blossom set!)

Tip:  want to know how I colored the Basic Pearls - check out my video by clicking on the pic below

A really quick and easy card that can be adapted for any color scheme.  I'll be using this color scheme and this layout again!

Prayers tonight for Rose, Adelle, Germaine, Pri and for those of you needing a little lift tonight.

As always, thank you for spending a little time in my area of the stamping blogosphere.  You know I appreciate it.

Have a fabulous Wednesday, everyone.

Hugs

Jaydee