OCC Color Challenge

This weekend I attempted my first color challenge...eeck! I think this was definitely harder than a sketch challenge. What do you find easier?

As a Demo for over 6 years, I have lots and lots of stamps from The Angel Company and since I buy what I like, I seldom get rid of any, even when they retire. That means often something sits neglected for a while or worse, cut and never used (like my Decorative Corners)! This card makes me feel good about using both neglected stamps.

So, back to the color challenge, it was white, orange, cocoa and dark brown...and here is what I came up with!

I watercolored the mouse and leaf...and then did the leaf once more and cut it out and popped it up a bit.

Card Materials: All stamps from The Angel Company

Stamps: Pick of the Patch, Decorative Corners

Accessories: Sizzixlet border strip, Nestabilities label, watercolor paper, Tombow markers, aquabrush, Noir palette ink, misc papers

Once I put my card together, the right side just felt really "empty" and it hit me that I could stamp these corners and then twist the image to give it a back to back (or side by side) look...I love, love, love the result! And, it felt good to finally use this stamp set.

It's going to be a busy week (I still have to design 10 cards for my Christmas Card workshop next week - yikes!), hubby and kids home half the week and Thanksgiving over at my sister's house. I hope to pop in again before Thanksgiving...hope to hear from MISSY about my blog candy. If not, I'll be picking a new winner on Friday. Have a super week!

Hang In There!

Here is a simple card to let someone know that you are thinking about them. I wanted the words to pop out (there's a lot of white space in the center) and I goofed the first time when I tried stamping them out just in green. I think my "mistake" turned out to be a good thing!



Card Materials:
Stamps: Monkey Business, Pick of the Patch
Papers: DCWV Bright Stack

I feel like I could use this card myself right about now! Anyone else with a 13 year old daughter? I love her dearly but am trying to figure her out - she's so different from me when I was growing up. But I guess times are different now too. Here she is helping watch my nephew during a recent get together with my sister's family - Stephanie is always a big help and getting good grades so all is not lost!



Happy Mother's Day to all of you Mom's out there!

Published!

Even though I hoped against hope, I never really dreamed that my submissions would make it into The Angel Company catalog. But I was lucky enough to have 3 make the cut!! I am just thrilled and want to share my cards with you!

On Page 45, Take Pride:




On Page 60, Squiggle Ladybugs




and lastly, Page 95, Pick of the Patch




Thanks for letting me share my joy!