Kwerner Color Inspiration 54

Yay! I got to play with my new Stampin'Up! sneak peek stuff for Kristina Werner's color challenge! The colors for the Color Inspiration Challenge are really bright and summery...and actually reminded me a lot of the color scheme I had posted earlier this week! Here's the picture of Kristina's colors for the week:And, last but not least, here's the fun card I created with my new stuff!Aren't those owls so fun? I love that image from the new stamp set Animal Stories, coming in the July catalog! Those cool circles in the background are from the new Circle Circus stamp set, so you guys got 2 sneak peaks in one card! Here's the recipe:

*Animal Stories, Circle Circus, and Wow flowers stamp sets
*Soft Sky, Pumpkin Pie, Bermuda Bay, Green Galore, and Whisper White cardstock
*Soft Sky, Pumpkin Pie, Bermuda Bay, and Green Galore stamp pads
*Bermuda Bay and Dusty Durango markers
*Leaves sizzlit
*1 3/8" and 1 3/4" circle punches, scallop border punch, scallop oval and large oval punches
*Bermuda Bay pola dot grosgrain ribbon

Hope you like it! Thanks for coming by :)

Happy Freebie Friday 23!

Hello and Happy Friday! I've got a sneak peek giveaway for you today:
Aren't these new In Colors fun? This little color sampler giveaway comes with a sample tag of each of the following:

*the textured cardstock
*the stamp pads
*the markers

all topped off with the polka dotted grosgrain ribbon in each color. How's that for a little giveaway to get you psyched up for the new catalog coming in July? If you're wondering where I got the cute little pre-printed in color swatch tags, I got them here at Anne Beale Yancy's blog! What a great tool, don't you think?

To play for this week's Freebie Friday, please leave me a comment on this post with your email address or blog url (basically, enough information so I can contact you) by Midnight Saturday, June 13th. The winner will be announced on Monday's blog post, so you can check back then. I'll actually be drawing 2 winners because I haven't heard back from last week's Freebie Friday winner. (So, Robyn, if you're out there, email me back please!)

You can leave me a comment about anything or you can answer the following question: What is the last (or current) book you've read or are reading? I'm in a book club, so right now, the book I'm reading is Pillars of the Earth, I'm not that far into it yet, but from what I've read so far, it's been really good! I'd love to get some suggestions for summer reading since I'll be going on vacation next month and would love to bring a book or 2. Look forward to your comments! Have a great Friday!

Mojo 90 card...at last!

Whew!!! This was a tough one for me. It took me some time to figure out what I wanted to do for this week's Mojo Sketch 90. I was hoping that I would have my sneak peek stuff, but since that's not coming til today (can't wait!), I decided to pay some tribute to a favorite retiring background stamp of mine - the Baroque background stamp. Wanna see the full card? First, let me share the sketch for this week:Very geometric sort of card this week with the square shapes, which ended up alluding me for a while as to what to do. So, here's what I came up with:As some of you who've visited my blog in the last few weeks will notice, I'm still very into doing the distressed flower! Here, I also added a touch of cinched up double stitched chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon as the outer flower. I love that ribbon flower look too! The corduroy buttons are also a fun acessory I've enjoyed using to embellish the cards. I finally got some twine in my last order, so i tied a bit of that through the button holes. Hope you like it!

Thanks for coming by today :)

Wow! What a nice surprise!

I am such a happy girl right now! No, my catalog didn't come in the mail this evening. But something equally fulfilling (on a personal crafty girl level)....I just discovered that I made it to Kristina's Werner's Color Challenge #53 roundup! WooHoo!!! {Imagine a happy dance here} How cool is that!!?! Here's a snapshot of the top 13 cards in the roundup. You can check out my sailboat card from my post here. I feel like such a little kid in a candy store right now! I am really so thrilled that Kristina picked my card - yay! That definitely helps take the edge off my wait for my new SU catty and sneak peek stuff!!

I still need to work on my Mojo Card...maybe now I'll have some new inspiration :) Catch you all in a bit!

Chomping at the bit for the In Colors!

I really am chomping at the bit to get my Sneak Peek package! But alas, no dice for me until tomorrow. In the meantime, I have been inspired by some color schemes that are somewhat in the In Color spectrum, like the picture above of a pillow from Anthropologie. It sort of reminded me of this combination of In Colors: I'd say there's a bit of the Rich Razzleberry in that print, too. The ruffle is probably closer to the Taken with Teal color, but still...I've got the In Colors on the brain! In the meantime, I guess I need to wait patiently till the package arrives.

What do you think of the color combo above? I'm gonna try something different today - no formal challenge or anything, but if you come up with a card using the colors above and would like to share with all the peeps that come by and visit, feel free to leave me a comment with a link to your card so we can check it out and get inspired!

In the meantime, I better get my day going...Have a good one :) Bye for now! Oh - I didn't get a chance to do my Mojo card yesterday, so stay tuned for that hopefully later today...

New week, new Freebie Friday winner!

Hello there! Hope you had a nice weekend. It was surprisingly nice this weekend in Southern CA, considering the forecast from Friday indicated that it was going to be cold with a chance of thundershowers! It was actually SOOO pretty this weekend! Crisp and clear, in the upper 60's/low 70's. The picture above was taken yesterday from the South Bay looking north towards Santa Monica and Malibu. We had some friends from Northern CA visiting us for the weekend, so the nice weather just added to the fun filled weekend we had with them. Dinner on Friday, BBQ with friends on Sat, and a fun leisurely brunch on Sunday topped off with a nice stroll along the beach and a quick stop at our Town Fair. All in all, a great weekend for us!

Are you ready to find out the winner for the Freebie Friday giveaway? The winner will receive this Gift Card Holder and a $5 giftcard to Starbuck's! Sidenote: The buttons on the gift card envelope were made from scraps of cardstock that I've been trying to use up! I've found that these buttons are a GREAT way to use up lots of little pieces of scrap that you have laying around...and they make for a colorful button collection! Okay - back to the drawing...I used the random integer generator to pick this week's winner. And the winner is:Lucky number 9, who happens to be be Robyn Mahle! Congrats, Robyn! And thanks all for playing in another round of Freebie Friday. I can't believe that we're almost mid way through the year already!

Hope you all have a great week. Thanks for stopping in - Bye for now!

Freebie Friday Inspired by my little gift from Anthropology

Happy Freebie Friday! I got a fun little surprise in the mail from Anthropologie...one of my favorite stores (I know it's on the spendy side, but they've got such cute clothes and I love to check out what's on sale, too!) Wanna see?Isn't that just so cute?! June is my Birthday Month, so it seems like this year, the retailers have really been trying to entice me, THE CONSUMER that I am, by giving me some discounts, freebies, rewards, etc. Anthropologie's marketing definitely worked on me, because I just loved the packaging of their little Birthday Discount card, that you better believe I'm gonna pop in and check out what I can get!

Anyway, the point of my sharing today is that it inspired me to create today's Freebie Friday giveaway of my own little gift card envelope, armed with the papercrafting tools at my disposal (aka the BIG SHOT, Scallop Envelope Bigz Die and Buttons sizzlit), to come up with this version.(Note: A surprise gift card will be included, just not the one pictured!)

Thanks to Patty Bennett on sharing how to size the Scallop Envelope Die to fit a Gift Card - very ingenious!

Now - are you ready to play for today's giveaway? To play for this week's Freebie Friday, please leave me a comment on this post with your email address or blog url (basically, enough information so I can contact you) by Midnight Saturday, June 6th. The winner will be announced on Monday's blog post, so you can check back then. You can leave me a comment about anything or you can answer the following question: Do you watch any reality shows? If so, which one's your favorite? As for me, I have to say I have a few favorites when it comes to reality shows. Currently, my favorite one is on - So You Think You Can Dance, affectionately acronymed SYTYCD. I also like Top Chef and Amazing Race. Look forward to see what you all watch. If you're not a reality show sort, let me know what you do watch!

Hope you got some ideas from today's Freebie share! Have a great day!