Wednesday 27 August 2014

... For A True FRIEND...

Each week at Colour Me...! we will have a creative colour challenge for you to get crafty and show us your best greeting cards, 3D projects, scrapbooking, digital or traditional paper crafts, costumes, etc. Only the colours we indicate may be used for your project. Neutrals such as black, gray, white, vanilla, skin colours and kraft are also welcome.

This week we are using Marina Mist, Tangelo Twist, Very Vanilla & Pink Pirouette... have fun!

Our challenge ends on Mondays at 12:00 pm (EST). We have a few rules to keep things fun and fair!

  • Any type of paper crafty projects are welcome - greeting cards, 3D projects, scrapbooking, digital or traditional paper crafts, costumes, if it's craft we want to see it!
  • We ask that you only use the colours listed for your project and of course neutrals are always welcome.
  • Feel free to combine us with up to 3 challenges (including ours), with the exception of other colour challenges.
  • Please add our graphic to your blog with a link back to us. 
  • We reserve the right to remove any links if we feel any material submitted is offensive or found to be in poor taste, we are all here to have a good time!

My Card:



Take the time to let your creativity bloom!



Card Recipe

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, 2014-2016 In Colour DSP Stack & Subltes DSP Stack
Inks: Crumbs Cake
Stamps: Let Your Hair Down



Why let the fun stop here? Please feel free to pop over and say hello to the rest of the Colour Me...! Design Team :)

Tara (co creator) / Claire / Joanne / Julia / Sherrie / Stephanie (our Featured Guest Designer for August)

Tuesday 26 August 2014

hello...

This week over at Addicted to Stamps and More, we are working with a beautiful inspiration photo! Cannot wait to see which aspects of the photo you are inspired by :) 


This week we are being sponsored by QKR Stampede. You should really pop over and check them out, we always have so much fun working with their delightful digitals :)

My Card:


Take the time to let your creativity bloom!


Card Recipe

Card Stock: Basic Black & Whisper White
Inks: Staz on Jet Black
Stamps: A Dozen Thoughts & Flower Blossom {QKR Stampede}
Embellishments: Dazzling Diamonds Glitter
Tools: Circles Collection Framelits Dies & Decorative Dots Embossing Folder


Would love for you to stop by and say hello to the rest of the team!

Kylie (blog owner) / Sandi (winner/DT coordinator) / Monika / Shana / Sue / Deepti / Deborah/Barb/Tenia/Cornelia/Lee-Anne / Wei Wei / Anita / Rahmat / Katie / Carol / Julie / Marina / Loll

Our Little Guppie is Turning TWO!

Back in Ottawa after an extremely wonderful 5 week vacation on the East Coast with Family & Friends :) Very excited to be back as we are getting ready to move to our new home this coming weekend!!! 

That being said my craft room is packed up and will not be unpacked for a little while but I wanted to make a post with a current challenge so I thought MDS Monday fit the bill perfectly :)

Our little lady will be celebrating her 2nd birthday in October and you know me I like to plan ahead so here is the invite she will be sending out to her little friends...

My Challenge:



My Card:



Take the time to let your creativity bloom!


Project created with Stampin' UP!s My Digital Studio Software

Embellishments
    Natural Chevron Ribbon - embellishments\Natural Chevron Ribbon - fold
    Staple & Stitching\Staple
    Basic Pearls and Rhinestones\Basic Pearls and Rhinestones - pearl large (re-colored) Color = PACIFIC POINT 1,128,181
    Basic Pearls and Rhinestones\Basic Pearls and Rhinestones - pearl large (re-colored) Color = PACIFIC POINT 1,128,181
    Basic Pearls and Rhinestones\Basic Pearls and Rhinestones - pearl large (re-colored) Color = PACIFIC POINT 1,128,181
    Basic Pearls and Rhinestones\Basic Pearls and Rhinestones - pearl large (re-colored) Color = SUMMER STARFRUIT 214,183,67
    Basic Pearls and Rhinestones\Basic Pearls and Rhinestones - pearl large (re-colored) Color = SUMMER STARFRUIT 214,183,67
    Basic Pearls and Rhinestones\Basic Pearls and Rhinestones - pearl large (re-colored) Color = SUMMER STARFRUIT 214,183,67
    Basic Pearls and Rhinestones\Basic Pearls and Rhinestones - pearl large (re-colored) Color = SUMMER STARFRUIT 214,183,67
    Basic Pearls and Rhinestones\Basic Pearls and Rhinestones - pearl large (re-colored) Color = CALYPSO CORAL 245,116,97
    Basic Pearls and Rhinestones\Basic Pearls and Rhinestones - pearl large (re-colored) Color = CALYPSO CORAL 245,116,97
    Basic Pearls and Rhinestones\Basic Pearls and Rhinestones - pearl large (re-colored) Color = CALYPSO CORAL 245,116,97

Stamps
    _Designer Kits\Endless Birthday Wishes\Endless Birthday Wishes - you're invited, Color = CALYPSO CORAL 245,116,97
    By the Seashore\By the Seashore - clam, Color = CRUMB CAKE 179,161,131

Punches
    Basics\1.25 Square Punch, Fill Color = SAHARA SAND 194,187,169
    Basics\1.25 Square Punch,  Filled with: Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\High Tide - designer series paper\High Tide - 8
    Basics\1.25 Square Punch,  Filled with: Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\High Tide - designer series paper\High Tide - 3
    Basics\1.25 Square Punch, Fill Color = 230,WATERMARK 255,255,255

Photos
    C:\Users\MarkandHayley\Pictures\81-rnRcPsjL._SL1500_
    C:\Users\MarkandHayley\Pictures\10486463_10152565352915189_5971132682648921567_n

Friday 22 August 2014

You Make Me Smile! :)

Week 6 over at CASE-ing the Catty Challenge!!! I am so very excited to be a part of this amazingly talented team and looking forward to sharing some inspiration from our wonderful *NEW* Annual catty.

We will be working our way through the catty sharing our take on some of the wonderful projects inside... Week #6 is Kiddos week and I an CASE-ing a project I found on Page 93 of the Canadian Catalogue.



Challenge Guidelines:

  • Create a new project for the current challenge.
  • Mention CTC Challenges in your blog post and link back here so others can join in on the fun. 
  • Let us know what project you CASED or used as a 'springboard' and make reference to the page of your country's catalogue where you got your inspiration.
  • SUO products (retired or current) to be used in your projects for CTC Challenges.
  • Have fun and inspire others!
My Project:


Take the time to let your creativity bloom!


Project Recipe

Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz, Pumpkin Pie & Whisper White
Inks: Pacific Point, Early Espresso, Basic Gray & Hello Honey
Stamps: A Round Array & Zoo Babies
Tools: Fringe Scissors, 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch & 1 1/4" Scallop Circle Punch


Would love for you to take the time to check out the rest of the CTC Team!!!

Bronwyn (blog creator) / Alison / Claire / Jess / Monique / Nikki / Rachel / Rebecca B / Rebecca S /Sharnee / Stasia

Wednesday 20 August 2014

You Make Me Happy! :)

Each week at Colour Me...! we will have a creative colour challenge for you to get crafty and show us your best greeting cards, 3D projects, scrapbooking, digital or traditional paper crafts, costumes, etc. Only the colours we indicate may be used for your project. Neutrals such as black, gray, white, vanilla, skin colours and kraft are also welcome. 

This week we are using Crisp Cantaluope, Calypso Coral & Lost Lagoon... have fun!

Our challenge ends on Mondays at 12:00 pm (EST). We have a few rules to keep things fun and fair!

  • Any type of paper crafty projects are welcome - greeting cards, 3D projects, scrapbooking, digital or traditional paper crafts, costumes, if it's craft we want to see it!
  • We ask that you only use the colours listed for your project and of course neutrals are always welcome.
  • Feel free to combine us with up to 3 challenges (including ours), with the exception of other colour challenges.
  • Please add our graphic to your blog with a link back to us. 
  • We reserve the right to remove any links if we feel any material submitted is offensive or found to be in poor taste, we are all here to have a good time!

My Card:


Take the time to let your creativity bloom!


Card Recipe

Card Stock: Lost Lagoon, Calypso Coral & Whisper White 
Inks: Lost Lagoon, Calypso Coral & Crisp Cantaloupe
Stamps: Hello Love & Flower Patch
Embellishments: Basic Pearls, Crisp Cantaloupe Sequins & Calypso Coral 3/4 Chevron Ribbon
Tools: Modern Label Punch


Why let the fun stop here? Please feel free to pop over and say hello to the rest of the Colour Me...! Design Team :)

Tara (co creator) / Claire / Joanne / Julia / Sherrie / Stephanie (our Featured Guest Designer for August)

Tuesday 19 August 2014

Thank You! :)

This week over at Addicted to Stamps and More, we are rocking it CAS this week! So keep it simple, break out your skills and show us what you got!


This week we are being sponsored by Eureka Stamps. You should really pop over and check them out, we always have so much fun working with their delightful digitals :)

My Card:


Take the time to let your creativity bloom!


Card Recipe

Card Stock: Whisper White & Old Olive
Inks: Old Olive Blendabilities & Skin Tone Blendabilities
Stamps: Something To Say & Open Maple Leaf {Eureka Stamps}


Would love for you to stop by and say hello to the rest of the team!

Kylie (blog owner) / Sandi (winner/DT coordinator) / Monika / Shana / Sue / Deepti / Deborah/Barb/Tenia/Cornelia/ Lee-Anne / Wei Wei / Anita / Rahmat / Katie / Carol / Julie / Marina / Loll

Sunday 17 August 2014

Baby Week! :)

Week 5 over at CASE-ing the Catty Challenge!!! I am so very excited to be a part of this amazingly talented team and looking forward to sharing some inspiration from our wonderful *NEW* Annual catty.


We will be working our way through the catty sharing our take on some of the wonderful projects inside... Week #5 is Baby and I an CASE-ing a project I found on Page 77 of the Canadian Catalogue.

Challenge Guidelines:
  • Create a new project for the current challenge.
  • Mention CTC Challenges in your blog post and link back here so others can join in on the fun. 
  • Let us know what project you CASED or used as a 'springboard' and make reference to the page of your country's catalogue where you got your inspiration.
  • SUO products (retired or current) to be used in your projects for CTC Challenges.
  • Have fun and inspire others!
My Project:


Take the time to let your creativity bloom!



Project created with Stampin' UP!s My Digital Studio Software

Would love for you to take the time to check out the rest of the CTC Team!!!

Bronwyn (blog creator) / Alison / Claire / Jess / Monique / Nikki / Rachel / Rebecca B / Rebecca S / Sharnee / Stasia

Wednesday 13 August 2014

Just Wanted To Say...!

Each week at Colour Me...! we will have a creative colour challenge for you to get crafty and show us your best greeting cards, 3D projects, scrapbooking, digital or traditional paper crafts, costumes, etc. Only the colours we indicate may be used for your project. Neutrals such as black, gray, white, vanilla, skin colours and kraft are also welcome.

This week we are using Tangelo Twist & Tempting Turquoise... have fun!


Our challenge ends on Mondays at 12:00 pm (EST). We have a few rules to keep things fun and fair!
  • Any type of paper crafty projects are welcome - greeting cards, 3D projects, scrapbooking, digital or traditional paper crafts, costumes, if it's craft we want to see it!
  • We ask that you only use the colours listed for your project and of course neutrals are always welcome.
  • Feel free to combine us with up to 3 challenges (including ours), with the exception of other colour challenges.
  • Please add our graphic to your blog with a link back to us. 
  • We reserve the right to remove any links if we feel any material submitted is offensive or found to be in poor taste, we are all here to have a good time!
My Card:


Take the time to let your creativity bloom!


Card Recipe

Card Stock: Whisper White & Tangelo Twist
Inks: Tempting Turquoise & Tangelo Twist
Stamps: Let Your Hair Down & Something to Say
Embellishments: Basic Rhinestones
Tools: Itty Bitty Accents Heart Punch


Why let the fun stop here? Please feel free to pop over and say hello to the rest of the Colour Me...! Design Team :)

Tara (co creator) / Claire / Joanne / Julia / Sherrie / Stephanie (our Featured Guest Designer for August)

Tuesday 12 August 2014

Coco and Cookies! :)

This week is Team B's turn to take the stage over at Addicted to Stamps and More :) We are celebrating a Holiday this week! So break out your skills, get crafty and show us what you got!


This week we are being sponsored by Rick St. Dennis. You should really pop over and check them out, we always have so much fun working with their delightful digitals :)

My Card:



Take the time to let your creativity bloom!


Card Recipe

Card Stock: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive & Seasons of Style DSP Stack (retired)
Inks: Real Red, Basic Black, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Baked Brown Sugar, Hello Honey & Skin Tone Blendabilities
Stamps: More Merry Wishes & Coco and Cookies {Rick St. Dennis}
Embellishments: Dazzling Details Glitter & Cherry Cobbler Candy Dots
Tools: Ovals Collection Framelites Dies & Stampin' Sponge


Would love for you to stop by and say hello to the rest of the team!

Kylie (blog owner) / Sandi (winner/DT coordinator) / Monika / Shana / Sue / Deepti / Deborah /Barb/Tenia/Cornelia/ Lee-Anne / Wei Wei / Anita / Rahmat / Katie / Carol / Julie / Marina / Loll

Friday 8 August 2014

Our Story :)

Week 4 over at CASE-ing the Catty Challenge!!! I am so very excited to be a part of this amazingly talented team and looking forward to sharing some inspiration from our wonderful *NEW* Annual catty.


We will be working our way through the catty sharing our take on some of the wonderful projects inside... Week #4 is Wedding and I an CASE-ing a project I found on Page 63 of the Canadian Catalogue.

Challenge Guidelines:
  • Create a new project for the current challenge.
  • Mention CTC Challenges in your blog post and link back here so others can join in on the fun. 
  • Let us know what project you CASED or used as a 'springboard' and make reference to the page of your country's catalogue where you got your inspiration.
  • SUO products (retired or current) to be used in your projects for CTC Challenges.
  • Have fun and inspire others!
My Project:



Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Project created with Stampin' UP!s My Digital Studio Software


Would love for you to take the time to check out the rest of the CTC Team!!!

Bronwyn (blog creator) / Alison / Claire / Jess / Monique / Nikki / Rachel / Rebecca B / Rebecca S / Sharnee / Stasia

Wednesday 6 August 2014

Gator Love! :)

Each week at Colour Me...! we will have a creative colour challenge for you to get crafty and show us your best greeting cards, 3D projects, scrapbooking, digital or traditional paper crafts, costumes, etc. Only the colours we indicate may be used for your project. Neutrals such as black, gray, white, vanilla, skin colours and kraft are also welcome.

This week we are using Pistachio Pudding... have fun!


Our challenge ends on Mondays at 12:00 pm (EST). We have a few rules to keep things fun and fair!
  • Any type of paper crafty projects are welcome - greeting cards, 3D projects, scrapbooking, digital or traditional paper crafts, costumes, if it's craft we want to see it!
  • We ask that you only use the colours listed for your project and of course neutrals are always welcome.
  • Feel free to combine us with up to 3 challenges (including ours), with the exception of other colour challenges.
  • Please add our graphic to your blog with a link back to us. 
  • We reserve the right to remove any links if we feel any material submitted is offensive or found to be in poor taste, we are all here to have a good time!

As this is a new month we are welcoming our August Featured Guest Designer, please say a big hello to Stephanie Keats!!! So thrilled to have her with us this month and cannot wait to see what she has to share with us :)

My Card:


Take the time to let your creativity bloom!



Card Recipe

Card Stock: Whisper White
Inks: Pistachio Pudding & Baked Brown Sugar
Stamps: Zoo Babies
Embellishments: 2013-2015 In Colour Heart Sequin & Basic Pearl
Tools: Stamp-A-Ma-Jig


Why let the fun stop here? Please feel free to pop over and say hello to the rest of the Colour Me...! Design Team :)

Tara (co creator) / Claire / Joanne / Julia / Sherrie / Stephanie (our Featured Guest Designer for August)

Tuesday 5 August 2014

Love you Always... :)

This week is Team B's turn to take the stage over at Addicted to Stamps and More :) We are Making Our Mark this week! So break out your markers, get crafty and show us what you got!


This week we are being sponsored by the folks over at StampArt Designs. You should really pop over and check them out, we always have so much fun working with their delightful digitals :)

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!


Card Recipe

Card Stock: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Whisper White & Brights DSP Stack
Inks: Rich Razzleberry Blendabilities, Old Olive Blendabilities, Daffodil Delight Blendabilities, Skin Tone Blendabilities, Real Red, Pool Party & Crumb Cake 
Stamps: Something to Say & Ari & Toby {StampArt Designs}
Tools: Project Life by Stampin' UP! Corner Rounder


Would love for you to stop by and say hello to the rest of the team!

Kylie (blog owner) / Sandi (winner/DT coordinator) / Monika / Shana / Sue / Deepti / Deborah /Barb/Tenia/Cornelia / Lee-Anne / Wei Wei / Anita / Rahmat / Katie / Carol / Julie / Marina / Loll

Friday 1 August 2014

Today calls for something PINK with SPARKLES on top! :)

Week 3 over at CASE-ing the Catty Challenge!!! I am so very excited to be a part of this amazingly talented team and looking forward to sharing some inspiration from our wonderful *NEW* Annual catty.




We will be working our way through the catty sharing our take on some of the wonderful projects inside... Week #3 is Birthday and I an CASE-ing a card I found on Page 51 of the Canadian Catalogue.

Challenge Guidelines:
  • Create a new project for the current challenge.
  • Mention CTC Challenges in your blog post and link back here so others can join in on the fun. 
  • Let us know what project you CASED or used as a 'springboard' and make reference to the page of your country's catalogue where you got your inspiration.
  • SUO products (retired or current) to be used in your projects for CTC Challenges.
  • Have fun and inspire others!
My Project:



Take the time to let your creativity bloom!


Card Recipe

Card Stock: Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo & Whisper White
Inks: Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip & Smokey Slate
Stamps: Remembering Your Birthday & Sketched Birthday 
Embellishments: Dazzling Diamonds Glitter & Old Olive Bakers Twine
Tools: Large Polka Dots Embossing Folder


Would love for you to take the time to check out the rest of the CTC Team!!!

Bronwyn (blog creator) / Alison / Claire / Jess / Monique / Nikki / Rachel / Rebecca B / Rebecca S / Sharnee / Stasia