The Coloring Technique I Know

So I was trying to do a few challenges for Winterhaven, over at Stamp Haven, and I spent a LOT of time last night working on one--the coloring challenge!
I love color. I love crayons. I love colored pencils. I love markers. I feel, truly, as if the world is a better, more colorful place thanks to my Caran D'Ache watercolor pencils (Which I was introduced to in Switzerland when I was 13). I finally got my second tin 15 years later, they last long and they seem to have the best color, in my opinion.
Well, instead of watercolors, I decided to do something else that I tend to use a lot, Twinkling H2Os. I can't remember which colors I used for this Hero Arts stamp, but I added a dot of Glossy Accents by ranger to a lot of the circles. The card is a DCWV glitter card and the accent paper is BG Urban Prarie, with the buttons from the same line (I LOVE BG lately, and I love their buttons, too).
The basic principle of the Coloring challenge is to do something you're used to doing, as well as something new. And I LOVE the something new that I did... Check it out in the next post.

Cricut in the workplace

I made a valentine for my nametag at work.

12 x 12 Basic Grey Offbeat Swap Master LO

This is my master layout for the BG swap on TwoPeas. I used pictures from my Chinatown trip. The little pictures are from the index sheet you get when you develop photos-- not my idea, it was actually something I saw at The Scrapbook Garden on beach Blvd. In Huntington beach, CA.

I challenge You!

Yes, that's right. I challenge you...

To what?

To Create something for one of the challenges at StampHaven's WinterHaven...



It's a great site, filled with wonderful and creative people, and you will most definitely have a great time, work on something that will impress you and learn something. So go on, check out the forums at Stamp Haven and make a commitment to do something creative!

Chance to win some Candy!

Everyone loves blog candy, and for readers of your memories, it's an opportunity to win some awesome stamps of your choice!

Check out the rules here and be sure to join the contest!!!

Good luck, the contest runs all throughout Feb and you can win multiple entries.... Be sure to read the blog posted in the link carefully for full details!

CPS Sketch 103

Card Positioning systems has a sketch contest this week, using the following image:

I keep telling myself that I'm going to do more sketch based things and not rely so much on my own layouts. So, without further ado, this is MY take on the sketch:

I used an a2 card base from DCWV's glitter card (Got it from Archiver's--a set of 5 is in their $1.99 spot), the ribbon at the sides is green and it's from making memories (it said friendship on the side, so I flipped it over and, voila, green ribbon that matches the basic grey paper I used as a base--it's from their porcelain line and the name of the paper is Windermere--I REALLY like it). The button is basic gray, the buttons are from the urban prairie line. Then I used some cardstock (random stuff bought at Archiver's for the pink and green elements that I had in the stash) and cut out the flower (it's the shift key and the letter a), Thank you and the green piece behind the Thank you (again, it's a shift and the accent blackout key) all from the Storybook Cartridge on my Expression.

Hilariously enough, this is the FIRST time I've used the Cricut Expression to make a card, and it was awesomely easy. I think it only took me five minutes to cut out everything after I found the paper. Yay!

Anyway, be sure to check out Card Positioning systems and submit your own card. It's a LOT of fun!

testing

I am excited to be testng this. If you can read this, I am posting from my AT&T tilt! Keep on crafting, people!