Colour Q #56 with Stampin' Up! Owl Punch (118074)

Happy Tuesday! We have another festive color challenge for you at the Colour Q! This week the challenge uses the Stampin' Up! colors Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie, Certainly Celery, Garden Green, and Whiser White! Here's what I came up with based upon this week's challenge and inspiration photo:

Stampin' Essentials Tips:

• I know, I know! I can't get enough of the Owl Punch! It's just too much fun! Don't you love how I gave him a Purple Heart (or rather a Rich Razzleberry Heart!?!). With the Two-Step Owl Punch you can create any color combination you want with any of the different pieces on the owl! So fun!
• I think I would have liked this card MUCH better if I had the Pumpkin Pie 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, but I don't have it so I improvised and used Basic Black instead! It's so hard for me not to buy EVERYTHING I want in the SU catalog!
• That gorgeous floral patterned paper is from the Greenhouse Gala DSP pack! It's actually Pear Pizzazz and I think it's SO pretty! Pear Pizzazz is just a little bit darker than Certainly Celery - so I ended up swaping those out for my card and using the Pear Pizzazz instead!

The 'Thinking of You' sentiment is from the Trendy Trees stamp set and stamped in Rich Razzleberry ink on a Whisper White tag!

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Stamps: Trendy Trees

Ink: Rich Razzleberry

Card Stock: Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green, Pear Pizzazz

Paper: Greenhouse Gala DSP

Punches: 1-3/4" Circle, 2-3/8" Scallop Circle, Two-Step Owl

Embellishments: Linen Thread, 1/8" Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon, Brights Flower Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Lots of Tags

Finished Size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"

Thanks so much,

Kari Linder, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Colour Q #55 and Breast Cancer Awareness Card

Happy Tuesday! We have two color challenges for you this week at the Colour Q! Feel free to play along with one or the other or both! One of the challenges is a fun Fall / Halloween themed color challenge of Basic Black, River Rock, Poppy Parade, Vanilla and Tangerine Tango.
The other challenge is one in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month and features Basic Black, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette, and Whisper White! I chose to use this color pallete for my card this week!

Here's what I came up with!

The ribbon is tied with Pretty in Pink 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon and anchored with Pretty in Pink brads.

The sentiment is from the Thoughts & Prayers stamp set

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Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers

Ink: Jet Black StazOn

Card Stock: Basic Black, Regal Rose, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink

Embellishments: Pretty in Pink 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Subtles Brads, Subtles Buttons, Linen Thread, Basic Black 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder

Stampin' Essentials: Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Finished Size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"

Have a wonderful day!

Kari Linder, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Colour Q Challenge # 54

Happy Tuesday! We have a challenge for you this week at the Colour Q that's just perfect for Halloween and all your fall stamps and supplies! I'm not much of a Halloween girl, but I do have to admit that this is my favorite combination of colors for this time of year! Stampin' Up!'s colors are always perfect and this week we're celebrating with Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Concord Crush, and Whisper White! I didn't make a sample this week for the challenge yet, but I hope you'll have time this week to join us and post your project on our team blog!

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Hope you have a wonderful day!

Kari Linder, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Colour Q #53 Praying For You Card

It's Tuesday! We have another fun challenge for you this week at the Colour Q! Thank you to everyone that joined us last week for our 'One Year Anniversary'. Hopefully you'll be able to join us this week for another color challenge using: Whisper White, Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzazz, and Pumpkin Pie! Don't you just love those bars of soap in the inspiration photo!?! They are too cute! I had a piece of DSP that was just perfect for this challenge so I created a clean and simple 'Praying for You' card.

Layer two silk flowers together and add a brad to the center!

The sentiment is from a retired Stampin' Up! set, Very Versatile

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Stamps: Very Versatile (Retired 2009)
Ink: Pumpkin Pie (105216)

Card Stock: Whisper White (100730), In Color Textured (119799)

Embellishments: Silver Brads (104336), 5/8" Jumbo Brads (112533)

Punches: Word Window (119857), Modern Label (119849)

Finished Size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"

Colour Q #52 with Stampin' Up! Owl Punch (118074)

Happy Tuesday!!! We have an exciting twist to the Colour Q challenge this week! But first, Congratulations to our fabulous host Arielle!!! We've reach 52 challenges and celebrating 1 year of the Colour Q! I just love this weekly color challenge and I'm so honored to be part of the Design Team! I hope you'll have time this week to join us and play along with the challenge this week and use the sketch + your favorite past Colour Q combo! Here's what I came up with!

I chose to use a recent color combination of some of my favorite Stampin' Up! colors, which includes Soft Suede, Night of Navy, Pacific Point, Marina Mist, and Whisper White! These colors go along perfectly with the NEW Stampin' Up! Elegant Soiree DSP. I punched out some of Mr. Owl's eyes in the swirl patterned paper and used it since I thought it made him look kinda sick - and since this is a Get Well Card....I hope it works together! LOL! I pretty much always use the Woodgrain Background stamp with the Two-Step Owl Punch - they just go so perfectly together! I stamped the Soft Suede square piece of cardstock and double layered it with another piece of Soft Suede cardstock. Then layered the scallop circle on top with Stampin' Dimensionals!

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Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers (113252), Woodgrain (117100)
Ink: Early Espresso (119670), Sahara Sand (105208)
Card Stock: Soft Suede (115318), Very Vanilla (101650), Night of Navy (100867), Marina Mist (119682), Pacific Point (111350), Baja Breeze (111352), Sahara Sand (121043)

Paper: Elegant Soiree DSP (117163)

Embellishments: 5/16" Neutrals Jumbo Brads (112534)

Punches: 2-3/8" Scallop Circle (118874), Two-Step Owl (118074), 1-3/4" Circle (119850)

Tools: Paper-Piercing (116631), Mat Pack (105826)

Stampin' Essentials: Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Finished Size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"

Have a wonderful day,

Kari Linder, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

ColourQ #51 with Stampin' Up! Bird Punch (117191)

Good Morning! Welcome to another beautiful Colour Q challenge! This week we are working with the gorgeous Stampin' Up! color combination of Old Olive, Peach Parfait, So Saffron, Poppy Parade and Whisper White! Here's what I came up with:

My card layout is based up this weeks Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! I just loved the overlapping panals and circles! I turned my sentiment into a tag wrapped with Linen Thread and tied around some Daffodil Delight 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon! I told you I use this ribbon ALL the time! I have 5 of the 13 colors it comes in and the remaining 8 colors are on my personal Wish List! If you'd like your own copy of a Wish List, CLICK HERE to email me and I'll send you a copy to download and print from home! This one is customized for the Stampin' Up! 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog with page numbers and categories! It makes the best reference tool for finding products quickly and easily!

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Stamps: Trendy Trees (113258), Woodgrain (117100)
Ink: Poppy Parade (119782), Old Olive (102277)

Card Stock: Poppy Parade (119794), Old Olive (100702), So Saffron (105118), Whisper White (100730), Peach Parfait (119794)

Paper: Urban Oasis DSP (Retired), Sweet Pea Stack (Retired)

Embellishments: Daffodil Delight 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon (119254), Linen Thread (104199), Subtles Brads (119738)

Punches: 1-3/4" Circle Punch (119850), Two-Step Bird (117191)

Tools: Big Shot (113439), Perfect Polka Dots (117335), Lots of Tags (114508), Paper-Piercing Tool (116631), Mat Pack (105826)

Finished Size: 4-1/4" x 4-1/4" Square

Colour Q featured in Creating Keepsakes Magazine

One of the Design Teams I'm on, the Colour Q is featured in the October 2010 issue on page 16! The magazine wrote a little article about cool sites with great color challenges! The photo at right is the one shown in the article. CLICK HERE for my original blog post and see the card I created using this color palette!

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Colour Q #50 with Stampin' Up! Owl Punch (118074)

Good Morning! Happy Tuesday to you! We have another fun color combination for you at the Colour Q! This week is one of my favorites because it contains Pear Pizzazz and Early Espresso, as well as Cherry Cobbler, Peach Parfait and Whisper White! These are all some of my very favorite Stampin' Up! colors! Fall is here! hehe! Had to use the Owl Punch - AGAIN! I just love it!

My card layout is based upon the sketch challenge at Taylored Expressions! I didn't added a sentiment to the outside of the card and the inside is blank - I'll probably stamp a greeting later on! Sometimes it's nice to have a card on hand ready for any occasion! The Pear Pizzazz DSP used on the background on my card is from the Greenhouse Gala DSP pack! Love these papers! I use them ALL the time! Probably should get another pack of it!!
The ribbon I tied in a knot and wrapped it around the Early Espresso card stock. I stamped the Woodgrain Background stamp on the Early Espresso card stock - so it looks like my owl is sitting on a tree branch! {smile!} I just love this punch! I should buy like three of them!

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Stamps: Woodgrain Background (117100)
Ink: Early Espresso (119670)

Card Stock: Early Espresso (119686), Whisper White (100730), Cherry Cobbler (119685), Pear Pizzazz (119795), Peach Parfait (119794)

Paper: Greenhouse Gala DSP (117167)

Embellishments: Certainly Celery Ribbon (Retired), Linen Thread (104199), Brights Buttons (119747)

Punches: Owl (118074), 1-3/4" Circle (119850)

Tools: Paper-Piercing Tool (116631), Mat Pack (105826)

Stampin' Essentials: Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Finished Size: 5-1/2" x 4-1/4"

Colour Q #49 with Stampin' Up! Owl Punch (118074)

Happy Tuesday! Welcome to another edition of the Colour Q! Here's my card for this week's color challenge of: Whisper White, Marina Mist, Pacific Point, Night of Navy, and Soft Suede. I thought the NEW Stampin' Up! Elegant Soiree DSP was just perfect for this challenge and I paired it with my favorite Stampin' Up! Two-Step Owl Punch!

Inside of the card with the sentiment from the Whimsical Words Stamp Set

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Stamps: Woodgrain, Whimsical Words
Ink: Early Espresso

Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede

Paper: Elegant Soiree DSP

Embellishments: Marina Mist 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Linen Thread, Subtles Buttons

Punches: 2-3/8" Scallop Circle, 1-3/4" Circle, Eyelet Border, Two-Step Owl

Tools: Big Shot, Matchbox Die, Paper-Piercing, Mat Pack

Stampin' Essentials: Stampin' Dimensionals

Finished Size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"

Hope you have a great day!
~Kari

Colour Q #48 with Stampin' Up! Owl Punch (118074)

Welcome to another edition of the Colour Q! It's hard to believe it's the last Tuesday of August!! It's also the last day to order from the Stampin' Up! Summer Mini Catalog!!! You can CLICK HERE to place your order On-Line today to make sure you get the products you want! I used a few of them on my card today!
The color challenge we have for you this week is so fun, it features Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Bermuda Bay (Retired), Very Vanilla, and Crumb Cake. I totally spaced on using Bermuda Bay on my card!! LOL!!! Here's what I came up with:

Inside of Card - sentiment from Watercolor Trio set

Stampin' Essentials Tips:

• The Watercolor Trio Stamp Set in the Summer Mini Catalog has turned into one of my favorites! It's on page 16 and today is the last day to order it! I used the 'Birthday Wishes' sentiment from the set, but the set also comes with 'From the Heart' and 'Thanks so Much'! Clear Mount is $16.95 (120084) and the Wood Mount is $22.95 (117050).
• The polka dot paper is also from the Summer Mini Catalog! It's from the Island Oasis DSP on page 27, item number for order is (117173) and the paper is $9.95.
• Oh how I love the Owl Punch (118074) paired with the Woodgrain (117100) background stamp set on page 142. Next to the Big Shot, the Two-Step Owl Punch is my FAVORITE!!! It's a must have!

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Stamps: Woodgrain (117100), Watercolor Trio (120084)
Ink: Cherry Cobbler (119669)
Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler (119685), Crumb Cake (120953), Daffodil Delight (119683), Pumpkin Pie (105117), Very Vanilla (101650)
Paper: Island Oasis DSP (117173), Greenhouse Gala (117167)
Embellishments: Daffodil Delight 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon (119254), Linen Thread (104199), Regals Buttons (119737)
Punches: 2-3/8" Scallop Circle (118874), Two-Step Owl (118074), 1-3/4" Circle (119850)
Tools: Big Shot (113439), Matchbox (114890), Block 'B' (117147), Paper-Piercing Tool (116631), Mat Pack (105826)
Stampin' Essentials: Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
Finished Size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"

If you LOVE the Greenhouse Gala DSP I used on today's card,

stay tuned for an exciting promotion Stampin' Up! is starting

tomorrow, September 1st, 2010!!!

Colour Q #47 with Stampin' Up! Birthday Bliss Set

Happy Tuesday to you! It's another edition of the Colour Q challenge featuring an awesome color combination of More Mustard, Poppy Parade, Bermuda Bay (Retired), Basic Gray, and Whisper White. I swaped out Tempting Turquoise for Bermuda Bay since I wanted to make sure you were able to order current Stampin' Up! product if you wanted to order the supplies I used to make this card! Here's what I came up:

My card layout is based upon the sketch challenge at Taylored Expressions. I love the big circles and used the Stampin' Up! Circle Scissor Plus (112530) to create them. I think my largest one is 2-1/4" in diameter, then the layers are approximatley 1/8" smaller on each circle. The groovy flowers are from the Blossom Party Bigz die (115971). I off-centered them to keep the party alive!! HAHA - oh how I love Family Force 5! The Turquoise polka dot designer series paper I used on this card is from the Island Oasis DSP (117173) in the Summer Mini! There's only one week left to place your orders from this mini!

Sentiment is from the Birthday Bliss stamp set on page 57

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Stamps: Birthday Bliss (115442)
Ink: Poppy Parade (119782)
Card Stock: Poppy Parade (119793), Whisper White (100730), More Mustard (100946), Basic Gray (121044), Tempting Turquoise (102067)
Paper: Island Oasis DSP (117173 - Summer Mini)

Embellishments: 5/16" Neutral Jumbo Brads (112534)

Tools: Big Shot (113439), Blossom Party (115971), Circle Scissor Plus (112530), Glass Mat (112531), Paper Piercing (116631), Mat Pack (105826)

Stampin' Essentials: Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Finished Size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"

Have a terrific day!

~Kari

CQC #46 Hello Baby Card with Fox and Friends

Happy Tuesday to you! Thanks for joining me today! I just love the color combination this week at the Colour Q! It features several of my favorite Stampin' Up! colors: Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Baja Breeze and Very Vanilla! Isn't that little dress in the photo just adorable!?! With these colors, I inspired to make a little baby card! Here's what I came up with!



Stampin' Essentials Tips:

• My card layout is based upon this weeks Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge! This was such a great layout since it features three panels and circles - which worked perfectly for my baby card and the different animals!
• The stamped images are from the Fox & Friends Stamp Set on page 96 of the Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog. This set features 7 adorable animals, and I chose to use the monkey (Cherry Cobbler), lion (Daffodil Delight), and turtle (Wild Wasabi).
• The scallop circles layered behind the stamped images isn't one of our Scallop Circle punches, it's actually from the Scallop Circles #2 die (113469) - the smaller of the two Scallop Circles. I chose to use the die-cut Scallop Circle since it was just the perfect size to layer with the 1-3/4" Circle Punch (119850), since I just wanted the scallops to show behind the circle. Plus it fit perfectly with this card size - 3-1/4" x 6-1/2", scored at the top! Here's some additional pictures:

Hello Baby

Little Monkey and Lion


Little Turtle and Monkey

'Tent' card, scored at the top

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Stamps: Fox & Friends (118565), Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370)
Ink: Wild Wasabi (109014), Daffodil Delight (119667), Cherry Cobbler (119669)
Card Stock: Wild Wasabi (108641), Cherry Cobbler (119685), Very Vanilla (101650), Baja Breeze (111352), Daffodil Delight (119683)

Paper: Elegant Soiree DSP (117163)

Embellishments: Subtles Buttons (119745), Regals Buttons (119744), Daffodil Delight 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon (119254), Linen Thread (104199)

Punches: 1-3/4" Circle (119850)
Tools: Block 'B' (117147), Big Shot (113439), Lots of Tags (114508), Scallop Circles #2 (113469)

Stampin' Essentials: Small Open-End White Envelopes (107286)

Finished Size: 3-1/4" x 5-1/2"

Thanks for stopping by!

I'll be back tomorrow as a Guest Designer for the Stampin' Royalty!

~Kari Linder

CQC #45 - Flight of the Butterfly + BLOG CANDY

It's been awhile since I've done some Blog Candy, so I hope you participate and enter for your chance to earn a fun little gift from me!!!! Read below to learn more!!!

Happy Tuesday to you! Hope you had a wonderful weekend!!! I just love the simplicity of this photo with the butterflies in flight, so I used that as my inspiration for today's card! The Colour Q has an awesome color challenge for you this week of: Regal Rose, Wild Wasabi, Tempting Turquoise, Early Espresso, and Whisper White! Here's my sample:

Stampin' Essentials Tips:

• To dress up my Whisper White background, I added a second layer of Whisper White Card Stock and ran the smaller layer through my Big Shot (113439) with the Lattice Square Embossing Folder (119976)! I've always measured and cut my layers to the 1/4" - but now I'm really into the 1/8" size since I can add several other sheets of card stock to my card! The double layering of the same color is kinda new to me too - but I like it, kinda elegant!
• My sentiment comes from the super versatile, Occasional Quotes Level 3 Stamp Set. This set has a quote or sentiment for every occasion and I just loved the font of the 'Congratulations'. You can earn this set for FREE when you host a workshop and/or catalog order with $500 or more in sales!!!
• With the return of Wild Wasabi to the Stampin' Up! color familes, we have another incredible shade of green to work with! Green is probably my favorite color ever! All shades! If you want to update your color collection of ink pads, card stock, markers, etc. with just the NEW colors you need, CLICK HERE to download the PDF of the Color Kits Stampin' Up! is offering! You can retrofit your colors and update just the colors you don't have!

Blog Candy!
I love giving stuff away, so here's the deal on what you can WIN!!! I'll be giving away this card & envelope from today's post, as well as lots of die-cut Beautiful Wings Embossed butterflies, PLUS some extra goodies to ONE lucky winner! You can participate in 1 or all 4 of the below 'rules' and I'll pick a random winner from all the comments and emails I receive (from confirmed SU orders) - US only please!!! Contest will end: Wednesday, August 11th at 11pm PST. Here's the deal:

1. Leave me a comment on this post telling me what you favorite item, stamp set, product etc. in the NEW Stampin' Up! 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog is!
2. Become a follower of my blog (if you aren't already)!!!!
3. For an additional HUGE prize, place an On-Line order via my Stampin' Up! site of any amount and earn everything listed above as well as a BIG, FUN gift from me! CLICK HERE to start shopping and to place an order!
4. Have fun!!! =)
   

Supply List from today's card:

Stamps: Occasional Quotes Level 3 Hostess Set (120142), Block 'G' (118489)
Ink: Early Espresso (119670)
Card Stock: Early Espresso (119686), Wild Wasabi (108641), Regal Rose (105130), Tempting Turquoise (102067)
Embellishments: Basic Rhinestones (119246), 5/16" Neutral Brads (112534)
Tools: Big Shot (113439), Square Lattice Embossing Folder (119976), Beautiful Wings Embosslits die (118138)
Finished Size: 5-1/2" x 4-1/4"

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Have a super day,
~Kari Linder

Sneak Peek and BLOG CANDY Tomorrow!

Howdy Stampers! Just wanted to share a little Sneak Peek with you of my Design Team card for CQC #45. Tomorrow I'll be giving away some BLOG CANDY, so make sure and to come back and check out my post! It'll be something fun and flighty! =)

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Until then, have a marvelous Monday!

~Kari Linder