February Color Challenge

It's color challenge day over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration! We hope that our colors and designs will inkspire you. Check out everyone's projects, go create a project of your own, and then link your blog up with ours over at SSINK!

Here are the colors that we're working with today:

Here's my creation:

The base is Pink Pirouette. I measured the stamps that I wanted to use from Countless Sayings 2 so that my cardstock was just slightly larger. The top part of the greeting is 2-1/4" x 1-3/4". The Pink Pirouette and Wild Wasabi pieces are the same size. I laid the "you," "make," and "me" on the cardstock where I wanted them, and then pushed the block down on top of them. This way they were already lined up and saved some me inking, stamping, and cleaning time. The Pink Pirouette and Wild Wasabi for the "Happy" measure 3-3/4" x 1-1/4".

I used the Secret Garden Framelits to cut out the leaves and stamped flower. I trimmed the excess off the stem of the leaves so that it wasn't sticking out from both sides of the flower. The flower image was stamped in Chocolate Chip on Very Vanilla cardstock. I then colored the petals with a Blender Pen and Pink Pirouette Ink; and the center with the Blender Pen and Wild Wasabi ink. Here is a closer picture for a little more detail.

Supplies used:
  Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla
  Stamp sets: Countless Sayings 2, Secret Garden
  Ink: Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi, Pink Pirouette
  Framelits: Secret Garden
  Embossing Folder: Woodgrain
  Tools: Blender Pen, Big Shot, Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder
  Adhesive: Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue, SNAIL

Mark It Up

I'll be the first to admit, my markers don't get enough love. Very rarely do I use them to color in a line image. I usually only grab them when I want to use part of an image. Or on the rare occasion that I've misplaced my ink pad. However, when the Countless Sayings 1 & 2 Photopolymer stamp sets were released my first thought was, "CUTE!" Followed closely by, "Markers!"

Countless Sayings 1

Countless Sayings 2

Once again, I successfully incorporated an item I haven't used in awhile; the Scallop Trim Border Punch. For the heart, I used the Heart Collection Framelits and then ran it through the Big Shot again in the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder. I layered a piece of Whisper White cardstock on the inside that stamped that cute heart from the Countless Sayings 2 set in the corner.

Please stop on over at SSINK for some more inkspiration to get your markers out and use them!

Supplies used:
  Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Perfect Plum, Rose Red, Whisper White
  Stamp set: Countless Sayings 2
  Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Basic Grey, Rose Red
  Stampin' Write Marker: Tempting Turquoise
  Punches: Scallop Trim Border
  Framelits: Hearts Collection
  Embossing Folder: Perfect Polka Dots
  Tools: Paper Trimmer, Big Shot, Simply Scored
  Adhesive: SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals