Inspired.

Finally. And it all started with this:
I love my lists. :)

I was also inspired by two challenges and created these two cards last night.

First, happy 10th challenge to Kelly Jo! This week's was to use black, white, and a color of your choice. I chose blue and this is what happened:
Close-up:
Supplies: Cardstock- The Paper Studio (Black and White), Embossed Cardstock- Bazzill, Patterned Paper- Making Memories, White Pen- Sakura, Stamp- Hero Arts, Border Punch- Martha Stewart, Ink- StazOn by Tsukineko, Colored Pencils- Crayola.

Secondly, here's the second Color Craze Challenge from Kim Jackoski for this week. love these colors, but I had no idea what to do with them:
My result- I think it turned out pretty well :)
Close-up- note the lace cardstock...
Supplies: Cardstock- Archiver's (Green and Grey) and Bazzill (Orange), Lace Cardstock- KI Memories, Stamp- Inque Boutique, Black Ink- StazOn by Tsukineko, Thread- DMC, Other- Ribbon and Buttons.

The to-do list has really helped me get a lot done today. First, I wanted to do today and yesterday's color challenges for shimelle.com (wonnnderful blog!) The first one, yesterday's is a day for green:

Today's is a day for red, rose, and pink:
Today was also a day to take more pictures of my beautiful roses. Loves.
Another to-do list item. Transfer embossing powders to better containers a la Kristina Werner. The result:
This is going to be such easier cleanup!

A few inspiring links for today:
Elise Blaha- Her Project Monday this week is fantastic. I found her website from a link Ali Edwards tweeted, and I have a feeling I've found another blog to add to my google reader.
20x200.com - Limited edition prints from various artists at only 20 dollars apiece. The art is gorgeous- I love the color combinations.
JCrew's new arrivals- Like this gorgeous shirt with ruffles. This would not flatter my figure, but I love this! It would be perfect inspiration for a scrapbook page. :)
Moxie Fab World- A "blog bop" as they call it where they drummed up all sorts of inspiration from manufacturer blogs.
GCD Studios- I saw this card from Moxie Fab, and I'm absolutely in love with it.
Hero Arts and QuicKutz- They have teamed up this week to provide some awesome inspiration and some unprecidented, huuuge prizes. You're going to want to check that out!
TasteSpotting.com- I seriously drooling over all of these recipes. I can't wait to try some of them out. Like this one- doesn't this look delicious?
CK Summercamp - I'm excited. I haven't been to camp in a long time, and registration for this one is FREE. You can sign up today here.
Gossip Girl Season 1's iMix- There's a lot of really good music on here, and you can pick and choose what you want to download. I'm recently... ehem... addicted to this series.
Kindred.com- Free desktop backgrounds that are absolutely inspiring. I have the vintage buttons right now, and I get happy every time I see it.
Bukubuku- This is pure adoreableness. Ahh!
Kim Jacksoki- Was inspired by that sweet vespa postcard from Italy for her color challenge. I like it, too, Kim!


Whew. Are you still with me? That was a really long post. Yay if you made it to the end! Leave a comment with a link that is inspiring you today, and I'll include it on my next links post (along with a link to your blog, of course). Look forward to seeing what you're inspired by today!

Thanks for stopping by, loves. Thank you for your always wonderful comments- they make me smile so much! You guys are awesome.

Love.

Brit

Video Tutorial and some cards!

I'm incredibly excited to bring you a how-to video on my color pencil techniques that I've been using on cards for the past couple weeks (here and here).

First, I would like to thank everyone for stopping by this weekend and participating in the blog hop. It was truly an awesome experience. For more information about Cards for Heroes, you can go to their website here.

I would like to share a color challenge that really inspired me this weekend. Kim Jacksoki constantly shares her beautiful cards, and she decided to have her first Color Craze challenge. Here's her swatch:

And here's what I did:

Close-up:

Supplies: Cardstock- Bazzill (Pink and Yellow) and The Paper Studio (Kraft and White), Patterned Paper- Making Memories, Ink- StazOn by Tsukineko, Stamp- Inque Boutique, 1" punch- Fiskars, Border Punch- Martha Stewart, Corner Rounder- The Paper Studio.

Next, here's a cardlet I made with some scraps. Isn't it adorable? It's about 2 by 3 inches.

Supplies: Cardstock- Bazzill (Yellow) and The Paper Studio (Kraft), The Paper Studio, Patterned Paper- Sassafras Lass, Houndstooth Stamp- Hero Arts, Ink- Tsuineko, Embossing Ink and Powder- Ranger, and Border Punch- Martha Stewart.

Lastly, the tutorial. I'm really excited about this. It's my first video, so it's a little rough, but I hope you enjoy it! Let me know if you have any questions or comments. :)



Here's the card I made with the two-toned flower:

Close-up:

Supplies: Cardstock- Bazzill (Yellow) and The Paper Studio (White), Patterned Paper- Basic Grey, Stamps- Inkadinkado, Colored Pencils- Crayola, Border Punch- Martha Stewart, Ink- StazOn by Tsukineko, Letter Stickers- Making Memories, Thread- DMC.

Whew. Long post today. I hope you have a wonderful day- leave a comment if you watch the video so I can see if you liked it!

Love.

Brit