Just Chillin'.

I would've had a few projects to show you today or yesterday, but instead, I have about eight unfinished ones. Ha- I'm really ADD lately. I can't finish anything, but I can start EVERYTHING. 'Tis the art of a distracted but creative girl.

I'm going away to our cottage for the weekend, and I'm hoping to come back refreshed and grounded. I'm taking along projects and the second Twilight book, and dang it all if I don't finish at least one thing this weekend.

Projects I'm currently working on (Be excited- very excited. :) )
- Necklaces made out of colored pencils inspired by StaceyDawn on esty. Her work is gorgeous!
- A painting. So far I have a border and a balloon. Ha.
- A recipe book for my new apartment with all of my family's recipes.
- A mini album using my BIA for the current caardvarks challenge to finally scrap Disney pictures from two years ago. I'm also inspired by Christine Middlecamp's 8 by 8 challenge.
- An embroidery project.
-A few layouts that are waiting for "one thing"... argh.

Tabs I have open right now that you may want to check out:

-Thickers giveaway here. Cute blog, too. Lots of inspiration!
-A shopping cart at Papertrey Ink. I haven't bought anything yet, but I love the colors (and the prices!)
-The 2 Sketches 4 You Ultimate Card Showdown. Wow, there's some AMAZINGLY talented submissions here.
-Karina Sosa's blog. She tagged me with awards, and I'm so grateful for that! Muchas gracias, chica! I don't really know who to tag, but if you want to give away these awards, please pass it on!

-Two peas. I just love them lots. :)

Thank you for stopping by. Leave a link that you have that's inspiring you today, and I'll add it to my link post next week! Have a wonderful, save weekend. See you on Sunday!

Love.

Brit

P.S.- My boyfriend was planning on coming up north with me this weekend, but he had to stay home. He felt really bad, so he sent me these. I literally cried (joyfully). I'm so incredibly lucky.

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

Color Inspiration :)

This was color inspiration indeed- I made two cards for this sketch because I got a better idea while making the first one. :)

Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration Challenge #53

Card #1 (the second one I made, but I like it better) :)

ETA: I'm going to make a tutorial (hopefully a video) on some techniques I use to color in stamped images like these below. Look for it on Monday or Tuesday this week!

Close-up:

Supplies: Cardstock- Bazzill (Swiss Dot White) and The Paper Studio (Plain White), Paint Pen- ZIG, Ink- StazOn by Tsukineko, Colored Pencils- Crayola, and Letter Stickers- Making Memories.

Card #2 (Take one)

Close-up:

Supplies: Cardstock- Archiver's (Blue), Keeping Memories Alive (Yellow), and the Paper Studio (White and Black), Background Stamp- Hero Arts, Letter Stickers- American Crafts, Embossing Powder and Ink- Ranger, Thread- DMC, Border Punch- Fiskars.

Thanks for visiting! Don't for get to check out my post (ABOVE this one) about Cards for Heroes (here's a link).

Love.

Brit

Feelin' Summery.

The sun is shining, the ceiling fans are on, and everyone's getting ready for the holiday weekend. It's feeling like summer around here.

Finally. :)

I made another card yesterday for the challenge at Card-A-Licious to use stitching, flowers, and stars and incorporated it with this color challenge from Moxie Fab World:

Here's what I did. I really, really like how this turned out.

Close up- I use too many foam adhesive squares. :)

Supplies: Cardstock- Bazzill (Both Greens), The Paper Studio (White), and American Crafts (Yellow), Stamps- Hero Arts (Very Small Flowers) and Autumn Leaves (Everything else), Acrylic stars- Heidi Swapp for Advantus, Embroidery Thread- DMC, Black Ink- Tsukineko, Foam Adhesive Squares- EK Success, Paint Pen- ZIG by Ek Success, Colored pencils- Crayola, Rubon- Pebbles, Inc.

Next, here's a really quick journaling card for 52Q- What was the last brave thing I did? I was trying to come up with a way to use this Making Memories Just Chillin' Boy Collection Paper, and although I'm not too crazy about how this project turned out, I think it would be perfect for a Cards for Heroes card, so I'll work on that.

Supplies: Cardstock- The Paper Studio (Kraft) and American Crafts (Grey), Patterned Paper- Making Memories (Just Chillin' Boy and Girl Collections), Ink- Tim Holtz for Ranger, Marker- ZIG.

Look tomorrow (or maybe later today) for a post for the Cards for Heroes bloghop. For more info, check it out here. (There will be prizes!) I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend!

Love.

Brit