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Post by justjac on Oct 12, 2024 3:58:48 GMT
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angel97701
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Post by angel97701 on Oct 12, 2024 12:55:40 GMT
justjac Love the silhouette simple but stunning card! I need to remember to do this more often! What a fun little card with the puzzle pieces. Is this a die? I used to have little punches of puzzle pieces back in the day! LOL
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Post by justjac on Oct 12, 2024 13:35:16 GMT
angel97701 yes it is a die. It is a cover plate that does a whole background of puzzle pieces.
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Post by Shakti on Oct 12, 2024 19:29:10 GMT
It is possible that this one is suffering from Jurassic Park Syndrome (in figuring if I could get Thursday through Saturdays challenges in one card, I may not have asked if I SHOULD), but here is my rainbow color scheme card using a cluster of leftover cutaparts, one cut into fractions with a die:  |
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Post by scrapnnana on Oct 14, 2024 4:07:27 GMT
jjpeapea , your Easter card is bright and beautiful! angel97701 , your birthday card is very fun, and I’m happy that you finally got the hotpress to work. I hope they do refund your money on the defective plate. The shimmery colors on the balloons are perfect. justjac , I love the silhouette card, but your puzzle piece card is really cute, and I think I will have to use that idea at some point.
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Post by scrapnnana on Oct 16, 2024 15:23:07 GMT
Sorry it took me so long, but we went out of town for the weekend, and I didn’t get my card finished before we left. Here is my card for the rainbow color combo challenge (however, the “gold” banner is actually more yellow than it appears in the photo):  |
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Post by joblackford on Oct 16, 2024 15:39:42 GMT
Sorry I’m so behind on thanking you all for joining in! justjac I thought of the sun and the sky when I set the first challenge but didn’t think of it being more of a sunrise/sunset sky - that’s a lovely ink blend. And of course I love a good puzzle pun  Shakti I laughed at your Jurassic Park reference! But in this case, unless it drove you crazy trying to fit all those challenges into one, I think you should’ve. It’s made for a fun cheerful birthday card. scrapnnana no need to apologize- I’m still catching up with lots of challenges too. Love your rainbows, sunshine and happiness design. A bright yellow raincoat is just the cheeriest thing to me (even though I hated wearing one as a kid!) Thanks all I’ll be back with a new color scheme for us to play with tonight. |
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Post by joblackford on Oct 17, 2024 1:27:00 GMT
Challenge for 10/17: black and white + one color. Your one other color doesn't have to be purely that one color, it can be shades of one color, or it can be a few colors but with one dominating. (Hopefully you all know that the goal is to be inspired by this as a starting point - if you think it counts, it counts!) But anyway, if you can, try to make the card read as black and white and red, or blue, or orange...  B & W + one color by jo.blackford, on Flickr My sample cards were very heavily influenced by Kristie Marcotte. I don't think they're exact copies because I can't follow instructions to save myself, and I know she added sentiments, but just want to give her credit. I had no idea how to use this compass paper until I saw her cards! The compass part is hidden behind the tiger BTW your card could be a bold black and white sentiment (or zebra or newspaper) on a colored background if you like! That would be a quick and easy card.
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Post by grammadee on Oct 17, 2024 15:35:59 GMT
Here is my black & white--with a LOT of blue-- joblackford. I had an embossed panel left over from yesterday's challenge, and as I was contemplating how to do a black & white Christmas card, I caught this new penguin die set in the corner of my eye.  Ct #17 by Gramma Dee, on Flickr |
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Oct 17, 2024 18:20:47 GMT
I took a random day off work and am happily making cards while catching up on laundry. Here's my card for today - the 17th - I used black, white, and ... GREEN! Thanks for the challenge joblackford!  |
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Oct 17, 2024 19:10:57 GMT
I had another idea, and did this one:  I want to make multiples of this one for my church family, but am thinking it might be too plain? Any suggestions on what else I could do? I did try using a darker blue to simulate the night sky, but the card was way too dark. |
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Post by grammadee on Oct 17, 2024 20:09:02 GMT
Both card designs are pretty, MDscrapaholic, just as they are. If you wanted to dress up the church group one, would sequins or clear enamel dots give you the look you want? |
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Post by joblackford on Oct 17, 2024 20:18:54 GMT
I want to make multiples of this one for my church family, but am thinking it might be too plain? Any suggestions on what else I could do? I did try using a darker blue to simulate the night sky, but the card was way too dark. I think the card is lovely and not at all too plain, especially if you're making a lot. But if you think it needs more, maybe a little bit of highlighting on the star (or stars) with a gold pen or dots, or maybe a little halo of yellow/gold ink from the Star of Bethlehem? You could also consider trying a little gold glow of ink blending above the baby Jesus in the manger. The other idea I had would be to vignette the night sky a little, adding a darker area just to the edges. Thanks for playing along with black and white in two totally different ways! And grammadee too - your peeking pengwing is adorable! (YT: Benedict Cumberbatch can't say penguins) |
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Post by gramma on Oct 17, 2024 23:36:58 GMT
I probably would shrink the whole thing a bit so that the design panel would fit on a 4.25 x 5.0 white card base - then I'd apply some crystal dots on stars - then apply a chalk rub of pale yellow around the baby
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Post by Shakti on Oct 18, 2024 17:53:08 GMT
Here is my black and white and blue card:  |
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Post by joblackford on Oct 18, 2024 20:42:52 GMT
Love your black and white and blue snowflake card Shakti! Those blues are wonderfully cold and snowy feeling |
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Post by grammadee on Oct 18, 2024 22:31:28 GMT
Love that blue! Which inks did you use, Shakti? |
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Post by Shakti on Oct 18, 2024 23:57:40 GMT
Love that blue! Which inks did you use, Shakti ? Thanks! I started with C&9 Blueberry and Memento Paris Dusk. It was looking way too pale, so I added some Delicata Sapphire (which is what got blotchy on me). |
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Post by scrapnnana on Oct 19, 2024 3:58:53 GMT
joblackford, I love your tiger. He really stands out against the black and white. grammadee, your cute penguin peeking out from behind the brick is adorable. MDscrapaholic, the green is eye catching, but I really love your Nativity card. It’s soft and appealing. The only thing I would suggest is to add some gold shimmer (like gold Wink of Stella or similar product) for the Bethlehem star, but it’s lovely just as it is. Shakti, that is a beautiful blue, and the white starts really stand out against the blue shading.
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Post by scrapnnana on Oct 19, 2024 4:00:55 GMT
This one will go to my daughter. She loves anything related to Alice in Wonderland. The Queen of Hearts seemed perfect for this challenge.  |
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Post by angel97701 on Oct 19, 2024 14:06:17 GMT
Since we were encouraged to look for options in our left-overs . . . I found some shaped flowers in my "flotsam" boxes that were white, and a few die cuts from a very old Spellbinders die set.
Added two newly die cut sections of black and white to make the layers show up better. The top white layer was cut from the matching die set before I stamped a Unity Stamp Co. sentiment in Delicata Shimmer Silver and heat embossed with Silver Iridescent EP. Translucent glitter was added to the shaped and layered flowers. After assembly I also added Nuvo Crystal Drops in Gloss black to the center of the flowers.
I close friend of 3 decades recently lost her 90-year-old mom, this will be perfect!
Thanks joblackford for the challenge of both sticking with one other color (or more) and using what may already be created! |
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Post by angel97701 on Oct 19, 2024 17:32:48 GMT
@scrapnnane-Your rainbow girl is so sweet! Great coloring job! The queen of hearts is great with all the little embellishments, your DD will love her card! Shakti You double tasker you, great way to get a two-fer! joblackford Wow, love your tigers, such eye-catching use of the images! grammadee Another cute and fun card ready for gifting. Did you use gems for eyes on your penguin? MDscrapaholic Both your cards are lovely, I am particular to the Nativity scene, it is very serene! |
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Post by grammadee on Oct 19, 2024 21:33:46 GMT
Yes, angel97701, I used a couple of small aqua gems. |
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Post by jjpeapea on Oct 20, 2024 22:13:29 GMT
grammadee Your penguin is SOOOO adorable. I like how he is peeking behind the wall. And how the wall extends! MDscrapaholic Lovely! Your placement of your branches is spot on. Great way to meet a black and white challenge. As for the nativity card, I actuall LOVE how simple it is - I think the pretty sky then the black and white figures calls attention to the serenity and depth of the special message. scrapnnana She is going to love it. Well done. angel97701 Black, white and silver look so elegant together. Very pretty. joblackford Thank you for the black, white and one color challenge. The black and white background adds a lot of interest but really makes the tiger stand out against it. Our anniversary is next week: 
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Post by scrapnnana on Oct 23, 2024 2:24:34 GMT
jjpeapea, that is a fun anniversary card, and I hope your anniversary is fabulous! Congratulations!
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Post by Linda on Oct 24, 2024 0:11:30 GMT
#10  #17  |
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Post by scrapnnana on Oct 24, 2024 3:05:41 GMT
Linda, your rainbow card is very pretty, and I love the black and white pumpkins of #17. They really make the soft green stand out.
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Post by joblackford on Oct 24, 2024 3:41:42 GMT
The challenge for Oct 24 is to use a triadic color scheme. A couple of suggested triads are the classic Halloween green, orange, and violet/purple, or the primaries - red, blue, and yellow, or shades of pink, aqua, and yellow. Hopefully that will accommodate whatever kinds of cards you’re making. Here’s a little guide from Catherine Pooler www.catherinepooler.com/2021/02/24/party-color-wheel-101-triad-color-combinations/And one from Cathy Zielske www.cathyzielske.com/2022/02/more-color-wheel-combos-for-cards-lets-do-another-triadic-scheme/You don’t have to use “pure” bright colors, especially because the triadic color schemes can be very strong - you might want to use more muted shades. I would also suggest that you go strong on one or two colors and use the third as an accent. (BTW If some other colors sneak in it’s OK - a lot of patterned papers will bring in a couple more accent colors). Add black and white or other neutrals to balance things out. Here are some Halloweeny versions:  Triadic colors by jo.blackford, on Flickr and a primary colored card:  Triadic colors by jo.blackford, on Flickr
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Post by angel97701 on Oct 24, 2024 14:06:45 GMT
joblackford wow, great challenge and excellent examples. You have really used the colo challenges to stretch our card making repertoire. Color theory skills are helpful in all paper crafting! Can’t wait to play along when I get home!
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Post by Linda on Oct 24, 2024 17:12:29 GMT
for #24  |
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Cardtober 3 by Jacqueline Bruce, on Flickr
Cardtober 10 by Jacqueline Bruce, on Flickr
