Singin' in the Rain

Mornin' y'all!  Guess what?  It RAINED yesterday!  And we have a chance of rain several days this week!  Guess all my rainy day crafting has finally manifested actual precipitation, ha!  And I have another rainy card to share today:

I just had to have another go at some of last week's challenges, and Playing in the Rain and Rain or Shine were still out on my crafting table.  I decided to get out the sweet bunny this time for the Sunday Stamps challenge:

I skipped the lighter pink and then used Flirty Flamingo, Pineapple Punch, Cloud Cover, and Shy Shamrock for my colors.  That rainy background from the Rain or Shine Specialty DSP is I think a mix of Balmy Blue and Smoky Slate, but it turns out it coordinates really well with Cloud Cover.  I gave the bunny a bright yellow rain slicker because I've always wanted a bright yellow rain slicker and I've never had one.

Once again we have the Retro Rubber Challenge:

I think I nailed the rain theme better on this one than with my fox card.  Once again, Playing in the Rain is 3 years old and Rain or Shine is 13 years old, nice and retro for both.

Inkspirational wants to see rainy cards too:

And I used the same Freshly Made Sketch as the fox card:

This time I did die cut a circle to go behind my little bunny, I think I like it better than the fox card for that.  And then, since I had the Rain or Shine DSP out anyway, I made one more card:

I had never fussy cut these little pals out of the DSP before so it was past time they got on a card of their own, especially after Ann made such a cute card with this paper for a Paper Players challenge.  Everything on here is cut from the DSP, the only stamping is the greeting.  I have been on a tear with paper tearing lately, I seem to want to do that on a lot of cards, but it's a quick and easy way to add extra interest.

That's it for me, peeps.  I've got to get Ryan off to school, finish my brekkie (English breakfast tea and an orange strawberry scone) and then I'm off to have my head examined : )  I'm having an MRI to investigate why I've been having more headaches than usual lately.  Hubs says I've been needing my head examined for years since I live with him and Ryan, but I loves them anyway.  Hope you have a great day, rainy or not!

Supplies, first card:
Stamps:  Playing in the Rain, Rain or Shine
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Craft Whisper White, Stampin' Blends in Cloud Cover, Flirty Flamingo, Pineapple Punch, Shy Shamrock
Paper:  Cloud Cover, Thick Basic White, Rain or Shine Specialty DSP
Accessories:  Playing in the Rain dies, Textured Notes dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Dimensionals, white EP, In Color Flat Pearls

Supplies, second card:
Stamps:  Playing in the Rain
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper:  Old Olive, Rain or Shine Specialty DSP
Accessories:  None

The Fabulous Ms. Fox

Mornin' y'all!  I just put the kettle on for my second cuppa, I am drinking as much tea as possible while it's still cool in the mornings because once summer arrives I don't like to drink hot things as much.  Gotta enjoy that tea while I can!

So it feels like we have had weeks and weeks of unrelentingly sunny weather, but at least it's a rainy day in my craft room.

It doesn't show up in the picture (it usually doesn't), but I did Wink of Stella on Ms. Fox's umbrella so that it matches the glitter dots and makes a visual triangle of Melon Mambo.  Design science, visual triangles help your eye move around the card (or scrapbook page).

I have three challenges today, starting with Freshly Made Sketches:

Next up is Retro Rubber:

I knew this would be the perfect excuse to use one of the cute images in Playing in the Rain, since I only used a greeting from that stamp set when we had the spring showers challenge at The Paper Players.  So, Playing in the Rain is now 3 years old (for some reason I thought it was more like 4 or 5?), so it's now retro in stamp years.  I used Rain or Shine for the greeting, and it's now 13 years old.

Last up is the Color Dare Challenge:

I used Highland Heather, Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, and Soft Sea Foam.  I was going to do Pretty Peacock, but then I found the Sunshine & Rainbows DSP Stack and subbed in Bermuda Bay for that.  There are lots of rainy patterns in that stack but the two in the challenge colors aren't really themed, I kinda wish I had added a circle behind the fox and stamped some rain clouds but by the time I thought of that I was out of time to work on this card so it's staying how it is.

That's it for me today, y'all.  Wish we'd get some rain here, we've had fire hazard advisories on my weather app every day for quite a while.  Once I finish my tea, Daphne and I will get out there in the sunshine.  Cheers!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Playing in the Rain, Rain or Shine
Ink:  Night of Navy, Stampin' Blends in Smoky Slate, Melon Mambo, Highland Heather
Paper:  Highland Heather, Thick Basic White, Sunshine & Rainbows DSP Stack
Accessories:  Playing in the Rain dies, Textured Notes dies, Dimensionals, Glitter Gems, Wink of Stella

April Showers with The Paper Players

Happy Easter!  Mornin' y'all and it's time for a new challenge from The Paper Players!  First though, thanks to everyone who played along with Ann's tic-tac-toe board last week, we had so many beautiful cards in the gallery!  And today we have a new challenge courtesy of the marvelous LeAnne, take a look:

As I said earlier this week, I've been feeling kinda blocked lately and so this challenge took me a while but then I ended up with two cards for it.  So here's the first card:

I got Million Dollar Moments out of the To Sell? boxes and paired it with the same Pleased as Punch paper I used for a different rainy day card a while back.  I stamped the lady in VersaMark + Night of Navy and embossed with clear EP.

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Million Dollar Moments
Ink:  Night of Navy, VersaMark
Paper:  Balmy Blue, Pleased as Punch DSP
Accessories:  Clear EP, Textured Notes dies, Full Heart Punch, Dimensionals, Milky Dots

Here's my second card, actually I think I made it first but whatever:

Rather similar to the other card with embossing an image on DSP, but this time I used the Rain or Shine Specialty DSP.  Same Balmy Blue card base and Milky Dots for embellishments.

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Silhouette Scenes, Playing in the Rain
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Balmy Blue
Paper:  Balmy Blue, Thick Basic White, Rain or Shine Specialty DSP
Accessories:  Clear EP, Textured Notes dies, Dimensionals, Milky Dots

Funny story:  we actually got rain for the first time in a long time one day last week, and Daphne rang the bell to go outside, so I opened the door for her.  She stuck her nose out and noped right back into the house and I laughed.  She did the same thing ten minutes later and looked at me like "Mahm, why is water falling from the sky?  I don't understand!"  Yeah, we haven't gotten much rain around here lately.

Check out the other design team creations on the Paper Players blog, and you can hop through their individual blogs to leave some comments too:

The Paper Players Design Team

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Anne Marie Hile

Ann Schach

Jan Clothier

Stef Perry

you are here --> Christy Stanford

And then upload your card at the Paper Players blog!  Keep in mind a few simple rules:
1.  Create a new paper project
2.  Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us and provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission
3.  Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL
4.  Have fun!

Outgoing & Incoming

Mornin' y'all!  Yesterday *did* get better, I think the pigtails made it all turn around : )  I sorted out all of Ryan's summer camp stuff and then got four cards made in the afternoon, plus I have ideas swirling around for some more today.  I've still been having trouble getting really good pictures of my cards; I took three pics of yesterday's cards in three different places, and I think the winner is doing it downstairs next to the giant window in the living room with my giant light that I use when I'm stitching.  So here's today's card:

I had to sneak in one more bunny for the Paper Players challenge.  Um, is there a limit to how many times one can enter that challenge?  Because I may have exceeded the limit with four different cards.

But I just haaaad to do a Playing in the Rain bunny once I saw this week's Inspired By... challenge:

I also went for the sketch this time:

I haven't played with the new In Colors much yet so I got out Cloud Cover and Secret Sea for this card.  I forgot we don't have Cloud Cover ink yet (hope they get that issue sorted out soon), so I embossed white clouds on my card base instead of doing tone-on-tone how I originally planned.  I used Secret Sea for the dark panel and also to stamp my bunny and sentiment.  So there's the new stuff; for the outgoing items I have the stamp set and retiring In Color Moody Mauve for the bunny's rain jacket.

Looks like rain where I am today too; we got some hail last night but happily it was close to bedtime so we were all snug in the house and our cars were already in the garage.  Daphne is still chomping at the bit to go for her tour of the neighborhood though so I'll get on that...right after I finish my cuppa tea : ) And maybe take a nap.  Okay, just kidding about the nap, Daph!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Playing in the Rain
Ink:  Secret Sea, VersaMark, Stampin' Blends in Gray Granite, Pretty in Pink, Moody Mauve
Paper:  Cloud Cover, Secret Sea, Thick Basic White
Accessories:  Playing in the Rain dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Dimensionals, White EP

Rainy Day Fox

Alas, it is not a rainy day where I am, it is bright and sunny and the light reflecting off a bright white house outside my window is not helping my headache.  Ugh.  I had a busy morning and the hubs was using the computer before I left the house and since he doesn't feel good I didn't want to arm wrestle him for it, so here we are with an afternoon post.  And a cuppa tea, because I can.

So here's today's card:

The latest Freshly Made Sketch:

The Color Throwdown:

I used Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight, Blueberry Bushel, and some Pecan Pie for a quick brown fox today.  I was going to go for fall leaves on a blue background and then I couldn't resist the fox strolling with her umbrella instead.  Also I really want to do like eleventy-billion Halloween cards but couldn't figure out how to make this color combination into Halloween.  I was looking through some non-SU! stamps yesterday and I have An Idea, not specifically Halloween but for a movie that I like to watch around Halloween, so I may have another go at this : )

I'm also entering over at Critter Crazy Challenges because I love making critter cards and buying critter stamps.

Anyway, I've got less than two hours before it's time to pick up Ryan from school and then he's off tomorrow and for the next TWO WEEKS so who knows how much stamping time I'll get.  Hoping my headache goes away quickly so I can work in my craft room for a bit as I didn't get to yesterday...I listed some things for sale online and I was kept hoppin' with that for hours.  But now I can treat myself to...something...haven't decided what yet : )  Have a good day, y'all, hopefully headache-free!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Playing in the Rain, Charming Duck Pond
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Stampin' Blends in Poppy Parade, Pecan Pie, Daffodil Delight
Paper:  Blueberry Bushel, Thick Basic White, Winter Meadow DSP, Bright & Beautiful DSP Stack
Accessories:  Playing in the Rain dies, Stitched So Sweetly dies, Dimensionals, white EP, Noble Peacock Rhinestones

Puddle Bunny

Mornin' y'all!  Okay, this morning didn't go how I thought it would...I had planned to go do a yoga class at the Y after I dropped Ryan off at school, but I ended up conking out for two hours instead.  Not sure why I was so tired but apparently I needed more sleep!  We've got a busy afternoon ahead with Ryan participating in the black belt test for his teacher, so probably a good thing I got a bit more sleep this morning.

Anyway, here's my card today:

The colors are a bit muted in the picture, probably because we were absolutely socked in with clouds and rain all day yesterday.  For a while, it was getting darker instead of lighter as the sun came up!  That might have influenced my choice of stamp set for today's card.  Anyway, I like the Just Add Ink sketch:

And I had to have another go at the Color Throwdown:

This time, I used Pumpkin Pie, Petunia Pop, and Pretty Peacock, so today's card is brought to you by the letter P.  And now I'm wishing I had gotten all the new In Color Blends because I don't have Petunia Pop yet; I had actually stamped and cut out the fox first but decided to switch it out for the bunny because I wanted the fox to have a purple jacket.

Anyway, my goal for today is to go work on some scrapbook pages.  I have one layout in progress and four (five?) other ones that only lack journaling to be finished.  Gotta use my time wisely since Ryan's last day of school is coming up and it's harder for me to get craft time when he's out of school.  Cheers, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Playing in the Rain, Saying Hey
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Pretty Peacock, Stampin' Blends in Gray Granite, Pretty in Pink, Pretty Peacock, Pumpkin Pie
Paper:  Petunia Pop, Thick Basic White, Petunia Pop DSP, Bright & Beautiful DSP Stack
Accessories:  Playing in the Rain dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Mini Dimensionals, Wink of Stella

Timid Timmy Turtle

Mornin' y'all!  How's your day going?  I think I have finally figured out a way to get my kid to brush his teeth without us getting into a fight about it every morning and evening--I told him if I had to tell him to do it more than 3 times, he loses his iPad for 24 hours.  And he did it no problem this morning, woo!  This has been a twice-daily battle for a long time so I'm happy about that.

Anyway, I do have a card to share today.

I had just completed yesterday's rainy day fox card when I saw the colors at CAS Colours & Sketches:

And they made me think of Timmy the Turtle, who doesn't get inked up as much as the bunny and the fox in the Playing in the Rain stamp set, so here he is today!  The bunny looks so happy to be playing in a puddle, the fox looks perfectly self-possessed with her raincoat and umbrella, and Timmy just looks...anxious.  Right?  Maybe he's nervous about being perched on that tree stump.  Anyway, I kept today's card CAS with just a masked deckled circle shape behind Timmy to give him a spotlight.  I used a light Crumb Cake blend for the bottom of his shell, and just layered different intensities of the Old Olive blends for the rest of him.

That's it for me today!  On Friday we're picking up the hubs at the airport and starting the drive to Colorado to look at houses...and last night I had a dream that the hubs got here and I wasn't even packed and he was grumpy because I wasn't ready and it for reals stressed me out a bit even when I woke up.  Bet my facial expression looked a bit like Timmy's here.  I am definitely packing up everything I can tomorrow afternoon so we're ready to rock on Friday morning.  Ha!

Cheers, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Playing in the Rain
Ink:  Night of Navy, Azure Afternoon, Stampin' Blends in Crumb Cake & Old Olive, Crushed Curry marker (for the flower center)
Paper:  Balmy Blue, Crumb Cake, Thick Basic White
Accessories:  Playing in the Rain dies

Rainy Day Blues

Mornin' y'all!  I had a good time in my craft room yesterday and made THREE cards that I'm quite pleased with, but the other two will make their appearances later as they're for design team work.  It has been bright and sunny here lately, but it's raining on my card today, take a look:

I do love these bold colors together!  Check out the Paper Players challenge:

Joanne used the cute bunny from Playing in the Rain, so I wanted to use something different.  I was going to go rooting through my retired stamps until I saw the color challenge from Cupcake Inspirations:

And then I had to use the fox stamp : )  I used Pumpkin Pie and both Blueberry Bushel and Azure Afternoon for my colors, and for once the Wink of Stella on the fox's umbrella actually shows up.  I thought it would be cute to put my greeting on a die-cut cloud, and that little "hello" from Submarine Life worked perfectly.  And even though it looks more like fluffy snow than rain, I couldn't resist using Drizzling Droplets for my background.  Guess where that strip of Pumpkin Pie DSP came from?  It's in the Stargazing pack and I thought just a little strip of it was just the thing to ground my fox on the rainy background.

That's it for me today.  I've got some more projects to tackle : ) Whether it's rainy or sunny where you are, have a great day, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Playing in the Rain, Drizzling Droplets, Submarine Life
Ink:  Night of Navy, Blueberry Bushel, Azure Afternoon, Stampin' Blends in Pumpkin Pie, Ivory, Blueberry Bushel
Paper:  Blueberry Bushel, Thick Basic White, Stargazing DSP, Bright & Beautiful DSP Stack
Accessories:  Playing in the Rain dies, Wink of Stella, Dimensionals

Rainy Day Rabbit

Mornin' y'all!  I got up early this morning and did my workout and got in the shower and everything before it was even time to get Ryan up for school.  I was feeling pretty proud of getting up and getting to it so early and then...Ryan threw up.  So he's staying home from school today and there went all my plans to be productive.  Ah well, we can catch up on couch time and watching Lilo & Stitch.

So we've had a couple of rainy days this week and that definitely influenced my stamp choice for today's card:

In fact, as I was driving Ryan to and from taekwondo class yesterday, we hit a few extra-large puddles in the car and Ryan positively screeched with delight when the water splashed up.  So this card is for him!  The rainy day sentiment from Playing in the Rain wouldn't quite fit in my card design, but I found this itty-bitty sentiment that seemed just right in the Hello Ladybug set.  It's a good day!

Check out the Paper Players sketch:

And I paired that with the Global Design Project colors:

I added a bit of Crumb Cake to color in the bunny's fur, but other than that I stuck strictly to the challenge colors.  And I finally used the umbrella stamp for the background layer : )

Well, I've got a kiddo to cuddle.  Cheers, y'all!  And stay healthy.

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Playing in the Rain, Hello Ladybug
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Pretty Peacock, Stampin' Blends in Crumb Cake, Petal Pink, Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock
Paper:  Petal Pink, Pretty Peacock, Thick Basic White, Inked Botanicals DSP Stack
Accessories:  Nested Essentials dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Dimensionals, Tinsel Gems 3-Pack

Silver Fox

Mornin' y'all!  I'm missing last week's rainy days, we're back up in the 90s this week and I'm just ready for fall to get here already.  But I can have a rainy day in my craft room anytime, and that's what I did yesterday.

I took four pictures of this card in various lighting situations, and this was the best I could get.  I was intrigued by the mood board challenge at Inkspirational:

So. Cool.  I decided to pull the colors and went with Pool Party, Berry Burst, Smoky Slate, and Pumpkin Pie.  I was going to color the fox in with Pumpkin Pie and then decided to make him gray instead, I like it.  And then I needed more Pumpkin Pie accents, so I used my dark Blend to color in some clear rhinestones to use on my card.

I also had to play along with the Cupcake Inspirations challenge:

I always love me a good plaid, and this was just the excuse I needed to use my new Sketched Plaid background stamp.  Actually it took me like five tries to get a look I liked; I tried it in Pool Party ink, and then Smoky Slate ink, then I settled on white but it still took me two tries to get the raindrops to look right.  I added some Wink of Stella to Mr. Fox's umbrella but it doesn't show in any of the pictures so you'll just have to take my word for it.

I think today I might have to do some scrapping...though I'm not sure if I'm brave enough to start my big project.  The hubs and I have our twentieth wedding anniversary coming up next month, and guess who has NOT made a scrapbook from our wedding?  I thought that would be a great surprise for when my hubs can rejoin us (he's deployed) but I definitely have pre-project paralysis happening.  Wish me luck.

Cheers!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Playing in the Rain, Sketched Plaid
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Whisper White, Pool Party, Stampin' Blends in Smoky Slate, Berry Burst, Pumpkin Pie
Paper:  Pool Party, Berry Burst, Smoky Slate, Thick Basic White
Accessories:  Playing in the Rain dies, Deckled Rectangles dies, Dimensionals, Wink of Stella, Basic Rhinestones

SUO Challenges: Gettin' Fancy

Happy August, y'all!  Not gonna lie, I'm looking forward to school starting so Ryan is occupied for a while each day and I'll have some time to stamp.  I have a big project in mind that I'm itching to get started on.  But for right this minute, we have a new challenge at SUO Challenges!

This time it's all about fancy folds.  Umm, I'm pretty much allergic to making 3D items and nonstandard folds, so this is definitely a challenge for me!  After looking through alllllll the tutorials on Splitcoast, I finally decided that the Twist Gate Fold might be doable, and here's what I made:

Thanks to Dawn's awesome tutorial, I was able to put this card together with no trouble at all!  So here's what it looks like unfolded:

Cute, right?  And if you angle it right, it should still fit in a standard envelope.  And once again I used the Bright & Beautiful DSP stack...hey, I was making a whole bunch of design team cards back in April, trying to make them with all current products, and Bright & Beautiful is what I had at the time for DSP.  (And Countryside Inn, but I think Bright & Beautiful is a bit more flexible.)

Hope you'll give the fancy fold of your choice a try and post your creation on the SUO Challenges blog.  Hey, if I can do it, you definitely can do it!  If you're like me and not real comfortable with fancy folds, I'd recommend taking a look at the tutorials on Splitcoast for a starting point.  Or ask my old pal Google for ideas.  Have fun!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Playing in the Rain
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Berry Burst, Stampin' Blends in Gray Granite & Bubble Bath
Paper:  Berry Burst, Thick Basic White, Bright & Beautiful DSP Stack
Accessories:  Playing in the Rain dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Dimensionals

Festive Owl

Another quick card to share today, because I'm still having fun playing with a few of the new colors, and a retired Sale-a-Bration set just because these owls really ARE adorable, check it out:

I started off with the latest challenge from Festive Friday:

From the list, I used yellow, black (the owl is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black), happy sentiment, and enamel dots.  The dots are Bumblebee but seemed to coordinate okay with the Lemon Lolly elements on my card.  I paired that with this sketch from Try Stampin' on Tuesday:

For the background layers, I went really simple and just tore the edges on a scrap of DSP, then layered it on a cardstock mat.

That's it for me today, cheers!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Adorable Owls, Playing in the Rain
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Azure Afternoon, Stampin' Blends in Pecan Pie, Lemon Lolly, Azure Afternoon, Ivory
Paper:  Lemon Lolly, Azure Afternoon, Thick Basic White, Bright & Beautiful DSP Stack
Accessories:  Stylish Shapes dies, Matte Dots, Mini Dimensionals

Timmy the Timid Turtle

Okay so this week is just not going to spec so far...I got Ryan off to school yesterday and then got a call at nine o'clock to come and get him because he wasn't feeling well.  Thankfully he seems like he's doing better today and was happy to get on the bus this morning, so fingers crossed that I can get some things done today!

While Ryan was couch-bound yesterday and watching cartoons, I finished up a quick card to share today.  Here's Timmy the Timid Turtle.

He just looks like he's a bit worried about something, don't you think?  I used the Paper Players color challenge for this week:

I used Bubble Bath for my pink (though admittedly it kinda rides the line between pink and purple), Soft Sea Foam, Smoky Slate, and just a bit of black for the turtle.  Oh, for the spots on Timmy's shell, I colored them in with the light Old Olive Blend, then went over it with a Soft Sea Foam Blend, which gave me an interesting color I think.  Just experimenting.

I like the sketch from Just Add Ink this week too:

My sentiment strip doesn't go across the card as far as on the sketch, but I think I kept to the spirit of the thing anyway.  Sending Smiles is my go-to for sentiments that fit a long thin spot on a sketch.

Okay, I'm off to be productive.  I've got a bunch of things to box up to mail today and my SU! order somehow miraculously made it here early : ) So I get to pick that up when the post office opens.  But I only get to play with the new stuff if I can get some other things done first.  Cheers!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Playing in the Rain, Sending Smiles
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Bubble Bath, Soft Sea Foam, Smoky Slate, Stampin' Blends in Bubble Bath, Soft Sea Foam, Old Olive, Smoky Slate
Paper:  Soft Sea Foam, Thick Basic White, Bold & Beautiful DSP Stack
Accessories:  Playing in the Rain dies, Sending dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Mini Dimensionals, Milky Dots

Dancing in the Rain

Happy Friday, y'all!  And my last day working at Arts & Crafts, too.  And then next week it's all about prepping for the packers to come on the 22d.  Going to be busy, busy, busy for the rest of the month!

Which is exactly why I am squeezing out every possible minute in my craft room before all my stuff gets packed up.  So here's my card for today:

So I started with this week's Color Throwdown:

File this under "colors I would never put together in a million years".  Actually the only one that had me flummoxed was the lilac shade, I like orange and aqua together just fine, but that lilac shade definitely threw me for a loop.  In the end, I went with Pumpkin Pie, Azure Afternoon, Wisteria Wonder (retired), and Memento Tuxedo Black for stamping the bunny.  I paired that with this week's Freshly Made Sketch:

So I was pondering what on earth to do with those colors and this sketch and I was in the shower yesterday morning (because naturally most good ideas occur while in the shower) and I remembered this week's Paper Players theme challenge:

And that made me think of the bunny dancing in the rain and suddenly I figured out how to make the colors work together.  I managed to make this entire card in the space of about 20 minutes before work yesterday.  So thank you to the Paper Players for pulling together those other two challenges and making my brain work : )

I'm off to work for the last time (at this job, anyway).  Have a great day, peeps!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Playing in the Rain, Rhino Ready
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Wisteria Wonder, Azure Afternoon, Stampin' Blends in Smoky Slate, Pumpkin Pie, Flirty Flamingo, Azure Afternoon
Paper:  Wisteria Wonder, Thick Basic White, Bright & Beautiful DSP Stack
Accessories:  Stylish Shapes dies, Dimensionals, Blue Rhinestone Gems

Fashion-Forward Fox

Mornin' y'all!  My day got off to a ridiculously early start...my alarm is set to go off at 5:15 (I like to do my workout before we get Ryan up at 6) but lately I've been waking up between 4:00 and 4:30, and can't get back to sleep before the alarm.  Arrrrgh!  So of course in the evenings I want to go to bed at like 8:00, if not earlier.  And if my blog posts seem a bit incoherent, now you know why.

Anyway.  The Paper Players have a very timely challenge this week, it's been wet and rainy for the past few days (I just got my car all clean, that's why it's raining so much).  So let's celebrate some rainy days.

As always, some fun inspiration pics on the challenge graphic!  So here's what I made:

Two of the ladies on the design team used this same fox but I couldn't resist her, I love her.  Once again I busted out my favorite Bright & Beautiful DSP Stack and pulled colors from that.  I've got quite a stack of scraps from that paper already, and I ended up finding three that were just the right widths for a triptych layout.  After I colored in Ms. Vixen's hat and rain coat, it occurred to me that the combination of Bubble Bath and Fresh Freesia is what Maid Marian wears in Disney's Robin Hood (one of my favorites!).  And her umbrella is the color of Robin Hood's outfit, too.  I think I need to rewatch that movie now.

Have a great day, peeps!  If my day goes like yesterday, I will have ample opportunity to listen to the rain come down : )  Which is great, as long as I don't have to be out in it.

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Playing in the Rain, Rhino Ready
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Stampin' Blends in Pumpkin Pie, Lemon Lime Twist, Fresh Freesia
Paper:  Azure Afternoon, Lemon Lime Twist, Night of Navy, Fresh Freesia, Thick Basic White, Bright & Beautiful DSP
Accessories:  Playing in the Rain dies, Stylish Shapes dies, white EP, mini Dimensionals

SUO Challenges: CASE Files

Second post of the day and get ready for a new challenge from SUO Challenges, 'cause it's coming at you now!

This time we're doing a CASE the Catty challenge, so check out page 22 of the Occasions Catalog:

There's five different projects to inspire you!  Fun, right?  I went with the card on the far right, and here's what I made:

I did a similar layout, though I moved my circles downward because it made more sense to have clouds in the sky above the fox : )  And she's a quick brown fox in her smart pink rain gear and cheery yellow umbrella.  I've been working on my shading with Blends.  Like the original card, I used two different patterns for the circle elements and then stamped the background of the card.

Now it's your turn!  Open your own CASE file (what, I think I'm funny) and share your creation at the SUO Challenges blog.  Have fun!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Playing in the Rain
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Balmy Blue, Whisper White
Paper:  Balmy Blue, Thick Basic White, Rain or Shine DSP
Accessories:  Playing in the Rain dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Dimensionals