Colour Dare #574 Tic-Tac-Toe

 

Our Colour Dare Challenge for #574 is a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge. You need to use 3 of the colours at least in a row, colum or diagonal... plus... you can also use Black, white, neutrals AND Metallics. When you are creating for more than one challenge please make sure your project meets our requirement. Most importantly - have fun!  Go to the link for Colour Dare #572 and add your entry. When you submit your entry you must provide a link to your post, not just to your blog in general. There are LOTS of ways to enter either a Blog Post or post to an online gallery (Facebook, Pinterest or Instagram etc), more details on the Colour Dare Blog post (see link above).

I decided to do diagonal because I LOVE the colour of the Year Journey, so I chose - Journey, Gold and Honey Butter. 

First step pulled out my  Card Front Stencil Pack 2 with the half hearts, my Journey Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad and my Blending Brushes and got to blending. I did attempt to tap it down onto my All-purpose Mat but I didn't do a great job with it and it sort of moved (see top right hand bit). I decided not to re-do it because I was planning to stick things to the front of my card anyway. 

After doing the below half. You take the stencil and wash it and flip it over and line it up and do the second half of the heart. I was going to do it lighter on the second half but decided darker would look better. 

Second side flipped it shown below. the bottom middle one or two didn't look too lined up but I didn't do another or do anything to fix it. 

After creating my journey two toned hearts on 5.25 x 4 white cardstock with Journey ink, I matted that with Journey Cardstock. 

I wanted to create a shaker element so I got some Honey Butter Cardstock, and cut the Small Circle Shaker Window Thin Cuts solid circle and then the edge in Gold Glitter Paper. 

I lined the Honey Butter circle with Small Circle Shaker Window Foam + Acetate and filled it with Journey Loose Sequins, and then adhered the acetate and the gold glitter top. I put this all over the small slip in that top right hand corner. 

This card was made specifically for a CWA (Country Women's Association) of WA Branches 90th Birthday that my mum is attending next week. So I also cut a 90 from gold glitter paper from Classic Alphabet Thin Cuts. I adhered the glitter 9 and 0 with the left over foam tape from the middle of the small circle shaker window foam. 

Its hard to photograph a shaker card so I took a few snaps to show the movement. 

To finish off the card I added a Happy sentiment from the Operation Smile stamp set Your Smile Stamp Set. With every purchase of this stamp set, $7 USD are donated to the life saving mission of Operation Smile™. Set of 17.

I stamped in Black ink on white scrap cardstock and adhered with 3D Foam tape (on 2/3rds of the banner) the part that overlapped the circle I didn't add 3D foam. 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Colour Dare Challenge #574. I'm really interested to hear what you think about my project, so I'd love you to leave a comment. See you again soon, subscribe to my blog so you don't miss a challenge.

If you don't have a Close to My Heart Consultant (and you're in Australia) feel free to contact me either on this blog or via my website HERE.

Vandra Stenton, Close to My Heart Consultant, Perth Western Australia

www.vandra.closetomyheart.com.au

Colour Dare #554 Tic-Tac-Toe

 

Our Colour Dare Challenge for #554 is a Tic-Tac-Toe (You need to use at least 3 of the colours in a row, column or diagonal from the picture above). Plus.... Black, white, neutral and metallics free to use. When you are creating for more than one challenge please make sure your project meets our requirement. Most importantly - have fun!  Go to the link for Colour Dare #554 and add your entry. When you submit your entry you must provide a link to your post, not just to your blog in general. There are LOTS of ways to enter either a Blog Post or post to an online gallery (Facebook, Pinterest or Instagram etc), more details on the Colour Dare Blog post (see link above).

I pulled out the inks for the Column 1: Melon, Wisteria & Harbour and the gorgeous new BRING BACK MY PACK - FOR ALWAYS special that has just been launched. 

Excitingly they've brought back the lovely papers and stamps. I have the Love Doily Stamp Set and wanted to use it with this challenge. 

I also wanted to have an antique look so I pulled out my neutral French Vanilla Cardstock and cut it to 4 inches x 5.25 inches. 

I stamped with Melon Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad

first and the largest because its on sale this month for MELON MANIA. 

I cleaned my stamp between Melon and Wisteria Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad with my 

Stamp Shammy. Then I stamped with Harbour ink without cleaning my ink completely off after wisteria because its a lighter similar colour. I didn't think the melon and wisteria are similar enough :) 

After Stamping the 3 doily shapes I used Harbour Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad to rub along the edges of the card to define the edges. I had a space in the bottom left corner so I chose my sentiment to fit the space. I grabbed Floral Sentiments Stamp Set for the stentiment and stamped it in Harbour Ink. 

Finishing off with Melon Pearls which are also on sale for this month only too. Melon Mania is awesome and this colour of the year will be going soon.  

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Colour Dare Challenge #554. I'm really interested to hear what you think about my project, so I'd love you to leave a comment. See you again soon, subscribe to my blog so you don't miss a challenge.

If you don't have a Close to My Heart Consultant (and you're in Australia) feel free to contact me either on this blog or via my website HERE.

Vandra Stenton, Close to My Heart Consultant, Perth Western Australia

www.vandra.closetomyheart.com.au

Colour Dare #536 Tic-Tac-Toe

Our Colour Dare Challenge for #536 is a Tic-Tac-Toe Board. You need to choose at least 3 colours from the above photo from a row or column or diagonal. You are also free to use all Neutrals and Metallics. When you are creating for more than one challenge please make sure your project meets our requirement. Most importantly - have fun!  Go to the link for Colour Dare #536 and add your entry. When you submit your entry you must provide a link to your post, not just to your blog in general. There are LOTS of ways to enter either a Blog Post or post to an online gallery (Facebook, Pinterest or Instagram etc), more details on the Colour Dare Blog post (see link above).

These colours are from the gorgeous Storybook Scrapbooking Workshop Kit. I love all the dragons and castles and rainbows and crowns in this set. Its only available while stocks last so make sure you get into this!

To make my card I chose Row 3 - Paprika, Wisteria & Pewter. I pulled out my cardstock in those colours Paprika Cardstock, Wisteria Cardstock and Pewter Cardstock. 

With the Pewter I used the Slimline Shaker Window Thin Cuts and cut the largest outline and with the Wisteria I cut the inner shape with the wavy edge. Then I adhered them both to the 

Slimline Cards & Envelopes. 

Then I went to my Paper Envelopes with my Paprika cardstock in it and found some scrap strips of cardstock in half inch ish size strips. I put that across the entire length of the Slimline card to create a ribbon look. Then I pulled out my white cardstock scraps and found an old cricut cut out shape that was an oval shape. I think it was from the CTMH Artiste Cartridge but any Cricut shape would do if you want to replicate this card. Then I pulled out my Layered Butterflies Thin Cuts and cut a little butterfly in Paprika cardstock. I've got a thing for butterflies at the moment. 

I stamped on the Cricut oval shape with sentiment from Floral Sentiments Stamp Set with 

Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad. To finish off I used some White Gems from my stash. 

Photography was a bit weird with the lighting so I edited a little to make it "cooler" so the wisteria looked to be the right shade. I tried a few times but the colour did not like to be photographed. 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Colour Dare Challenge #536. I'm really interested to hear what you think about my project, so I'd love you to leave a comment. See you again soon, subscribe to my blog so you don't miss a challenge.

If you don't have a Close to My Heart Consultant (and you're in Australia) feel free to contact me either on this blog or via my website HERE.

Vandra Stenton, Close to My Heart Consultant, Perth Western Australia

www.vandra.closetomyheart.com.au

 

Colour Dare #520 - Tic-Tac-Toe Christmas Story Paperpack

Our Colour Dare Challenge for #520 is a Tic-Tac-Toe board, with Neutrals free to use. You need to pick the colours in a row or column or diagonal. When you are creating for more than one challenge please make sure your project meets our requirement. Most importantly - have fun!  Go to the link for Colour Dare #520 and add your entry. When you submit your entry you must provide a link to your post, not just to your blog in general. There are LOTS of ways to enter either a Blog Post or post to an online gallery (Facebook, Pinterest or Instagram etc), more details on the Colour Dare Blog post (see link above).

This colour dare is designed around Christmas Story Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet. 

I decided to do the Diagonal Harbour, Silver & Scarlet. I had the new Freshly Baked—Scrapbooking Stamp + Thin Cuts and I really wanted to use the silver to create a baking wire cooling rack. I pulled out some of the retired Silver Foil paper and a scrap bit of it. I ran that thru my big shot and then stuck it on the Scarlet Cardstock. I ended up cutting it on the diagonal and sticking it on an angle onto the top of my card. (cutting this thru a trimmer was a tricky thing... it messed up a bit and I ended up cutting it smaller than originally intended. If you are going to cut this be careful and maybe cut from the back).

I used normal adhesive to stick the silver foil rack onto the Scarlet Cardstock but I ended up getting adhesive on the front but I figured it looked more realistic to how my own personal baking rack looks with all the cake stuck to it. 

As you can see from the picture of the Freshly Baked—Scrapbooking Stamp + Thin Cuts there are the cutest little cookies and an icing bag. I cut a few of the cookies and the piping back with White Daisy Cardstock and stamped them with Harbour Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad.

I ended up not using the cookies that I die-cut and stamped... I used the cookie heart stickers from the Freshly Baked Paper Packet Sticker Sheet. BUT... I did use the icing bag. From this stamp set I also used the stamp sentiment of the Cute Cookie but I only stamped on the cute cookie and masked off the one. I stamped that with Harbour ink directly onto the White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack card directly. 

I finished off the card with a white 1 shape from Cricut to make the sentiment 1 cute cookie. Then I put the sticker cookies around the 1 and I embellished with the cute new Freshly Baked Dots... I think calling them dots is a bit misleading because they're the cutest stars, hearts and dots (this is the new way that dots are coming in the Annual catalogue. 

I was happy with how it finished off with those cute little hearts and dots in the Scarlet colour. I hope you like it too. I thought it would make a cute 1st birthday card. 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Colour Dare Challenge #520. I'm really interested to hear what you think about my project, so I'd love you to leave a comment. See you again soon, subscribe to my blog so you don't miss a challenge.

If you don't have a Close to My Heart Consultant (and you're in Australia) feel free to contact me either on this blog or via my website HERE.

Vandra Stenton, Close to My Heart Consultant, Perth Western Australia

www.vandra.closetomyheart.com.au

Colour Dare #510 Tic-Tac-Toe

 

Our Colour Dare Challenge for #510 is a Tic-Tac-Toe where you need to choose a Row, Column or Diagonal 3 colours, plus Black, White and neutrals which are free to use. When you are creating for more than one challenge please make sure your project meets our requirement. Most importantly - have fun!  Go to the link for Colour Dare #510 and add your entry. When you submit your entry you must provide a link to your post, not just to your blog in general. There are LOTS of ways to enter either a Blog Post or post to an online gallery (Facebook, Pinterest or Instagram etc), more details on the Colour Dare Blog post (see link above).

This week's tic-tac-toe colours are based on the gorgeous Backyard Bliss Scrapbooking Workshop Kit colours. 

I love this set because it has CHICKENS!!!!!!!!!! I love chickens. I have 6 backyard chickens. 

I was making an 18th Birthday card for a teenage boy, so pulled out the coloured cardstock for the Top Row - Sapphire, Sage, and Silver (I like the ring to that!). 

I also used the woodgrain paper that was available when I made the card but has sold out since. Bummer... Use your stash and find a woodgrain paper or other neutral cardstock for the numbers. 

This is a 12x6 piece of Sage Cardstock to create the 6x6 sized card. Then I did the a 5.25 inch square of the Sapphire Cardstock (but I think I might have cut it slightly smaller. Then I cut a 5x5 Silver Glitter Paper to back the Woodgrain paper. The woodgrain was cut with the Cricut and stuck to the glitter with 3-D Foam Tape.

Super simple, easy to re-create card. I hope you like it. 

I didn't realise my photo had a shadow of my hand on the bottom right hand corner but I have gifted the card already so I can't take another!

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Colour Dare Challenge #510. I'm really interested to hear what you think about my project, so I'd love you to leave a comment. See you again soon, subscribe to my blog so you don't miss a challenge.

If you don't have a Close to My Heart Consultant (and you're in Australia) feel free to contact me either on this blog or via my website HERE.

Vandra Stenton, Close to My Heart Consultant, Perth Western Australia

www.vandra.closetomyheart.com.au

Colour Dare #500 Tic-Tac-Toe

 Our Colour Dare Challenge for #500 (WHAT A MILESTONE!!! FIVE HUNDRED!!!) is a Tic-Tac-Toe = Black, White, Gold are Free to use. When you are creating for more than one challenge please make sure your project meets our requirement. Most importantly - have fun!  Go to the link for Colour Dare #500 and add your entry. When you submit your entry you must provide a link to your post, not just to your blog in general. There are LOTS of ways to enter either a Blog Post or post to an online gallery (Facebook, Pinterest, SplitCoast Stampers, or Instagram).

I love these colours and I pulled out the cardstock = Wisteria Cardstock, Toffee Cardstock and Evergreen Cardstock. I really wanted to use the Fancy Doilies Thin Cuts that I got in my Hope & Kindness Product Bundle. I LOVE this Doilies thin cut so much so I wanted to create with that. 

I cut the largest Doily in the Toffee cardstock and the small Doily in Wisteria. I pulled out my Mocha Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad to stamp the Title Celebrate from the For All Occasions stamp set. For All Occasions is part of the Stamptacular sale so its reduced. Its a great set for all your card sentiments. 

I stamped the Celebrate on White Daisy cardstock and backed it with Evergreen Cardstock. 

I also used the Mocha ink to sponge around the edge of the small wisteria doily and edge the evergreen cardstock and white daisy of the sentiment. 

I adhered only the centre with Air Touch Adhesive and had to trim down the large doily and a bit of the small doiley so I used Dual-tip Permanent Glue Pen on the edges of the card under doilies. I used 3D Foam tape under the celebrate already-matted title. 

I left the edges of the doily to curl up so it created some dimension. I left a little overlap on the top part of the doily but I checked to ensure it would still fit inside the envelope. 

I finished the card with Gold Glitter Gems. 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Colour Dare Challenge #500. I'm really interested to hear what you think about my project, so I'd love you to leave a comment. See you again soon, subscribe to my blog so you don't miss a challenge.

If you don't have a Close to My Heart Consultant (and you're in Australia) feel free to contact me either on this blog or via my website HERE.

Vandra Stenton, Close to My Heart Consultant, Perth Western Australia

www.vandra.closetomyheart.com.au

Colour Dare #462 Pumpkin Patch Colours

Our Colour Dare Challenge for #462 is the colours of the Pumpkin Spice Scrapbooking Workshop Kit in a Tic-Tac-Toe grid (you can choose a row, column or diagonal line (or do all of the squares like me), you are free to use Black & White. When you are creating for more than one challenge please make sure your project meets our requirement. Most importantly - have fun!  Go to the link for Colour Dare #462 and add your entry. When you submit your entry you must provide a link to your post, not just to your blog in general. There are LOTS of ways to enter either a Blog Post or post to an online gallery (Facebook, Pinterest, SplitCoast Stampers, or Instagram).

I pulled out cardstock in all the colours in the Tic Tac Toe I wanted to use my Slimline Celebration Cardmaking Workshop Kit, specifically the Fishy Greetings stamps and thing cuts and the Circle Cluster Thin Cuts. 

I cut fish and seahorses out of Peach Cardstock, Shortbread Cardstock, 

Paprika Cardstock, Papaya Cardstock and Nectarine Cardstock. Then I cut seaweed in Harbour Cardstock and the circle clusters in Harbour Glitter Paper. 

Such a great way to use up scraps. Also I did some on the light side of the cardstock and some on the dark side of the cardstock. LOVE Close to My Hearts two-toned cardstock for variations like this!!

I pulled out a Slimline Card & Envelope, and put a Mink Cardstock background of 8 inches x 3 inches (the main slimline card is 8.5 inches by 3.5 inches). 

I stamped them with Memento ink (similar to Intense Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad). I also stamped the little schools of fish & little sentiment directly onto the Mink cardstock using the NEW 1" × 1½" My Acrylix® Block.

I used Thin 3-D Foam Tape to pop up all the fish on top of the cluster circles and put the seaweed plants underneath. To finish off I used some Gold Glitter Gems, to use the centre square on the tic-tac-toe board. I'm really happy with how it finished off. 

The only colour I couldn't fit into my card was Toffee so I didn't complete the whole tic-tac-toe board completely!!

I love the look of the Harbour glitter paper in the background of this card. So pretty sparkles!

I did so many fish I decided to do another card as well. Using the Pumpkin Patch papers and Papaya ink for the bubbles on the background and black ink on the sentiment. Pretty happy that I have so many fish stamped and cut in different colours because its really easy next time to just grab a fish and create something without having to get out my thin cuts and inks and bigshot machine. Proactive Cardmaking for the future!! 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project/s. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Colour Dare Challenge #462. I'm really interested to hear what you think about my cards, so I'd love you to leave a comment. See you again soon, subscribe to my blog so you don't miss a challenge. 

 If you don't have a Close to My Heart Consultant (and you're in Australia) feel free to contact me either on this blog or via my website HERE. 

Vandra Stenton, Close to My Heart Consultant, Perth Western Australia
www.vandra.closetomyheart.com.au