Southwestern Feathers ~ CCMC354

Happy Thursday everyone!  It's time for Create with Connie and Mary's Thursday Challenge.  This time we have a super cool color combo for you.  I went with very geometrical patterns, which normally isn't my thing.  I like it with the feathers though.  It gives it a little bit of a southwestern feel.  

Make sure you check out the creations from the others on the design team!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

Interlocking Cracked Glass Deer ~ CMCC65

Wednesday has sneaked around again so that means it's time for another Colour Me challenge!!!  This week we are going monocromatic with Soft Sky.  I tried my hardest to keep my colors only Soft Sky and Vanilla, but I finally relented and added some Sahara Sand DSP in there.  It looked way better to me that way! I used this particular peice (which is retired and I don't know the name of) because I thought it sort of looked like twisty antlers.

  

I've had this idea for this cracked glass deer head for a while now.  The deer head from {Remembering Christmas} is one of my very favorite stamps of all time from Stampin' Up.  I know it's supposed to be a Christmas stamp and it's retired, but who cares!  I love it, so I'm gonna use it!!!!

The cracked glass technique has been around for ages, but it's such a fun one!  

Here's a link for the tutorial if you'd like to try it for yourself and want to know how.

To make the deer head, I stamped it in white, fussy cut it out and added the layers and layers of glassy glaze embossing powder that it takes for this technique.  I adhered it to the chevron oval with Fast Fuse, which is a little stronger adhesive, just because the image tends to get a little heavy with all the layers of embossing on it.

I also made this card an interlocking gate fold, just to make it a tad more interesting.  It puts a fun spin on it!

Make sure you stop by these ladies' blogs and check out their awesome creations!

Angel Johns

Hayley Kew

Jenny Engelke (me)

Julia Wilson

Katie Brooks

Sandy Mathis

Tanja Kabel

Tara Bourgoin

Here's a list of my supplies....
Stamps: Remembering Christmas, Four Feathers, Chevron & Hardwood background stamps
Ink: Soft Sky, Sahara Sand
Paper: Very Vanilla, Soft Sky, Sahara Sand DSP
Accessories: Glassy Glaze EP, Linen Thread, Feathers die, Ovals die, Natural Trim ribbon, Venetian Crochet ribbon

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

Wonderful Journey Feathers ~ CMCC55

Good morning stampers!  I'm sharing my card for Colour Me...!  

Challenge #55 is a subtle combination of  Hello Honey, Cajun Craze, and Mossy Meadow, as well as any neutral of your choosing.  I chose gold to go along with my colors.  I started out by embossing the Mossy Meadow feather with gold EP and it all escalated from there!  

The feather cluster is the star of the show here, showcasing all the colors. I added a little leaf from Autumn Wooden Accents into the cluster also.  I thought it resembled the feathers.  I tapped it on my Cajun Craze ink pad to color it.  Some gold sequin trim, Linen thread and a gold star top everything off. There is quite a combination of stamps used on this card also, starting with {Four Feathers}, of course, {Dotty Angles}, {World of Dreams}, and {Petal Parade} (from last years Sale-a-bration).

I thought the sentiment from {World of Dreams} was a perfect match for this card.....the feathers and the circle of thread and sequin trim sort of remind me of a dream catcher.  I don't know...they just seemed to sorta go together!

Make sure you stop by the other Colour Me girls' blogs and leave them some adoring comments!  They've all outdone themselves this week, as usual!

Angel Johns

Hayley Kew

Jenny Engelke {me!}

Julia Wilson

Katie Brooks

Sandy Mathis

Tanja Kabel

Tara Bourgoin

Here's a list of my supplies.....

Stamps: Four Feathers, Dotty Angles, World of Dreams, Petal Parade

Paper: Cajun Craze, White, Mossy Meadow, Fancy Foil Gold Vellum, Brushed Gold

Ink: Metallic gold, Cajun Craze, Hello Honey, Mossy Meadow

Accessories: Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Autumn Wooden Accents, Linen Thread, Gold Sequin trim, Feathers die

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny