Green Northern Lights ~ CMCC62, CAS(E)113, JUGS283

Hello stampers!  It's Colour Me Wednesday!  This week we've got a striking color combo for you....Garden Green and Pear Pizzaz, plus a neutral if you want.  I acutally added two neutrals to my card....black and twine.  I sort of loosely used the sketch from CAS(E)113 (which I flipped on it's side) and am also entering this card into JUGS283 which has a masculine theme this week.

The first time I had seen the the Northern Lights Technique was on this card made by Heidi Baks! I absolutely fell in love with it the moment I saw it!  I definitely had to try it for myself and ended up making this card.  If you want to try out the technique for yourself, check out the tutorial here at Splitcoaststampers.

When researching real northern lights, a lot of times they show up in shades of green only.  I thought that this color challenge would be a great time to highlight this technique again!  

I have to say that I am lucky to live in a part of the world in which I can actually see the northern lights dancing in the sky every now and then!  They truly are a beautiful sight in person.

I know that CAS(E) this sketch is supposed to be a clean and simple challenge site, but try as I might I just have the hardest time making a CAS card!  Also, the bear stamp is from an older Close To My Heart set called Nature's Gift.

Make sure you hop over to the other Colour Me designer's blogs and leave them some love for their neat projects!

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: Natures gift (CTMH), Ornamental Pine, Wetlands
Ink: Pear Pizzaz, Garden Green, Black, Baked Brown Sugar
Accessories: In color sequins, Linen thread, Burlap ribbon, gel pen

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

Birthday Deer Mount ~ SSSC191

 

This card is for Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 191.  It also works for Seize the Birthday.

The moment I saw this deer image in the Holiday Catalog I knew it was one I had to have.  It's perfect for making masculine cards.  Plus it's a switch from your regular holiday images.  I think you could be pretty creative with this!  I paired the deer image with the wood image from Truly Grateful, also out of the Holiday Catalog.  It reminds me of some wood paneling we had in a house when I was growing up.  My dad and other family members were all hunters

 and there was always a deer head mount hanging on the wall.  It definitely makes the perfect card for any male members of my family! 

 

 

 

Stamps: Remembering Christmas, Truly Grateful, Wetlands

Ink: Baked Brown Sugar, Early Espresso

Paper: Soft Suede, Baked Brown Sugar, Well Worn DSP, Sweater Weather DSP, Vanilla

Accessories: Brushed Copper button, Naturals designer button, Pretty Print EF, Linen Thread

 

Supplies can be purchased HERE.

 

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny