Really Cool Color Combinations!

We were going to be SO late to church this morning, so we decided rather than embarrassing ourselves, we'd just stay home. Hated to do that since it was the Christmas service, but we go every other time during the year. Well, you guessed it...missed church, go to the blog.

Do you ever just have trouble finding the perfect color combination sometimes? I find myself sticking to the regular combinations that I feel comfortable with, and that can be boring sometimes. Well, I was seartching around and found this really awesome color tool. You'll have to chick it out. Click HERE and you can find just about every Stampin' Up! color combination possible, and they actually look great. (I think this will have to be a permanent fixture on my blog.) Anyway, I was just too excited (once again) to find this. Sometimes I think I'm weird to get excited about color. No, I am weird!

TTFN,
Debi

Part 2

Oh, how could I forget. I was given a blog award the other day from Brooke and was just too excited last night when I read her comment. If you have a chance, check out her blog. She has "Cinema Saturday Creative Challenges" every week based on movies. I have not yet had the opportunity to get involved in these, and would really like to. I guess I just need to get a good "feel" on how to create based on a movie.

So, here are the Rules:

1. Post the award logo on your blog.
2. Add the link to the person who nominated you.
3. Nominate 10 other blogs and add post their links as well.
4. Let those people know that they received the award.

Diane

Christina

Amy

Karen

Erin

Heidi

Jennifer

Kay

Donna

OK, so I didn't have ten. I just want all you ladies to know that I have you in my "favorites" and I visit your blogs every time I'm on the computer. Weird, huh? It really amazes me who looks at my blog, let alone visits often. Kinda cool, huh?

TTFN,

Debi

Christmas Tags

I've been away from the blog for awhile. It was good to get back on and read comments and visit other's blogs, too. With Christmas just around the corner, we've been busy shopping, wrapping, Christmas partying, and Birthday partying, along with all the other regular events in our lives.

So, the wrapping. Yes, I found this paper at Hobby Lobby (I think I have determined that the "red" family is one of my favorite colors. I always thought it was blue. Go figure!) and thought it might be simple to replicate the design with Stampin' Up! products. Sure enough, it wasn't difficult at all.

Here is what I came up with...

I'm really loving playing with the Big Shot Top Note die. And, like I said, I love the red and burgundy together. The sentiments are "Season of Cheer" rub-ons. I ended up getting just a ton of these when they were on sale.

Hopefully I will have another opportunity to post before Christmas.

TTFN,

Debi

Christmas Cards

I had the opportunity today to go into town and spend part of my morning with our Moms-In-Touch State Team. We wanted to make some cards to thank and encourage all of the leadership within Nebraska. It was a great time, and I was surprised to hear that no one had stamped. They all caught on in a hurry, though, and did a great job.

I got this idea off the Stampin' Up! website (Jessica Sawyer), but changed it up a bit. It was so easy, but like a ding-dong, I forgot the sentiment stamp (had to finish them when I got home).

Here is the recipe:
Stamps: See Ya Round jumbo wheel, Heard from the Heart
CS: Riding Hood Red, Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss, Very Vanilla, Gold
Ink: Riding Rood Red
Markers: Always Artichoke, Ruby Red (it's SOOO close the Riding Hood Red)
Accessories: Antique Brass brads, gold string

I think the gals did a great job for first timers, don't you?

TTFN,
Debi

Color Challenge #34

Now this is more like it. Last time, the color inspiration was nearly impossible for me. (I still don't like the card I made last time.) Do you ever get in a "rut" and it just seems so difficult to create. That's how it was last week for me. But this week, I am totally excited about these colors!!! I think I will "assembly line" this card and make a bunch for later. I really like this one...

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Linen background, Both Way Blossoms, Warmest Regards

CS: Whisper White, Perfect Plum, Pale Plum

Ink: Perfect Plum (sentiment), Pale Plum (background)

Markers: Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Bordering Blue, Certainly Celery

Accessories: Sage grosgrain ribbon, antique brass brads

It's really hard to see in the photo, but I stamped the linen background stamp on the pale plum CS. Can't really tell, though.

Hope you enjoy the creation for the day!

TTFN,

Debi

Color Challenge #33

It seems like forever since I had the chance to get into the stamp room and create, and rightly so. Our family has had a lot going on. But it's good to get back in there and on the computer and set my sights toward the Celebration of ALL TIME...Christmas!!

Ever since I was a kid, I have loved Christmas. Getting the tree up, getting the Christmas village out, baking, snow (none yet). The spirit of Christmas has been alive in me for a long time, and I can credit that to my mom. I just hope I can do liberty to my kids and pass on that legacy...the love of Christmas!!

So, my kids begged me to add the Narnia songs to the Christmas playlist. It is their favorite movie at the moment, and they all want "Prince Caspian" for Christmas. They were so excited when they heard them playing, I just couldn't break their little hearts and say "no".

Well, I have thought for the last couple of days how in the world I could incorporate these five (very challenging) colors into a project of some kind. I had about three attempts before I finally came up with this...

It was the most difficult color scheme I have ever worked with. Not only was the combination hard, but the fact that there were 5 colors made it even more challenging for me. It's definitely NOT my most favorite card. I just thought it'd be easier to keep it simple rather than put color all over the place. I removed the gems from the SU! brads and just covered the "O"s to add the "taken with teal". Still don't know if I like it or not...

TTFN,

Debi

P.S. Don't you just love this precious little song? My daughter sang this at church a couple years ago for the Christmas Eve service. It was just priceless. Happy Birthday Baby Jesus!!!