12 Days of Christmas Sale Meets the Color Dare!

TGIF!!!  Or maybe I should say, TGICDD?  Because it IS Color Dare Day!  ;)

It is also the 6th day of my 12 Days of Christmas Sale, so let's get on with our latest challenge so you can see today's deal!

Oh, man, was a biiiiiiit nervous when I sat down to think this one out since I had been out of the craft room for so long.  I was coming off a loooong week of taking care of my hubs and his brand new cyborg hip, and I had almost no motivation to craft at the moment, let alone make something with Barn Red.  I decided to use the houndstooth pattern from the retired Dakota Paper Packet.  All of a sudden, while I pieced together Kraft CS and some embellies, I noticed the zip strip from the paper edge...and the rest is history!

I have no idea why it is so hard to edit Kraft CS...so bear with me.  Not only was I back in the crafting saddle again, but Santa was back in HIS too!  I LOVE THIS!!!!  The tag shape itself is found on the Cricut Artiste Collection.  I used several different Close to My Heart products to pull this tag together with a western theme.  Some are retired, unfortunately, but others soon will be too!  This white hemp I tied at the top around a mini clothes pin will be going soon.  I added just a bit of the silver washi on the clip that I had colored with the silver marker.

I used my favorite stamp from the Santa Clause My Acrylix to make the sleigh and reindeer in Barn Red.   I layered the zip strip, silver washi tape, Licorice Opaques, and retired Milepost Shapes Star underneath the image.

I love the distressed look of using our silver marker on the star!  :)  How about you?

Are you ready to get back in the creative saddle again?  Just whip up a creation using barn red or a similar red with all neutrals, and link up with us over at the Color My Heart Color Dare!

NOW, are you ready for today's SALE???  :)  Here you go!

 

That is right!  ANY order from my website today earns my customers a free monogram stamp!  Just place your order on my website HERE,  and then let me know which letter monogram to send you!  It really is that easy!  :)  Happy Friday to you!

Be sure to check out all the new clearance items over in While Supplies Last before they are gone, too!!!  SOOOO many new things for around $2!  

A Scrapbook Layout for Color Dare #43

I have fallen a bit behind in my goal this year to make a layout a week.  I think I have completed four, so don't bother with the math.  ;)  I decided to put my Color Dare Design Team duties to work for me this week by completing a layout towards my goal...um, yeah, lol.

Our colors for Color My Heart's Color Dare #43 are Cranberry, Honey, and Outdoor Denim.  Totally Tommy!  I headed for my craft room to see what pics I had next in my stache...um, I mean stash!  No Mustaches in this post, lol!  ;)

I love the way this one turned out, even though *gasp* there is no bling!  It just didn't fit with the layout theme, lol.  But I love it anyway.  :)  I do know the pic is a bit large, but it was way to small at another size, so I went with this...

One of the stars of my layout besides the challenge colors, are the Milepost Shapes corrugated cardboard embellishments.  They are ON SALE right now on my website!  ONLY $1 nets you 48 shapes like the ones I used!  I also used the Scholastic and Tommy Paper Packets.  I had a lot of fun with this journal box.  I layered some vellum over the B&T paper from Tommy and used my Crop-O-Dile to chomp some holes down the side to run the Cranberry Baker's Twine through.  I just don't like the way adhesive shows through vellum, so this was a nifty solution!

I sprinkled images from another of the Tommy B&T papers all over the layout.  There are many different ones to chose from, and I cut them each by hand with my Micro-Trim Scissors.  The little wooden arrows are form the Color-Ready Trinkets Wooden Shapes.

Love the faux Washi on the B&T Duos in Scholastic!  I trimmed this one out and roughed it up to add to the pic.

The Keyboard Kraft Alphabet is quickly becoming a favorite of mine.  There are so many letters included that I might never run out! 

I hope my layout has inspired you to try this color combo!  Did you happen to notice that they are the primary colors?  ;)  

I wonder if you also notice what I left OUT of this layout?  Any guesses?  If you are the first person to guess correctly in the comments, follow my blog, and follow me on FB (link is at the top right,) then you will win your very own pack of Milepost Shapes!  You must have a mailing address in the US to win, please.  Join in the fun and tell me what I left OUT of this layout!  :)

Then, it is your turn!  Use your Close to My Heart Colors Cranberry, Honey, and Outdoor Denim or some similar substitutes to craft up a project of your own to link up with the challenge this week!  Remember to stick to the color combo for the challenge only adding your choice of NEUTRALS!  You can read up on the rules HERE in the sidebar before you start!  :)  Happy Crafting!

First DT Assignment on the Color Dare

So, who's up for a little challenge?  It's time for a Color Dare that starts tomorrow (Friday) over at Color My Heart!  This is my debut performance for the Design Team, so I am super-excited!  Get out your Ruby and Indian Corn Blue colors from Close to My Heart and make up a little something.  It can be any kind of papercrafting project you like.  Here is the one I whipped up.  It is a scrapbook layout of my girlies on the 4th of July several years ago.  If you are a regular reader here, you might recognize part of it.  ;)

It was so refreshing to get back to summer for a bit!  I seized the opportunity to take these shades of red and blue and go patriotic.  Do you recognize the word, Sparkle?  Yep!  It is the cut-out from my new year's theme wall hanging that I made HERE.  I really do try to use EVERYTHING.  I am a total scrap hoarder saver!  And thank goodness, because this was absolutely perfect for the layout. 

I used a brand new size A2 embossing folder from the Paper Studio called Tiny Stars.  The journal box is stamped from the November 2012 Stamp of the Month from Close to My Heart called Capture the Date.  I also used the My Acrylix set, Love Life for the rest of the layout on this side.  I only used Ruby and Indian Corn inks, but stamped them in generations to produce different shades of the two colors.  Generational stamping is when you stamp an image without reinking.  Some of the darkest colors can be stamped five times making a lighter version with each impression! 

The corrugated star is from the Milepost Shapes which are retiring after January, so pick some up while you can!  I inked these with White Daisy Ink (thank you, Jayma, for the idea!)  Below, you can see how I popped up the matted photo with my foam tape.  I never thought to do this with pics until I attended the Close to My Heart St. Louis Regional Celebration in September.  I absolutely LOVE the effect! 

I'll show you the second page of my layout tomorrow, so make sure you come back!  In the meantime, why not dig out these two colors and link up a project to the Color My Heart Color Dare?  Have fun and go get your SPARKLE on!  :)

Creative formulary:

*White Daisy, Black, Ruby, and Indian Corn Blue cardstock from Close to My Heart
*Close to My Heart Cricut Artiste Collection (journal box and star cuts)
Cricut Craft Room
the Paper Studio Tiny Stars Embossing Folder
*Black, White Daisy, Ruby, and Indian Corn Exclusive Inks and Indian Corn Pigment Ink Mini (star on Journal box)
*CTMH paper distresser
*Shimmer Trim
*Milepost Shapes
*Sparkles