Magazine Monday #118

     It's kind of like getting free paper!!! Some really lovely designs are inside the security envelopes that our bills and other mailings come in.

     I save them all. Just look at what you can create! They also make beautiful flowers. I used six different envelopes for this card that I'm submitting to the Magazine Monday #118 challenge at PaperCrafter's Corner. Check out the inspiration cover and link to the rules below.

     I was inspired by the orange / coral colors against a dark background in this week's cover and the way things are mixed all around each other like a vine growing through it all.

     I used dies from Our Daily Bread Designs (Fancy Foliage) and circle dies from Spellbinders. The sentiment stamp comes from Unity Stamps (. . . bright, happy you). I heat embossed the sentiment tag with black pigment and clear embossing powder.

http://papercrafterscorner.com/blog/category/inspiration-2/pcc-challenges/

    

    Thanks again for stopping in. Hope you enjoy your day.

     May the Lord be glorified by the work of my hands, Pamela



Magazine Monday 115 With a Twist

     Thanks so much for stopping in today. Hope you day is off to a great start.

     This week's Magazine Monday 115 challenge at PaperCrafter's Corner is a take on the fun, adult coloring books that are so popular right now.

     There are lots of free coloring pages online which is what I have used for my card. The page was an 8.5x11 sheet of these gorgeous fish to color. As you can see I only colored one fish and let the others serve as a background. I got my page from the list of free pages on PaperCrafter's Corner blog.

     I colored my image with my Spectrum Noir alcohol markers - TB3, IB1, CT1, CT3, PP3, and PP5. I also tried colored pencils and Crayola markers. I liked the Spectrum Noir markers best, but they all looked good.

     And since I really love sparkles, I had to add a big diamond flourish to my card. I trimmed my coloring page and matted it with matching colors of cardstock. My sticker letters came from a big box of scrapbooking supplies I bought at a garage sale for $10!!! Got the diamonds from the box too.

     Here's the link if you want to play along with us. Be sure to check out all the free coloring pages while you are there.

 http://papercrafterscorner.com/blog/papercrafting-challenge-magazine-mondays-week-115-with-a-twist/#comments

     May the Lord be glorified by the work of my hands, Pamela

Magazine Monday #111 Challenge

     I created this card for the Magazine Monday #111 challenge at PaperCrafter's Corner.
     When I saw this week's magazine cover with its bold, graphic stripes on the swim suit and sun hat, I immediately thought of this sheet of cardstock from DCWV's Chick Chat Stack. I matted the front panel and the tags with a dark navy blue and added some epoxy dots.
     Want to join in the fun? Check out the details here:  http://papercrafterscorner.com/blog/papercrafting-challenge-magazine-mondays-week-111/
     And, here's a copy of the magazine cover we had for inspiration.

     Hope you have a wonderful day.
     May the Lord be glorified by the work of my hands,
Pamela

Magazine Monday 107 Challenge

     As promised, this is a card using the same design that I used yesterday with very different results.

     As you can see when compared to yesterday's card (below), I flipped the design on its side and picked textures and colors to make it more suitable for a man. As I mentioned yesterday, I love playing with textures to create depth. I chose different textures this time and only three of them. I picked three embossing folders with more masculine flares. I matted the panels with black and white. I drew inspiration from the summer colors of the sand and water on the magazine cover that Paper Crafters Corner gave us to work with this week (also below along with a link to all the fun). I kind of liked the mish-mash of people on the cover, so I interpreted that with a freestyle collage.

card from yesterday's ODBD challenge http://www.cottagebelow.com/2015/07/color-challenge-odbdslc245.html

     I also like to make the inside of my cards nice too. I used some of the leftover scraps from the front of the card to add a special touch to the inside. 

     Come play with us! You can find all the details here:

http://papercrafterscorner.com/blog/papercrafting-challenge-magazine-mondays-week-107/

 

     Thanks so much for stopping in again today.

     May the Lord be glorified by the work of my hands,

           Pamela



Magazine Monday Challenge - Week 100

     Thanks so much for stopping in. Hope you are enjoying your day.
     Today, I have a card for the << 100th >> challenge over at Papercrafters Corner.

     We got to pick from three different magazine covers this week. You can see them below along with the link to join in the fun. We also had to use or represent the numbers 100, 10 or 1 in some way. I have 10 arrows on my card.

     The colors from the first cover and the beautiful curves of the third cover inspired me. I used patterned papers from Colorbok (59587A). I stamped all the sentiments by curving different clear stamps from Hero Arts (CL342) and Paper Smooches (A1S208) to match the curve of my ten arrows. 

     Now, here are the magazine covers and a link to PaperCrafters Corner.

http://papercrafterscorner.com/blog/papercrafting-challenge-magazine-mondays-week-100/

     Hope you have a great week!
     May the Lord be glorified by the work of my hands, Pamela

Magazine Monday Challenge - Week 82

     So glad you stopped in! Today, for the first time I am playing along in the Magazine Monday Challenge (Week 82) over at Papercrafter's Corner.

     I was so inspired by the colors in this magazine cover. This card is a great way to use scraps. I punched these circles out of leftovers from DCWV's Solstice Stack. The sentiment is from TPC Studio.

     There are a few days left to play along with us. Here's a link with all the details for submitting your card. Check out this weeks inspiration photo below.

 

     May God be glorified in my work,

Pamela