SU and CTMH Color Chart

Juliet commented on my last posting, and asked if I knew of a color chart for SU to DMC. Yes, I do know of a chart- I found a posting on Splitcoast by Elizgmom and it lists SU colors comparison to RGB codes for your printer, DMC floss, Prismacolor pencils, Copic markers and it also has a listing for CTMH colors as well. Here is that link:

SCS color comparison chart


It does not include this years in colors for SU yet. I found this list on SCS-but have not compared any of the colors myself...yet:
Rich Razzleberry-3802
Soft Suede-3790
Dusty Durango-921
Crushed Curry-725
Bermuda Bay-3848
Melon Mambo-3804

I am sitting here looking out the front window of the house we are renting, viewing Lake Cumberland. It rained yesterday in the AM, but cleared up so we could get out and about to explore the area. We found a National Trout Hatchery nearby, then the kids went fishing.

It is nice to get away from the hustle and bustle of home, and the phones do not get good reception here, so they are quiet too. This morning, I am going to explore some antique shops and a craft 'coop' while Ray and the kids golf.

Have a great day!
Shelly

Vacation-leisure time Crochet Flowers

While I am on vacation I decided to bring floss and crochet hooks with me to try to make crochet flowers in my leisure time. I found an excellent tutorial by Nichole Heady on her blog-with pictures-here is the link to her blog .

My first successful crochet flower has been created using USA crochet hook size 3 and DMC floss.
I will post pictures next week.

Thanks for reading,
Shelly

I CASE'D this from Jan Tink's blog ...I played in the Secret Sis Uno round on Splitcoaststampers, and this was a card to my 'lil sis'. I was assigned the same lil sis that was my Big Sis last round. She was so good to me, I tried to pour it on- she has such a great heart! I enjoyed sending her cards and stuff....even tried my best at an altered address book. Her name is Rena (Ngrits), and I hope to stay in touch with her in the future.

Thanks for looking!

All stamps and paper Stampin Up

ISC sketch challenge

I saw this sketch challenge by ISC and wanted to give it a go. I used my skills learned in a Michelle Zindorf workshop- and the stamps I have used here are included in one of the sets we recieved from her to use at the workshop. They are from Innovative Stamp Creations and are called Art4Framesll.
The Designer Paper in the BG has a similar flower, and I found it at Sassy Stamps- not sure if they still carry it- it is called basic Grey 'Boxer'.
I used all SU inks: Soft Sky, Bordering Blue, NQN and Night of Navy, and Old Olive. I used Ruby Red on the tops of the flowers. The bottom of the Flower was used on the strip of Aged parchment below the image in Ruby Red. I got out the sewing machine to stitch around the edges.

Thanks for looking!

Shelly

Double Bugging from Nancy Horn

Each Month, the Technique Junkies can choose to exchange a card with another member of the technique Junkies. I enjoy exchanging cards because frequently I receive cards with techniques I had not considered trying, or maybe I had not gotten around to making a card yet........
So, this month my partner is Nancy Horn- and she sent a card using the Double Bugging technique. It is a technique I have not had the opportunity to try yet- what a wonderful card!

Thanks for looking

Shelly

Scrappy Spots

I made a card from the current newsletter using a couple of techniques- one is called Scrappy Spots, the other is called torn frame. I also tried a technique by Sherril Graff using SU reinkers and Iridescent Medium- which is so shimmery- I used the reinkers with a stipple brush and applied to damp card stock just like you would if you were doing the Polished Stone Technique. Wow- this is super cool in real life!
I colored the bird in with markers, and used Choc Chip, Creamy Carmel, Mellow Moss and used the Aquapainter to apply ballet Blue.
Stamps used: Friends 24-7 by Stampin Up

Thanks for looking.

Shelly

Link to tutorial for Watercolor Roses from Stamping Up

This is the link to the tutorial for the Watercolor Roses from Patty Bennett's Blog:
http://pattystamps.com/pattys_stamping_spot/2009/04/watercolor-roses-technique-and-video-tutorial.html

Shelly

SU watercolor on Shimmer CS

Patty Bennett published a tutorial on how to watercolor the Roses from the 5th Ave floral on her blog. I just HAD to try this out, but did not have the rose set...that was then....Anyway, I used Embrace Life and made a card for my Secret Sis on SCS- I love this technique- Oh does it sparkle!

Thanks for looking

Shelly

Black Pearls

Black Pearls was the very first card I made as a Technique Junkie- it just killed me to look at all of these beautiful cards on the internet and not be able to figure out how to make them, so I had to give in and join. Luckily, I made a few of these backgrounds......I used this BG I made a few years ago for the June 1-4-1 TJ swap. The stamp is TAC.

Thanks for looking
Shelly

Depth of Field

My headers are all names of Techniques from the Technique Junkies...... This technique is from the current newsletter and I am finding it to be alot of fun. I made this for a wedding we recently attended- the colors were Silver, Black and Red.
Stamps by SU and CS Shimmer White CS

I added a little sparkle on her dress with a Sakura pen.

Thanks for looking

Shelly