Card Camp and More....

  This is my second post today and I decided it would be easier to start a new one, rather than make a super long post.  I am back to share two new cards and the first card is my very first card for Summer Card Camp.

   The theme for Summer Camp is bright fun colors and all of our classes will focus on a variety of color combos.   This is our first collection of colors and they are ALL colors I really like.

   I decided to try and use as many colors as I could for my background, which was created with a combination Ranger Distress Inks and Perfect Pearls Mist in 'Pearl'.   I started by stamps my image - Garden Bouquet from Hero Arts onto white cardstock with Versamark.  I then embossed it with White Hero Arts Powder.  Once it was all cooled down, I simply starting blending in a variety of the inks colors and ended with my Perfect Pearls Mist.   I used my heat gun to dry it and felt like it still need to be brightened up a bit, so I used my wonderful Gelatos to add color.  

   In the end, I put it all together and make this Happy Bright card  -- I hope you like it!   Note:  I still do not have good lighting, so my pictures are kind of dark, but I'm hopeful my new OTT bulb will be here soon!

  Here is a different view on a white background

   I am in the process of making a second 'color combo' card and hope to add it later this afternoon.   In the meantime, I wanted to share some pictures of the new Stamps I bought this weekend during the big 40% off sale at my LSS.   

 My Weekend Haul!!

Wooden Stamps

Hero Arts Clings

And More...variety!

     I also won a Hero Arts Auction on eBay and won a set of (5) More Hero Arts Cling Stamps -- ALL for only $8.24 plus $4.00 shipping!   YIPPEE!!   As you can guess, ever since I took Jennifer's first Workshop, I've become a huge fan of Hero Arts stamps and now have a wonderful collection.  I know they will all be put to good use and I'm very pleased with the money I saved.

    Next, I have my new Copic Coloring Challenge Card and this is for the Challenge being hosted over at the Color Me Creative Classroom.   Our theme this week is to color Pleats/Ruffles and our sponsor it Tiddly Inks.  I chose to use this really fun digi image 'Katrina' from Tiddly Inks collection and colored her in deep shades of blue.   I normally don't color a lot in Blue, but I really love how the colors look, so I'm sure I will use them color more often.

 

    That's my update for now!  If I finish my second Color Combo Card, I will be back to share.  I am also working on one more card and it's for the new Challenge at The Outlawz.  The theme for today's Greeting Card Challenge is also a 'Color Combo' and one that is very popular this time of year.  It's all about Red, White and Blue!    I have my image all picked out and hope to work on that today too!  :)

    Update:   I decided to make a different card for the Color Combo Challenge at The Outlawz, and I went with making another "Flag Card', the one that you create using strips of scraps and the Top Note Die.  It's much like the cards I made last week, that you'll find HERE, along with a link to the Tutorial at OWH!

    This is today's new version and on this one, I did not add any flowers, but did add a little 4th of July Sentiment, which is actually a digi sentiment that I bought HERE!!   

    I have so much fun with Paper-piecing now and almost all of my digi papers have some from Shery's Store!  I love her selection and think the prices are wonderful!!   Happy Shopping!!

    I'm off now to clean up my room a bit, and then I'm heading back to Camp for the evening!   Bye Bye!