Rubbernecker Challenge #23

Found the Rubbernecker Stamp blog challenge today.

I love their stamps!  Their challenge is Christmas and Sparkle this time.  Unfortunately, all I have are summer flower and fall stamps from them.  I hope to win the challenge and get some winter stamps to add to my collection. 

For this card I used Hero Arts Stamp and Cut "Jingle All the Way" set to stamp the scene and colored in with Copics.  

For the sparkle I used some Wink of Stella in Pink, Green, Gold and Silver and also used some Chibitronics LED light and copper to make Rudolf's nose light up.

I finished up with some torn paper for snow hills that hid the battery compartment really well.

Thanks Rubbernecker Stamps for the fun challenges!  While I didn't have a Christmas stamp to use, your watercolor stamps are the best!

Analogous Color Palette challenge with Color Bursts

Hi All, 

I found this challenge over on Ken Davis' blog and thought I'd have some fun with it.

Analogous Color Palettes...Color Challenge, Turquoise, Chartreuse, Yellow Ochre and Burnt Umber

I do love the Color Burst products, but I have not had a lot of time to use them yet.  The bright colors seem to move and produce magic!  This seemed like a great time to get them out.

I started with a spritz and sprinkle with the 4 Color Burst colors - Turquoise, Chartreuse, Yellow Ochre and Burnt Umber.  I love how these colors move when you add water!

(Sorry about the color shift in my photos - I need to find more light.)

Next I tried using the Secret Garden stencil from Anna Griffin with mixed results - but this section came out fairly well.

Next I tried the Tim Holtz wildflower stencil with some BoBunny Copper Glitter Paste.  After the past dried, I tried two different techniques.  First up was a light color wash of the four colors that worked well enough to put the result on a card.  Second was a Spritz and Sprinkle technique that did not work as well.  I love the color movement that the technique gives, but the color intensity did not work well with the copper flowers.  Live and learn.

Finally I tried stamping with the Fall Foliage stamp from RubberNecker Stamps.  The first time, I tried a wash with Turquoises and Chartreuse in the background and then some Yellow Ochre and Burnt Umber on the stamp.  I think the background was still too damp since the color keep moving.

The next time I created a background wash and the stamping on a different piece of paper.

Thanks for the challenge and lesson on analogous colors Ken Oliver!