Color Hues #105

Hello Crafty Friends!  Today is March 1st and Color Hues is celebrating the month in St. Patty's Day style.  Carol is our host and she has most suitably chosen Green and White as our colors this fortnight.  

Before we get to my card let me give you a bit of a backstory...

I got my very first pair of Chuck Taylor Converse shoes way back in the 1970s.  Seventh grade to be exact as they were all the rage in junior high gym class. Green has always been my favorite color so naturally that's what I chose for my first pair.  I was so proud of those babies and sincerely wish I still had them.  Fast forward to 1988.  Being a huge baseball fan I ran to the theaters when Bull Durham was released.  When I saw Susan Sarandon in her high top white Chuck Taylor's I knew I had to own another pair.  Unlike my original pair, I bought these in navy high tops.  And yes, I still own and occasionally wear that same pair today.  (My daughter's first pair were .... you guessed it....purple. EW!)

And now that I've totally bored you all with my trip down memory lane, let's get to my card.

I passed on the MFT Converse die set years ago but when this one from Erin Lee Creative went on clearance late last year I snapped it up ASAP.  It's taken me a few months to use it but here she is in all of her glory.  I LOVE this card.  LOL!  I searched deep for a sentiment and using Annie Savoy as my guide, I chose this statement of encouragement.

As you can see, the Chucks were created using only green and white cardstocks.  The green background has been embossed with a 3D folder.  The sentiment was heat embossed in white.  Because this die set is quite large I opted for a 5"x7" card size.  It's very difficult to see but I sprinkled tiny gold stars throughout the background as a finishing touch.

Supplies:

Erin Lee Creative - High Top Sneakers die set (NBUS)

Simon Says Stamp - You Can Do Anything stamp set

Spellbinders - Stylized Lattice embossing folder

Honeybee Stamps - gem stickers and tiny gold stars

I invite you to visit our blog and play along!  And if you made it this far, thanks for humoring me in all of my dorkiness.  I would love to hear your thoughts on Chucks and what colors you may have owned.  Thanks so much for visiting!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #260

Hello my fellow crafters!  As St. Patrick's Day approaches, Edna and the Sisterhood are requesting that you use the color GREEN on this month's cards. 

Since I seem to only send out belated birthday wishes I opted not to create a St. Patty's Day design but rather looked to my NBUS bin for inspiration.  Today I'm sharing two WTF (for a lack of better words) cards using green balloons.  

 I definitely feel like the world has gone to shit.  

Strike that.  The United States has gone to shit.  

My sincerest apologies to all of my friends outside of the our nuthouse.

Even Edna can't bear to face the world.

My backgrounds were created using a cloud stencil, white pigment ink and soft blue cardstock.  The penguin and balloons were die cut from colored cardstocks.  I thought this sentiment fit the bill nicely.  The inside panel (not shown) reads "Control/Alt/Delete".  

Supplies:

Sizzix - Festive Sky Party die set

CAS - Shit Happens stamp set 

Kelly Purkey - Hot Mess stamp set (inside sentiment)

FT - Cloud stencil

Whether you go "full on St. Patty's Day" or choose to be a bit of a rebel like me, we would love to see your cards created with the color green.  Snark is not a requirement but it is much appreciated.  I invite you to visit our blog and upload your qualifying cards into our gallery.  Remember, our challenges are now month long.

Thanks so much for visiting!

Jules