Thinking of You - Challenge Card

I am not sure about everyone else, but my weekend was quite full and I did not even get half of the needed things done (mostly because of my poor sick daughter, it is awful when they get a cold!).  So to accommodate my time restrictions and still play with all the fun card challenges, I combined two challenges into one card.  This requires a lot more thought and planning than one may think!  First off, I selected the colors to accommodate the The Play Date Cafe Challenge#109 using smoky purple, champagne, and blush colors.  Then I designed the card according to the Freshly Made Sketches challenge #13. All in all, I really loved the look that turned out on this card.

Supplies used:
Card stock paper (DCWV), patterned paper (DCWV), border and vine punch (Martha Stewart Crafts), hexagon punch (Creative Memories); adhesive gems (Recollections), stamp & ink (Studio G); 3D adhesive (pop dots); adhesive (Elmer's), ribbon (Offray).

Thanks a Bunch - Challenge Card

So far I have never tried to make a card that fit more than one challenge, but this weekend due to the hectic schedule and just pure number of challenges I want to try, I combined two challenges into one card! One, Inkspirations #98, was a color challenge, where you had to use Saffron Yellow, Wasabi Green, Rose Red, and Whisper White as colors.  The second, Mojo Monday was to incorporate their sketch design in your card.  What do you think?



Supplies used:

Patterned papers & card stock (DCWV), adhesive (Elmer's), Glitter paper (DCWV), punches (Martha Stewart Crafts), ribbon (Offray), button (vintage), stamp & ink (Studio G).

 

Christmas Card - Non Traditional Colors

Card Magazine's blog - CREATE: Blog was hosting a challenge this week that was to design a Christmas/Holiday card using non-traditional colors.  Inspired by the colors of one of my closest friends (and cousin!) Becky, I decided to give it a shot with Black and Pink (her faves) and Silver (one of my faves).

Here is my take on it.  The card itself was pretty easy to put together, it was just getting the papers to coordinate! Once I had that, it all just fell into place.  The funny thing?  The papers on this card are all scraps I had in my large scrap bin! I was just going through them and set aside ones that caught my eye.  I love using scraps like this, it is like finding a lost treasure!