Sketch + Colors = 2 Challenges in 1 Card

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I've been contemplating the sketch challenge over at The Paper Players for several days.  Once I saw the Celebrity Color Challenge over at Pals Paper Arts, I knew I had a combination winner! 

Click HERE to find out more about The Paper Players current challenge. Here's the sketch... which I flipped on its side...


Click HERE to see the details of the Pals Paper Arts color challenge.  Here is the color scheme...


Here's the card I came up with when I combined these two challenges...

Another card for the stash for my mother-in-law who is undergoing chemo treatments.  I hope these fun colors make her smile! :)

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a blessed afternoon!
Bethany

What a Challenge!

Okay, so when I saw the Mojo Monday Challenge 202, I was quite intimidated... I mean, triangles... two of them??  But I was determined that I was going to tackle this sketch and make something I could be proud of.. .and I think I did! 

Click HERE for all the details on Mojo 202.  Here's the sketch....












Here's my take on the sketch, using one of my favorite color combos... bright pink, black, & white...

It's hard to see in this pic, but I scored the black panel vertically at every 1/8 inch for a little extra detail.  I also scored the white panel twice horizontally on the top and bottom.   
Thanks for stopping by & looking!  Have a wonderful day!
Bethany

Thanks Ever So Much

Yet another entry into CAS-ual Fridays CFC #13!  (Click HERE to see all of the details for yourself!) 


Here's my last entry... at least for today! :)

                                                                  A view of the full card

A gorgeous flower courtesy of Nina Dee... click HERE to see the details of her blog & ruffled flower tutorial from a previous post. 

Another view with the sentiment

Off to bed!  Have a wonderful weekend!  Thanks for looking!
Bethany

UPDATED 8/4/11... after a very sweet comment from Beth, I haved added this card to the current challenge at The Kraft Journal (which I have now happily added to my bookmarks!).  You can get the details HERE.  Seems like a perfect fit for me since I just CAN'T get enough of kraft right now! :)  Thanks for the info & comment, Beth! :)

Ever Thankful for You

I guess you could say I'm smitten with CAS-ual Fridays current challenge ...CFC #13: the Long & Short of It.  (Click HERE to find out all of the details & to upload your own project!) 


Here's my latest take on a CAS 4 x 9 card...

Wanted to use my new MS edge punch.... did the long edge of the card & added a piece of white underneath to showcase it a little more.  Then I decided to do a white strip to mirror the red edge.  I added a simple black satin bow & a sentiment in black... didn't show up so well because of the lack of natural light. It says "ever thankful for you." 

Have a happy day!
Bethany

Just For You Butterflies

As soon as I saw this sketch at Clean & Simple Stamping, I knew I liked it!  However, it took a little (okay... a LOT!) of playing around with the elements before I finally felt good about it.  Here's the sketch... CONGRATS ladies on getting to sketch 150!! :)



Here's what I came up with...

All of the butterflies are coordinated shades of pink & brown... the one on the far right photographed WAY more coral than it really is! 

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope you have had a wonderful weekend!
Bethany

Guest Sweetie Spot! :)

I'm SO excited & honored to be a guest sweetie this week at Cupcake Inspirations for Challenge #121.  Here is the inspiration (cup)cake for this week...

I was very inspired by all those shades of purple and the many circles used in this photo.  Of course, I needed a pop of green in there as well. 

Here's the card...

 Here's a close up shot of the dimension I added to give it a little "oomph"...

Want to join the fun?  Head on over to Cupcake Inspirations to see for yourself & link up your project to the gallery! :)

Have a happy day!  Thanks for stopping by!

Bethany

The Long & Short of It, Part II

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As I said in my last post, I'm loving the challenge at CAS-ual Fridays.  You can click HERE to see this week's challenge... The Long & Short of It. 


So, I was actually inspired to make two cards for this challenge... below is my second entry.

Again, I started with a kraft 4 x9 base.  (Can you say 'addict'???)  I corner rounded the bottom corners to give it a little polishing.  I used some black satin ribbon around the middle.  I adhered that gorgeous ruffled flower ribbon where the edges overlapped.  I kept the rest simple by stamping the sentiment "just for you" in black.  (The stamp is from the dollar bin at Michael's during a recent trip!)   I thought this card offered lots of recipient opportunities! :)

 This gorgeous book print ruffled flower was made by Nina Dee.  I won it (and 2 others) in a giveaway on her blog.  You can visit her blog by clicking HERE.  You can read about how to make a flower like this (via Nina's picture tutorial) by clicking HERE.  Her blog is fabulous... I know you'll find lots of inspiration there!  Thanks, Nina, for such a beautiful handmade embellishment! :)

Yet another view of this clean & simple card! 

I hope you've enjoyed looking around my blog... thanks for stopping by!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Bethany