Saturday, March 19, 2011

Card Patterns Sketch 107 & Just Us Girls #76

March 19, 2011

Oh my.  When I went looking for challenges this morning, I found SO many that I wanted to do!  I've combined two of them in this card.
Just Us Girls #76 - is a color challenge.  Take a look.
Don't you love those colors?  So spring-y...which is what our weather is feeling like today.  Finally.

Card Patterns Sketch 107 - here's this weeks sketch:
I think these two challenges were a perfect fit together.  What do you think???
I used baja breeze cs for the card base.  I ran a piece of so saffron through a cuttlebug embossing folder, then swiped my vanilla craft ink pad across the raised areas to soften the color.  I used a distressing tool along the edges of the panel.  Then I cut a piece of wide lace, over that a piece of edge punched pink piroette dsp.  Over that I attached a length of baja breeze seam binding (I love this seam binding!)  My panel of confetti white cs was run cut with a Spellbinders, sponged with some bashful blue ink (since I don't have a soft sky ink).  I paper pieced the little tea pot, added some stickles to the 3 flowers (and the knob of the teapot lid) and popped it up on the confetti panel, adding a sentiment beneath it.  Finally, I added loops of baja breeze seam binding, tied up with some pink floss and a cute SU button.
This was such a fun card to make...I hope you enjoy it, too  :)

I hope you enjoy your weekend.  I managed to do some work in the yard this morning and, got some house cleaning done.  Then...I sat down at my craft table.   Ahhhhhh.....work... then PLAY!

11 comments:

  1. Susie your card is adorable!! I couldn't help but wonder about your last name. My maiden name was Witwer!! Have a wonderful week.

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  2. Gorgeous work, Susie! Love those colors and how you tie the ribbon. Happy to become your follower, what a beautiful blog with so many stunning creations! Hugs from Moldova

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  3. Thanks for participating…is such a wonderful card and is a great honor to share this sketch challenge with you! Love it! ...

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  4. Wow Susie! This is so pretty! What an elegant take on the challenge colors! Lovely! Thanks for playing along with JUGS! So glad you could play along!

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  5. You are so talented! I loved stalking through your blog! Thanks for visiting me at barbwired!

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  6. Very pretty! I love that texture! Thanks so much for playing with us at Card Patterns!

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  7. I wish you could hear me, PURRRRRRING like a kitten! THIS is an EXCELLENT card! I agree: a perfect combo of two {of my FAVE!} challenges! Yipeeee! You have really showcased why these colors are so wonderful together! Thanks for choosing Just Us Girls as a place for inspiration and fun! Yipeeeeeeee!

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  8. super sweet...love the colors and the embossing! Thanks for joining us at Card Patterns!

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  9. Just so soft and pretty! I love those colors and that teapot. Glad you could join us this week on Card Patterns!

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  10. Very pretty! You used the JUGs colors so well! I love how you softened the so saffron embossed piece. Thanks for playing our JUGs color challenge!

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  11. Oh my cuteness! I love it! And that embossed background is smashing! Thanks so much for playing with Just Us Girls!

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