Moonlight Serenade....CCG #234

{ Color Combos Galore: Challenge #234 }
{ Cardabilities: Sketch #71 }

Edited 4/1/13: I'm a Featured Designer! Thanks Cardabilities for loving my card!

Hello friends! Squeezing this one in before the challenge closes,





Color and Inspiration...


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The CCG Designer's Challenge: I chose Inspiration Photo #3 - Focus On Technique: Inked Edges. I was also inspired by Photo #1 to use a circle die. Photo #2 inspired me to add the flower and the pearls prompted me to use dimensional dots around my circle element. Photo #3 inspired me to use metal and a bird image. I also dry embossed the die cut pieces, used a sentiment with a semi circle flourish and my paper has the word "Post" on it:

Photo #1

Photo #2

Photo #3

Sketch Inspiration...
Sketch #71 @ Cardabilities

The Sketch Interpretation
• For the "two vertical strips": My first strip is the Post Card paper. Then for the second strip, I grouped the pin, circle and sentiment label to create the illusion of one
• For the "two horizontal banner strips": I grouped them together and offset them
• The "matting": It looks like the dotted paper was layered over different paper, but actually it was cut from the same paper. I cut out the journal frame and added dimensional dots.

I used Prima's Botanical, Pixie Glen and Script papers and an Avon Rose Romantique flower. Also used these Simon Says Stamp! beauties:



The CCG Color Combo Challenge will close on the 31st. So I hope you get to play, for more inspiration from the rest of the team, hop on over to their blogs and see!

Ana Castro | Beck Beattie | Camille Robinson | Emilia van den Heuvel | Fi Kenward | Jinny Newlin | Kelly Holbrook | Meihsia Liu | Meredith MacRitchie | Trudi Harrison

As always, thanks for stopping by and....
Happy Scrappin', Loves!
xoxo


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Captivated by Coral....CCG #233

{ Color Combos Galore: Challenge #231 }
{ The Craft's Meow: February Sketch }

Mmmmm, last week's Color Combo Challenge. Couldn't play in time, but the colors were DEEEE-VINE!




Color and Inspiration...


(Please take one and pass it along)

Photo #1

Photo #2

Photo #3

Photo #4

The CCG Designer's Challenge: From the four photos, I chose Inspiration Photo #1 - Focus On Accents: Cabochons. In addition to that, I chose the Prima journaling card and TCM stamps because they had flourishes and scrolls in them (prompt: More Inspiration Ideas). I started the card by using a fancy punch around the border (prompt: Inspiration Photo #4/More Inspiration Ideas). I thought of recreating the ruffled flowers (Inspiration Photo #3) using my scallop punches and painting the edges white. With a chalk pencil, I shaded the flower petals to achieve a more coral color. The sentiment is also from the stamp set, and was inked in a coral color, chalked for a softer tone, and dotted with a paper pen.

Sketch Inspiration...
February Sketch @ The Craft's Meow

The Sketch Interpretation
• First, I rotated the sketch, and mirrored it
• For the "two banner strips", I used two double-ended banner strips and tilted it
• Replaced the "ribbon" with a handmade flower

Pretty straight forward sketch. You'd think the design would be quick. NOT. I'm too indecisive and fiddle around way too much. I used Prima Songbird (thanks, Fi, for thinking of that range), then a quick flip through my 6x6 pads to find Bazzill Wayfarer with these colors in them. Playing along with the Tuesday Throwdown theme of Thinking of You and the TCM sketch, I chose their stamp set:
Sent with Love

This CCG Color Combo Challenge is over, but I would love for you to stop by to Kelly Holbrook's and Jinny Newlin's blog. Get a closer look at their designs with this Color Combo!

As always, thanks for stopping by and....
Happy Scrappin', Loves!
xoxo

design influenced and inspired by:

{ Tuesday Throwdown: Challenge 136 } Theme: "You're on My Mind"

Project Supplies:

{ Loving Thoughts of You } Card: Finished Size: 5 x 6¾

Materials:

• Bazzill Cardstock - Adobe [3-327]; Kraft [9-960]; Cream Puff [8-804]
• Bazzill "Wayfarer" 6x6 Pad - Sightseer/Excursionist, Rambler/Gadabout papers
• Prima "Songbird" - Lineage, Collage papers

Stamps, Dies & Inks:

• Stamps: The Craft's Meow - "Sent with Love"
• Inks: Memento - "Rich Cocoa"; Adirondack "Mountain Rose"
• Paint: Viva Decor Paper Pen - "Apricot" ; Adirondack "Snow Cap"
• Chalks: General's Pastel Chalk - "Pink"; "Lt Flesh"

Other:

• Ingvilde Bolme - Distressing Tool
• Martha Stewart - Cherish border punch
• EK Success - ¾", 1¼" scallop punch ; 1½" square punch
• Provo Craft - Edge scissors [34-0034]
• Etsy - Cabochon

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