Blogger Challenge: Week 35

Let me start by saying I did not think I was going to be happy with anything I created for this week's challenge, which was to use Purely Pomegranate, Brilliant Blue, and Old Olive together, along with a neutral (white/vanilla). But, when all was said and done--or, rather assembled and cleaned up--I was actually pretty pleased with how my card for the challenge turned out.

For inspiration, I turned to the SU! Spring Summer Collection catalog. The catalog really is an idea book and sometimes I forget to draw from it. I really liked the layout I saw on page 110 with the flower from the Pretties Kit. I thought I'd use that as the basis for my card--with a few changes, including colors, images, and position of the elements on the card.

I don't have a Pretties Kit, so I figured I'd use a piece of chipboard or a cut out, large stamped instead of a flower on my card. Then, I remembered the big bag of silk-ish flowers I got at Lakeshore School Supply a few weeks ago. I dug through them and found a Brilliant Blue flower for my card. From there, the card almost assembled itself.

I used one of the definitions from Define Your Life as the main stamped image. I stamped it in Always Artichoke ink so it would stand out from the Old Olive background. I ran a piece of blue grosgrain ribbon around the panel and tied it in a knot, then created a paper pierced line along the bottom of the panel.

I layered one of the large Old Olive felt flowers from the Flower Fusion on to the blue silk flower, attaching them with a brad. I found a button in my collection that matched Purely Pomegranate exactly and attached that with a tiny glue dot, hiding the brad. I used my white gel pen to draw a line between the button holes--looks just like a tiny piece of thread in a fraction of the time it would take me to even *find* my thread and then knot it.

Be sure to check out what the other challenge players have created with these colors. You can find links to their blogs in the sidebar to the right.

And one more thing--Have you checked out Crafts on a Whim? In addition to the great creations of her own that she shares, every Friday, Andrea from Crafts on a Whim selects a different crafter to highlight on her site. I'm thrilled and honored that Andrea has invited me to be today's featured crafter. You can find the article here.

Materials Used:
Define Your Life stamp set, Always Artichoke Classic ink, Old Olive, Brilliant Blue, and Purely Pomegranate cardstock, Flower Fusion felt flower, white gel pen, silver brad, glue dot, mat pack and paper piercing tool (Stampin' Up!); blue silk flower (Lakeshore School Supply); pomegranate button (Walmart); blue grosgrain ribbon (Michaels dollar bin)