Blogger Challenge: Week 39

Since I knew I wouldn't be around last night to do any stamping because of going to the NCAA basketball tournament (we saw two fantastic games, including an almost-upset of tournament favorite Duke by Belmont) I planned ahead (for once!) and created this card for both the weekly blogger challenge and this week's sketch for Sketches {by Tamara}. This week's challenge was to use Chocolate Chip, Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, and Real Red. I love this color combo! I've used it (or a variation on it) many times before.

Here, I used two different colors and patterns from SU!'s Prints Series designer paper for the large sections on the cardfront. I covered the seam where they meet with some Chocolate Chip taffeta ribbon. This ribbon is so pretty! I love all of the SU! taffeta, but this one is so cool-looking. The edges are a dark, Chocolate Chip-like color, but the inside of the ribbon is lighter and more shimmery.

I found a bunch of American Crafts felt flowers in coordinating colors to use as embellishments in the lower right corner of the card. I added small rhinestones to the centers of the small red flowers. For the larger blue one, I dug up a red flower shaped brad for the center and added a rhinestone to that, too.

I stamped the sentiment from Stem Sayings in Blue Bayou ink right on the Soft Sky patterned paper. The Blue Bayou is just dark enough to stand out from the pattern.

If you want to see what the other challenge players have created using this fun color combination, you can find links to their blogs in the sidebar on the right. You can also stop by Tamara's to check out other versions of this sketch. And, if you decide to give the sketch a try, be sure to post a link on Tamara's blog (and here, too--I want to see what you do with it!). She's just started featuring guest designers on her blog and she'll be choosing people who leave links to their creations with her sketches.

Materials Used:

Stem Sayings stamp set, Blue Bayou Classic ink, Chocolate Chip and Blue Bayou cardstock, Soft Sky and Real Red Prints Series designer paper, Chocolate Chip taffeta ribbon (Stampin' Up!); felt flowers (American Crafts); rhinestones (Walmart); flower brad (ProvoCraft)