Played Kindness

Hello everyone,

I've a quick and easy card for you tonight based on this week's Play Date Cafe colour splash challenge of black and white with a splash of green. I used a flubbed card from yesterday's One Layer Wednesday challenge.
The card base is Stampin' Up Whisper White. The black layer is Quickutz Manhatten Quickstripz. The printed paper is Colorbök paper pad layered on a scrap from the leftover bin. The sentiment is Stampin' Up Whimsical Words stamped on a scrap of Whisper White and layered on another piece of scrap green. The ribbon is Offray Black Microcheck.
I think this is a lovely little card. It was quick and easy to pull together, helped by this printed paper that I found in the freebie bin at the crop I attended in May. What a great find that was. I have to say, I really enjoyed making the 4.25" square cards more than I thought. Just goes to show it's good to change things up every once in a while.
I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.
Gisèle

Simple Colour Challenge

Hello everyone,

Today's card frustrated me to no end! I almost gave up. Simplicity's One Layer Wednesday asked for flourishes - I have lots of flourish stamps so it was really hard to choose something suitable. Wednesday's Play Date Cafe offered up a blue colour splash challenge, something I've never done before.

The card base is from Recollections. The images / border is a Stampin' Up wheel, Illuminated which is full of swirls and flourishes. The sentiment is Gina K Tag Lines. Both the image and the sentiment were stamped in VersaFine Onyx Black. The blue embellishments are Crafts Gem Chic from the dollar store.

Believe it or not, this is my seventh attempt and, even with the blue background, I had a really tough time getting a decent photo. I hope I'll be able to use the goofed card bases otherwise I'll be royally p.o.'d. I wouldn't even have attempted this card without my stamp-a-ma-jig and my wheel guide and it still took me seven tries.

I just love the concept of this card. The blue really pops next to the black and white and it is such a classic combination. It is a very clean and simple card but not plain nor boring. I hoping by tomorrow, I just love the card all together.

Please enjoy and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Three Challenge Birthday

Hello everyone,

Today's card is based on three challenges. The Play Date Cafe wanted to see blue; My Time To Craft wanted spots; and Papertake Weekly provided the sketch.

Notwithstanding the sentiment, which is Lizzie Anne Little Bits, this is a Stampin' Up card. The background paper is brocade blue textured with Sizzix Small Dots. The patterned paper is Patterns Pack II, some of which is highlighted with Diamond Stickles. The image is Medallion and is also highlighted with Diamond Stickles.

Blue is my favourite colour. I love this card. It was fun to combine all the papers into a very workable card. I also have to say that spots scream for Stickles. I think I use Stickles on the Medallion stamp every time I use it. Oh well, it works for me.

Please enjoy and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Sunshiny Yellow

Hello everyone,

Today's card is so far outside my comfort zone I barely recognize it as my own. It is based upon two challenges, today's No Time To Stamp? which asked for punched borders and Play Date Cafe which was looking for bright yellow, pale yellow and white.

The card base is from Recollections. The patterned paper is Generations Stackers. The borders were punched with a Martha Stewart border punch but I'm not sure which one. They were punched from scrap pieces of yellow paper of an unknown source. The sentiment is Stampin' Up Short and Sweet.

I'm not sure if I like this card or not. It is bright but overall, quite simple. Yellow is not a colour I use all that often but I wanted to challenge myself. This is not a horrible card but probably not my best either. I like the overall sketch and I'd do it again but it's the yellow that is throwing me off.

I do hope, none-the-less, that you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle