JAI189 Colour Challenge

Here's this week's colour challenge over on Just Add Ink.  I love it.  The design team samples are gorgeous and I will definitely be casing one or two of them!

But for now, here's my card:

It was inspired by/cased from a sample in the current annual Stampin' Up! catalogue on page 203.  I absolutely love the layout and I'm quite pleased with the way this variation turned out.

Love the bow?  Hop over to my "how to" video on YouTube and you can check it out.  It's really easy!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set: Daydream Medallions, Hello Lovely
Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Perfect Plum, Raspberry Ripple
DSP:  Season of Style stack & Crumb Cake Basics (R)
Ink:  Raspberry Ripple & Perfect Plum
Perfect Plum button & Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon
Big Shot, Daydream Medallions Framelits, 1 1/4" scallop circle punch, 7/8 scallop circle punch, 2 1/2" circle punch.

Have a super day!
Cheers
Karen

CAS Challenge #40

Today's card is a challenge from the CAS - Colours & Sketches blog.  It's a double challenge which means it combines a sketch

and a colour combination

Here's my card:

I've used the Daydream Medallion stamp set with a greeting from Sweet Essentials.  There's a little bit of sponging around the edges of the greeting and also the white card layer.

The greeting was cut out using a framelit from Apothecary Accents. It was a little big so I trimmed the top and bottom of the label after I'd cut it out.  A paper clay flower finished it off, coloured with Marina Mist ink and a sponge.

Thanks for looking!
Karen

Wedding Cards

I was asked to make a wedding card for a Grandmother to give her grand-daughter on her special day.   She gave me a brief  but I couldn't decide which I liked best, so thought I'd let her choose.

Here they are:

This first one is a CASE from a card I saw on Pinterest by Amy O'Neill.  You can find her card here.
I love the elegance of this card and particularly the dyed flowers - I used Perfect Plum.

I got the idea for this on Pinterest also, but have changed it quite a lot.  The original was created by Daniela Sucker from Germany but I can't link to it because it was on an internal Stampin' Up! blog.  Sorry!
It uses the Floral Framelits - the largest one to make the base of the card.    The combination of Elegant Eggplant & Crumb Cake is lovely, and it's nice to make a different shaped card.

 Lastly, this card uses the envelope as a unique way of showcasing the card.


You use the "Mr & Mrs" frame to pull the card up out of the envelope.  The grandmother is known for loving violets and wanted flowers incorporated so this one has that little extra something inside.

I don't know which one she'll pick, so I'll pop back and let you know when she does.  Which one do you think she'll pick?  How about we have a little competition?  Vote here in the comments and the winner will get a gift from me!

Cheers
Karen