Seize the Birthday #1
January 14, 2013
Hi there
Today I have a birthday card for you, using the inaugural sketch from the new Seize the Birthday sketch challenge site. The neat thing about this challenge is that you make a feminine card one week and then a masculine card with the same sketch, the following week. Now that will be a REAL challenge. I have a heap of birthdays for family and friends in the first half of the year, so this will help me to get organised. I'm also looking forward to getting some inspiration for masculine cards.
This week is a feminine card using this sketch:
I was in the mood to colour on the weekend, so I inked up this non-SU! 'Sweet Violets' stamp and coloured it with copics. This was going to be my trial piece to try out the colours, but I was sufficiently happy with it to use it for the focus on this card. Having done that, I had to resort to my pre Stampin' Up! stash to find some co-ordinating designer papers. Shades of purple haven't featured much in SU! DSP in recent years. This is the final result.
Project Details | |
Stamps | Sweet Violets (not SU), Precious Butterflies (Hostess, Retired) |
Card stock & Papers | Bazzill White Linen, Elegant Eggplant, Gumball Green, So Saffron, Whisper White, XPress-IT Blending card, Miscellaneous DSP from my stash |
Ink | Memento Tuxedo Black, Lavender Lace (Retired) |
Accessories | Basic Pearls, 1mm & 6mm flatback pearls (not SU) |
Tools | Labels Framelits, Beautiful Wings Sizzlit, Big Shot,
1 1/8", 1 1/4" & 1 13/8" Circle Punches, Dimensionals, Copics (Flowers - V000, V01, V04, V06, V09, Y17; Leaves - YG11, YG63, YG67, YG97) |
Enjoy the rest of your day.
ETA: Thanks to the DT for selecting this card for 'Birthday Honours'
beautiful!!! your coloring is outstanding!!!! :)
So glad you joined us on Seize the Birthday.
Posted by: Rose | January 16, 2013 at 12:18 PM
What a gorgeous card you have created Judy, your colouring is beautiful and the papers pretty! Thank you for joining us at Seize the Birthday!
Smiles,
Lesley
Posted by: Lesley | January 16, 2013 at 10:22 AM
A stunning card Judy,and such beautiful colours.
Posted by: Leanne | January 16, 2013 at 06:26 AM
Oh so pretty Judy - that purple and green are just stunning!
Posted by: Narelle Farrugia | January 15, 2013 at 08:44 PM
Beautiful card. Love the colors.
Posted by: JoAnn B. | January 15, 2013 at 02:44 AM
Oh, wow - this is GORGEOUS, Judy!! I love the richness of the purples. I, too, am excited about this new challenge blog - it's a great idea, isn't it? LOVE your first submission.
Posted by: Christine Blain | January 14, 2013 at 08:29 PM