I've missed all the challenges this week due to first a busy schedule and then a bad cold/flu, so I just really wanted to do a challenge today. I tried to get the last 3 in on today's card.
Sketch -- the diagonal thing
Ways to Use It -- to use our sanding blocks
Limited Supplies -- to make faux chipboard
Oh, additionally I wanted it to be a card for a child as I need 3 of them soon for another of our silly games we play at birthday parties we have.
Well, this card is so totally NOT me -- I love all the cards everyone else does in this style, and I wanted to try and thought these challenges were the perfect fit for such a card -- I tried -- that's about all I can say -- LOL!!!
My background embossed pieces were sanded, but I didn't like them so I then went over them in craft white DTP. The heart is a real chipboard piece that is colored with craft ink, sanded, then embossed those tiny white flowers on. The other 3 flowers are faux chipboard made from a Kleenex box. They, too, are sanded.
Oh well -- at least it's nice to be back in the saddle and be able to visit with you all via comments!!! I missed that this week!!!
Date: Friday, February 2, 2007 GMT Views: 2058
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Paper: Brocade Blue, Certainly Celery, Cameo Coral, White
Ink: All Craft: White, Rose Red, Brocade Blue, Elegant Eggplant
Accessories: Sanding Block, Swirl Clip, Ribbon, White EP, Flower Snaps, Pop Dots, Cuttlebug, Bloom Dots and Happy Birthday Embossing Folders, Die Cuts, On Board Accents
Techniques: Dry Embossing, DTP, Sanding
Difficulty (1-Easy 5-Advanced): 2 - time consuming
Registered: October 25, 2004 Location: Southern Oregon Coast Posts: 17641
Fri, Feb 02, 2007 @ 11:47 PM
Ouch! This is so cute it hurts!! This style looks good on you, Sharon! Such a wonderful, just right combination of colors. I absolutely love this--it makes me happy! I'm sorry you were sick and I'm glad you're feeling better now.
Registered: June 18, 2003 Location: Lino Lakes, Minnesota Posts: 13768
Sun, Feb 04, 2007 @ 12:19 PM
Hi Sharon -
I've had a crazy week too and wasn't able to participate very much, but at least I wasn't sick! I hope you are all better and that next week will be better for you. Missed you, too! This is lovely!!! TFS! Wow - a hat trick - good for you!
Registered: January 17, 2007 Location: Croatia Posts: 1006
Tue, Feb 13, 2007 @ 8:38 AM
Very beautiful. I must say I didn't like this sketch challenge when I first saw it, but you pulled it off wonderfully.
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Registered: May 2, 2004 Location: Far, far away Posts: 24216
Sun, Feb 18, 2007 @ 4:47 AM
This is fab. You know, I was lying in bed this morning thinking about making some flowers like this... then I come on here and find some without even looking!