Wasabi Petals

I've been driving for 8 hours over the past 2 days for work (one of the joys of working in the Northern Territory, but I can't complain as this is the first trip I've had to do since mid-September), so have had plenty of time to think about layouts and things like that. But in all that time, I really couldn't come up with something I was happy with for the latest Sweet Sunday Sketch and Raspberry Suite Colour Challenges. I didn't necessarily want to put them together, but that's what eventuated when I sat down tonight.


Considering I've just done a black and white plus colour card, this colour combo of Dawn's threw me a bit... I'm really not sure why. I ended up using Wild Wasabi (retired) as the closest to Grass Green that I have. I initially wanted to do a shabby chic type card, maybe using Carte Postal or something like that.....

This sketch of Karen's has also intrigued me since I saw it on Sunday. I don't have a circle cutting system, so I was going to let this one pass, or maybe adapt it for a scrapbook page that I need to do before the end of the week, changing the big circle to a square...

And this is the card that evolved - and I mean evolved. It's been a while since I've played with so many different bits and pieces for a card, changing my mind a million times. Not really much at all like what I was first thinking... for either challenge.

It's a bit hard to see, but I have clear embossed the Scribble Jumbo wheel in the black right hand vertical panel, and also the swirl from Perfect Princess on the left hand side. I really am quite happy with the result - another July birthday card taken care of!

Thank you once again ladies for a couple of great challenges.

Stamps: Pick a Petal, Family Phrases, Perfect Princess, Scribble Jumbo Wheel

Card: Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi (retired)

Ink: Wild Wasabi (retired), Basic Black, Versamark

Other: Clear embossing powder, Black grosgrain ribbon