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
4 comments:
Excelent use of the sketch! Great card! Love the flower.
I absolutely love Pick A Petal for your circle, that is brilliant! It looks really nice against the black background too. Nicely done!
Super fun big flower! Fabulous job on the color combo!
It's a good life!
Terri E.
All that driving must have helped - you came up with such a cute card!
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