Back to Black & Paper Players Challenge # 77

While surfing the various blogs I discovered City Crafter Challenge where they're having a challenge for anything back to black. Don't ya just love this inspiration photo (although you can see it really didn't apply to my card, but it did give me the inspiration to use the silhouette stamp).

I would also like to enter my card for one of my "fav" challenges" Paper "Players, their theme this week is "All you Need is Love", and I guess this card would fill the bill.

Anyhow this is the card I created using the woman's silhouette as my "back to black" and "All you Need is Love".


The background paper is an oldie but goodie from Stampin' Up, with a paper doily from the craft store and the image stamped on SU's glossy white paper. I thought this image looked perfect with the doily kinda like portraits and Valentine's cards used to be.

I also used a scallop die for the pink layer as well as a die called Photo Finishers, both from Papertrey Ink.

Thanks for looking and leaving a comment, would love to hear from you.

Nancy

Second day in a row!

Hope this is a sign for the new year for me...posting more often, we'll see you know what they say about New Year's Resolutions (they hardly ever work, at least for me).


This card is for the challenge over at Freshly Made were they like Clean and Simple designs. Not sure the card I made fits this criteria as I took the liberty of rearranging the 3 focal points since it just looked better on my card.




Anyhow here it is, what do you think? I's a little out of my comfort zone using multiple paper patterns, but I'm trying...





I made it for a golf friend who has a birthday this month and she LOVES tea cups, teapots, anything to do with tea, so I thought this sketch from Freshly Made worked well for my idea. My daughter over at Canopy Crafts will laugh because she says I place everything on an angle, however she should note the bottom cup is straight!

Aren't there a lot of birthdays in January or is it just my thinking.


Supplies:
Paper-SU 2011 Card Stock & DSP Everyday Enchantment
Stamps-PTI - Tea for Two & Tea for Two Additions
Inks-SU 2011 Lucky Limeade, Pool Party, Calypso Coral-Black Stazon

BIRTHDAY'S

The beginning of the year seems to have lots of birthdays among our friends and relatives. One as you can see is a BIG one and the other is not quite there.


Here's a peek at the inside.


















Stamps & dies are from PTI
Ink-Stampin' Up




This second card is CASE'd from Maile Belles at Simply Stamped, couldnt' help myself I love the background stamp as well as the gorgeous flower. I'm sure you'll get tired of seeing both of them on my blog!



Thanks for lookin' would love to hear from you...

Nancy

Sympathy card

It's been a while since I've posted and unfortunately it has to be a sympathy card for a fellow scrapper/golfer friend's Mother-in-Law who recently passed away. These times are always sad, but seem even more so when they occur during the holidays.

I opted to create a very simple card using what I thought were calming colors. The background was created by stamping onto a piece of whisper white card stock using a three-step stamp (although it doesn't have to be used as such, can be used individually). I cut off two rows of the stamping and adhered to the top and bottom of the card front leaving enough room for the sentiment and that was it. I'm happy with the end results...what do you think, would love to hear from you.


Supplies:
Papertrey Ink Stamps Background stamp-"Rosie Posie" ; Sentiment - Think Big Fav's #3
Stampin' Up cardstock Crumb Cake and inks "Early Espresso, Baha Breeze and So Saffron

PPA123 Puttin' on the Ritz---AND Blog Candy Blowout!!

Check this out at Pals Paper Arts a really cool challenge.
Who didn't love Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers (if you're old enough to remember and I am)! AND blog candy from each of the design team, who wouldn't want this Christmas package!!


Fred Astaire knew that it was fun to get dressed up for a special occasion and so does my snowman!

I wanted to keep the card simple, but elegant so I thought the colors of gray, black, white and a touch of red would work.

I used a basic gray card stock embossed with the snowflake pattern, added two mats one in SU's Silver glitter paper and the smaller one in a red striped glitter paper. Punched out my snowman from SU's Whisper White paper using a M.Stewart punch. I was able to punch out his scarf from the silver glitter paper and add a tiny strip of silver to his jaunty little top hat to give him the pizzazz he deserved!



The bow is white satin ribbon, of course it would have to be satin, the buttons are SU's black rhinestones which reminded me of the coal we used to use when we made our snowmen (so many years ago), although it is hard to see in the photo. Added a little holiday sentiment, backed my more of the red glitter. I don't think you can ever have too much glitter...especially if you're going to the Ritz!

I think if snowmen had feet, I'm sure this little guy would be dancin' too!

I hope you like my card as much as I do. I think it's simple but elegant worthy of mentioning with Fred Astaire's name. This was a fun challenge and I hope you take the time to leave a message for me, thanks.

"Everything's Coming Up Rosettes" & "Moxie Fab World"

I discovered this new (to me) blog The Friday Mashup Challenge # 33 and thought I'd give it a try. I haven't had the best of luck with the "rosettes" every scrapper seems to be making now a days so thought I'd try it again.

Then I discovered there is the Championing Award Medallions Challenge in the Moxie Fab World that I'd like to enter as well, so here goes. Check out this blog and enter your own project, plus see some wonderful inspiration. Good luck if you decide to participate!


I found some pretty black/white pattern paper in my stash, combined it with two pieces of card stock ( melon mambo and black ) both of which I scored on the diagonal using my Score-Pal. I like the combination of the embossed "dots" and the diagonal lines together for added texture. Adhered both to whisper white card stock that had been embossed using the dotted swiss embossing folder. Not sure if that's the proper name, but that's what it reminds me of, so that's what I call it.
Topped the rosette with a small circle of black cardstock and topped that with a bevy of rhinestones!


This time I was pleased with the results of the rosette, now of course I'm on a roll and will be making more of different sizes


Thanks for taking a look, I'd love to hear from you.
Nancy

OOPS!

I was so happy with myself when I finished making this card for a challenge at CAS-ual Fridays Tag You're it!


UNTIL I realized I had used a calendar for the year 2012 next year... not this year! Talk about a senior moment. Anyhow thanks to Cristina of My Paper Secret for the inspiration, where she had made tags, but for a calendar so of course she would use the coming year!

Well anyhow I still think it's a nice card and now I'm ahead of the game with a Thanksgiving card all ready for NEXT YEAR...if only I'll be able to find it!

There are two sets of very subtle scoring at the top and bottom of the card, but it's difficult to see in the photo. The tag is a die from Papertrey Ink, the DSP and card stock (Early Espresso, Baja Breeze & Pumpkin Pie) from SU as well as the ribbon. A tiny acorn was stamped on next year's Thanksgiving Day! As I mentioned before the calendar is from My Paper Secret, compliments of Cristina!

Here's my card, hope you like it too.