Like I said yesterday, I had a little extra stamping time this week and got to play along with some awesome challenges! When I first saw the colors over at Fab Friday, I thought that Mindy and the team were a little crazy. I mean really, Sahara Sand with Basic Gray?? Of course then I saw the team’s examples and knew they were on to something!! I also saw that The Paper Players has a CAS challenge from Nance Leedy up this week for banners. I knew exactly what I wanted to do!
I started with the base of Sahara Sand and put a layer of Basic Gray next to it. Wow, they are so great together and I had no idea. I don’t normally use Sahara Sand but this has changed my feeling about that!! I had some strips of this Basic Gray polka dot paper left over on my table from yesterday’s card so I started playing around with the idea of the banner. Funny enough, incorporating in the So Saffron was the hardest part. I played around with all kinds of backgrounds to the banner before I had the inspiration to try a piece of First Edition DSP. I used my Blender Pen to add a little bit of color to the flowers and knew I had found the answer! I thought it would be fun to add some little elements to the banner and pulled out some buttons, punches and embosslits to see what I could come up with. I am so happy with the result! Now I have a card all ready for a special birthday coming up in a couple of weeks (one of my sisters-in-law). I love it when I get ahead!
Well this is certainly a recent record. Four posts in a row!! Sadly the pace will slow back down over the next few weeks. I have had September on leave from United (due to my husband’s deployment) but will be back to work in October. I have a big check ride (flying test) during the second week and need to hit the books and get ready for that. Of course I will have my normal challenge posts and hopefully an extra one in there somewhere.
Thanks so much for dropping in today. I hope the rest of your week is fantastic!
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper: Howlstooth & Scaringbone DSP, First Edition DSP, Sahara Sand, Basic Gray; Ink: Basic Gray, So Saffron; Accessories: Blender Pen, Linen Thread, Neutrals Buttons, Subtles Buttons, Basic Pearls, Big Shot, Beautiful Wings Embosslit
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How cute is this??? I love everything….the colored flowers, the buttons, the twine to hang the banners. Very well designed and I’m so glad you came around to the colors. I was stumped too when Mindy first gave them to the design team! Thanks for sharing with us at Fab Friday!
Jen, I LOVE this! It is just adorable and awesome. It makes me smile every time I look at it! Fabulous job my friend.
This is such a sweet, happy card! I love it! The colors were a bit of a challenge for me too, but you did a beautiful job with them. I love the pairing of the fun banner with the softness of the flowers, butterfly, and button. Awesome card! Thanks for playing at Fab Friday!
I pretty much ran for the hills when I saw this color challenge and now I think I want to give it a go! Like you, I had no idea that Sahara Sand and Basic Gray would look so good together. Great idea to us the First Edition DSP with the pretty flower!
Love, love, love this Jen! Brilliant use of the Saffron and the polka dot banner just makes me smile. Great job with both challenges…so glad you joined us at The Paper Players!
Jen, you’ve changed my mind too about Sahara Sand!!! Good thing too as I have two packs of it! LOL! You adding the yellow to the flowers was the perfect touch to that dsp!!! Fantastic!
Oh wow, I love this to bits Jen!! Great banner treatment over the First edition dsp and the little embellishments of the button and butterfly are perfect additions! Thanks for playing along with the Paper Players this week!
Absolutely awesome! I love the touch of color you added to the flowers! This card is perfect in every way! Thanks for playing with The Paper Players!
This is really cute….I love the So Saffron flowers! We’re thrilled that you played with us at the Paper Players this week!
Wowza, is this ever pretty!! Love the soft colors and the way you shaded in those flowers. That little tag sentiment is just too stinkin’ cute. Thanks so much for joining us this week at the Paper Players! 🙂
Love this card!! The “clothesline” of banners is so cute!!!!!!!
This is adorable, Jen!