Week of 4-28 CARD Challenge

[Cass17]

Here is the card sketch:

[Schloglett]

Okay ladies, show us your cards....here is mine...thanks for looking. lisa

[Cass17]

I like it rotated!

[Atty]

Really cute Lisa, I just can't over how dang quick you are. LOL
TFS

[ScrappySam]

I posted this on the LO thread - but will repost here, too.

Thanks Cass! SAM

[carrottop50]

will post here too....

[jujuann]

When do you ladies have time to do housework(bad word), cook, shop, look after kids, etc.? I wish I had the time to crank them out like you do. They are great.


Judith

[carrottop50]

I am retired and have no kids at home. My hubby helps on the house work too... So I have lots of time.... I had to get older to be able to do this....LOL
Nancy

[Cass17]

Love those cards Sam and Nancy.

[ScrappySam]

I am retired and have no kids at home. My hubby helps on the house work too... So I have lots of time.... I had to get older to be able to do this....LOL
Nancy


ditto, but I won't let my DH touch the house work BUT he does all the cooking - Yipee!

SAM
http://forum.startascrapbook.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif thanx for the kind comments - love this sketch design

[Atty]

Great cards Nancy and Sam. Love the way everyone has there own color choices.
Sam love that b/w of course... http://forum.startascrapbook.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

Donna

[ziggyeor]

very nice ladies. Carrottop how did you do your flowers? Those are neat looking.

Ziggy

[carrottop50]

Ziggy those are just a punch.... Here is a pic of the punch flower... I put two together and as you can see you can make two different flowers...I would flip all the blue petals to the back and bring the pattern paper petals to the front for the one flower and do just the opposite for the 2nd flower. I used this a lot when I first started scrapping because I didn't have much at all to work with. And of course I used stickles on the ones on the card. Hope this helped!!!
Nancy

[judyjay]

These cards are great. Nancy I really like this flower punch. I'll have to look for one like that.

[Cass17]

I never saw a punch like that...that's cool. Thanks for posting that.

[Dianacraftstoo]

Nancy where did you get that punch for the flower? What brand is it? Thank you for sharing.
Diana

[Schloglett]

Nancy that is too cool....love the flowers. Lisa

[carrottop50]

I got that flower punch about 2 years ago at JoAnn Fabrics, I think because at the time it was the only craft store we had in town.... It is a EK Success brand.
Nancy

[luvscraping]

Lisa, Sam, and Nancy just luv your cards they are beautiful.

Ok here is mine, I haven't adhered everything because I asked Danny if it looked alright and he said the blue and the red just don't go, so thought I would ask you wonderful ladies and see what you think about my card before attaching everything.

[Atty]

Before I make a comment can u tell me what color the background and the card colors are?
It really doesn't look bad, but it the other color lavender?

[luvscraping]

b/w and the stamp I colored in

[Atty]

I don't know, maybe if you had gray squares, or a softer blue. The scan makes the paper look lavender.,
Oh maybe a lavender squares with purple and lavender flowers?
Donna

[LoriS.]

Tammy, I don't think it is so much that the blue and red don't go but more that the red flowers (which I love!!)seem to overpower the stamped image, the blue goes well with the stamped image though, perhaps a softer flower?

[carrottop50]

If you want to use the red and blue ...how about trying different colored background maybe a red with a light bit of blue in it or even a white with a bit of blue and red in it...Please show us what you decide to do...
Nancy

[luvscraping]

thanks guys, I will post when I decide on what colors, I am so color challenge at times

[Cass17]

I agree - I love the flowers, but they do overpower the rest a little. I would try to add some red in somewhere like maybe mat the black rect. on red and only have it stick out a tiny bit? or...change the black to a patterened paper that may have some blue and red in it, but not a very busy or bright pattern.

[LuLu]

I love everyone's cards; I really love seeing how everyone interprets the sketch!

[judyjay]

I'm a bit slow getting my card posted, especially since I've had it made since Sun. I bought some embroidered fabric a couple weeks ago & made a skirt from it. I had just a few inches left so I cut out the flowers from it. That's what I used here.

[Atty]

Judy very, very nice. Wow stitching..love it. Also like you sentiment. Of course love the color combo, one of my favorites.
I need to get this one done.
Nancy, I have that punch but don't think I've ever used it that way..hmm bet that's the way it was intended to be used....LOL thanks
Donna

[Cass17]

Oooo, Judy, that's really pretty.

[ziggyeor]

ohh how pretty!

I've got some fabric scraps that I've bought for who knows what reason, maybe I'll hang on to them for sbing http://forum.startascrapbook.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

Ziggy

[luvscraping]

here is the up date to the one I posted before and wasn't sure of the colors, well still not sure but Danny says that he liked it better this way, I still haven't tacked everything down yet waiting on everyones opinion on this.

[carrottop50]

yes I agree with Danny!! I like this one better.
Nancy

[judyjay]

I like it better too. I think using the green squares instead of blue makes it look brighter.

[ziggyeor]

I like that much better. It's not competing with the stamped image http://forum.startascrapbook.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

Ziggy

[Atty]

I like this one better too Tammy, do you like it?
Donna

[Cass17]

Me too.

[luvscraping]

Yeah I like this better then way then the other
thanks for the help everyone

[Atty]

Finally got this weeks card done. The base of the card is white with the b/w paper on top. Think I'm going to give this to my DD for MD.
TFL
Donna

[ScrappySam]

That's pretty!!! and love the colors (of course) she'll love it -- Great Card!!!!

sam

[luvscraping]

beautiful card Atty, am sure your DD will luv it.

[judyjay]

Donna, beautiful card. I love the dotty paper. It will be a great Mother's Day card. I need to get busy on some MD cards for my dds.

[Atty]

Thanks Ladies, I really liked this sketch, has many uses.
Donna

[Cass17]

Great Mother's Day card. I like your flowers, too. You're right, it is a versitile card sketch.

[ziggyeor]

is the card size just a piece of 8X11 card stock folded in half? I'm trying to figure out how big this is.

Ziggy

[Schloglett]

Everyone's cards look great. Tammy I have to agree I like your 2nd card better http://forum.startascrapbook.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif Lisa

[illinimom]

I know this is WAAAAY after the fact, but since I've never made a card before, and used this challenge as my inspiration, I thought I would post them. These are cards are made to thank our wonderful bus driver, Miss Barb, and awesome 1st grade teacher, Mrs. Clark!

[luvscraping]

illinimom, wonderful job on the cards, the are really pretty, and I am sure the bus driver and teacher will luv them

[carrottop50]

those are adorable... I would love to get one of those!!!! Please put my name on your list too...LOL
Great Job!!!!
Nancy