Tonight I've got a colorful card that (hopefully :)) works for a number of challenges. I was inspired by Arielle's card and this card by Maile Belles. I loved Maile's card so much that I'm definitely going to CASE it later - it is CAS and fabulous :)

And fits with the latest Compose a Card with Becky Oehlers!
The color inspiration was provided by the latest Colour Q challenge.... well, I cheated a little and used kraft to fit with another challenge; so I didn't actually submit the card for the challenge itself.


I cut 9 blossoms from a piece of kraft cardstock. It's hard to tell in the pictures, but I used the PTI polka dot impression plate on a piece of white cardstock behind the kraft cardstock mat. The embossed polka dots don't show up as well as they do IRL. The card looked like it needed something else but I resisted the urge as I didn't want to push things over the edge :)
Anyway, short post - I have a few things to do before bed, including fix mt meals for tomorrow. I've got to focus on my diet more; recent bloodwork has revealed I have high cholesterol and trigylcerides - YIKES! Just another sign I'm not as young as I used to be - as much as I love food, I'm gonna have to curb my eating habits. Of course I'll find time to tune into the Papertrey release party :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

TTFN,

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Ingredients (all Papertrey Ink unless otherwise stated):
Stamps: Birthday Basics (sentiment), Polka Dot Basics II
Ink: Hibiscus burst, colorbox white pigment ink
Paper: White, kraft, orange zest
Other: buttons (hibiscus burst, orange zest, pure poppy, hawaiian shores), blossoms nesties, sewing machine, rustic twine, dimensionals

Happy weekend all :)
It was GORGEOUS here today - sunny and in the low 70's - just perfect (at least for my eastern Canadian blood :)).  After Tracy (the hubs) finished up work, we went to our local home improvement store to pick up a few plants and supplies for hanging baskets. Our front porch is a bit shady (who am I kidding - it's shady the entire day) so we went with Impatiens. They're hardy enough to withstand the shade and...well, me. I'm a definite gardening newbie - as green as they get; no really, I know NOTHING. But I can do research (I love Google) and go from there - too bad my parents don't live closer. My Mom is amazing with plants; too bad that's not genetic :) I love lilacs so I also picked up a small lilac bush (or tree??? Not sure which is correct - perhaps someone with more gardening experience could fill me in?) and I'm really excited! Love the colors and that A-MAZING scent!
Anywho, onto my card. I got to take part in another Compose a Card Challenge by Becky Oehlers. Yay me!

So Becky gave us a few awesome color schemes based on photos of her daughter's dresses - LOVE the polka dots :) My first inclination would have been to go with the brown and avocado colors but I decided to go with a lesser used color combo (at least by me) - the black and new leaf. And I loved these two together. To set off the sentiment, I wanted to use glitter - I took a glue pen and drew around the inside of the frame - too bad my hand wasn't steady :) It's a bit squiggly - but I kept it as I figured it sort of went with the rough, torn edges of the new leaf paper. Yeah, that's what I'm going with... :)
Well, off to bed :)
Thanks so very much for stopping by the ol' blog-o!

TTFN,
 
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Ingredients (all Papertrey Ink unless otherwise stated): 
Stamps: Fillable frames 1, Polka dot basics II
Ink: New leaf, Memento tuxedo black, colorbox white, vellum
Paper: new leaf, true black, white
Other: offray black ribbon, PTI polka dot impression plate, new leaf button, Peridot Martha Stewart glitter, glue pen, Fiskars flower punch

Finally! I've been able to check out the Compose a Card challenges on Becky Oehlers site for a while now (6 times, to be exact :)) but I haven't been able to participate. Until today... yay!
I love her designs and the Compose a Card inspirations! Clean lines, great color combos and a stunning simplicity - right up my alley! So here's my take on her challenge;


Silly me - I took the picture against a white background and the card base is vintage cream. Note to self, "must work on photography skills"... he, he :) Anyway, it was a really fun card to make. I'll be back for the next one fo' sho' :)
Have a great evening! Thanks so much for stopping by!

TTFN,

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Ingredients (all Papertrey Ink unless otherwise stated): 
Stamps: Background Basics: Tin Types, Turning a New Leaf, Blooming Button Bits (sentiment)
Ink: Versamark, memento tuxedo black, spring rain
Paper: Lemon tart, Spring rain, Vintage cream
Other: Perfect pearls (white), clear embossing powder, black ribbon (Offray), black felt, blue felt (Hobby Lobby), spring rain button, yellow embossing thread, treading water border punch (Fiskars)