CPS157

I made this card for the CPS157 sketch found here. I immediately thought to use the Just-Rite stamps for this card after seeing the circles. I stamped the sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black ink on Bashful Blue card stock. I punched and layered it with black, and then stamped the outer ring with black on white PTI cardstock, then colored in a few spots with a bashful blue marker. The black circles were stamped with Versamark and embossed with white embossing powder using a different decorative border. I pulled the scrap of blue dp from my stash and matted it with a piece of black cardstock that was punched with the Fleur de lis border punch. I added a piece of ribbon and a few Kaiser black pearls to finish it. I don't know what prompted me to use the black and blue combination, but I really liked it once it was finished.
Thanks for stopping by and spending part of your day with me here - it's always nice to see you :)

Carol

A Sketch and a Color Challenge

I made this card to coordinate with 2 challenges. First is the SCS CC258 to use Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, and Soft Suede. The second challenge is a sketch from CPS-154. I'm a huge fan of anything purple, but I'm not sure the soft suede is working for me with these colors. Ah well, you win some, you lose some, right? :)
I started with a vintage cream base, stamping it with the polka dot backgrounder in soft suede. The dark plum panel was embossed with the Victorian folder, then smeared with Versamark and embossed with clear ep. The pale plum panel was embossed with the swiss dots ef. The heart was punched with a SU heart punch from soft suede, and finished the same as the dark plum panel. The sentiment is a stamp from Michael's $1 bin, stamped in perfect plum and highlighted with a pale plum marker. Ribbon is soft suede by SU! and the flowers were punched with a SU 3-flower punch and have silver heart-shaped brads in the centers.
That's it for me today..........make your day a great one :)

Carol