Saturday, April 14, 2012

Thinking of You - Yellow, Black, Grey

I love the contrast of yellow and black and a touch of grey to soften it.  For this card, the layout was inspired by a sketch at The Cuttlebug Spot.  I alluded to the three circles in the sketch with the two flowers and the dove that were part of a card set from Target's dollar bin.  The embossed grey mat and black bow were from that same card set (I sanded the grey mat as it had a glossy finish that I didn't care for).  The frame was done by using half of a braid edge punch by EK Success; the scallop circles were from an EK Success layer punch - I was planning on using the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge (get it here - I always say its a must have) but decided to go Cricut-less today.  I embossed the scalloped circles using Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder.  And all was of course blinged up using crystals from Creative Charms (I love their stuff).




Challenges to feed my obsession:
  1. Die Cuttin' Divas - Pastels (pastel yellow)
  2. Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge # 128 - Animals (the dove)
  3. 4 Crafty Chicks # 85 - Material Girl (felt flower and dove)
  4. Sketches4All - Cheryl's Challenge # 9 - Touch of Black
  5. Get Inspired with Chatter Scene - Just Elements
  6. Cuttlebug Spot 3 - Sketch
  7. DYSU Challenge 67 - Glitter/Bling
  8. Totally Papercrafts Challenge # 112 - Things with Wings

This is the sketch From the Cuttlebug Spot that started it all:


16 comments:

  1. Very pretty card Lisa. I like the layout you've used.

    Thanks for being a Material Girl with us this week.

    Cheers,
    Kasey ~ in Oz
    Guest Designer @ 4CCC

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  2. Hi Lisa
    A fabulous card,thankyou for joining us this week at CraftyCatz
    Hugs Dianne xx

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  3. I love your card! It is so cute! Ty for coming and playing along with me over at ChatterScene!

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  4. Your card is gorgeous, thanks for sharing it with us at CraftyCatz this week.xx

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  5. So great to see our sketch has been an inspiration! Love your take at this sketch!
    Love the colorcombo! Good job.

    Thank you for joining us at the Cuttlebug Spot!

    Cuttlebugs & Hugs
    Jannie

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  6. Loving the use of your felt flower and the dove. Fantastic creation, thanks for sharing it with us at 4 Crafty Chicks.

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  7. Really sweet card, love the use of felt! Thank you joining us at 4 Crafty Chicks! Hugs!
    Heather P (Guest DT)
    www.heather-p.blogspot.com

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  8. Sweet card. You did a fine job.
    Thanks for joining us at DCD this week.
    Gerda
    http://cardscreations.blogspot.com

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  9. Fab card - those colours look great together!
    Thanks for playing with us at the Cuttlebug Spot Challenge!
    Helen x

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  10. Cute card! Thanks for joining us this week for our "Fabric" challenge at 4 Crafty Chicks!

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  11. Love the gingham background and a great take on the sketch. Thanks for joining us at DYSU.

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  12. Lovely card. Thanks for joining in at the Cuttlebug Spot this week.

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  13. Fab card, love these colours!
    Thanks for joining us at DYSU this week!

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  14. Really pretty card. Love this colour combo - I don't use enough yellow on my cards.
    Thanks for joining us at Totally Papercrafts this week.
    Croline xxx

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  15. I love this card. It is so elegant. Love the colors. Great job!! Have a great day. I am commenting on this as part of the blog hop. Gloria

    Visit my blog - would love more members.
    http://purpleglocreations.blogspot.com

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  16. I love the use of the yellow, black and grey. I like the bird and flower you add. Grey is my favorite color.

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