. . . a V-E-R-Y difficult color challenge - for me, at least. Samantha chose some BOLD, BRIGHT colors and you all know I seem to have a very difficult time when they are all so "in your face." But I knew if I threw some black and white in there to balance the bright ones out, I could make it work.
I knew I would be using Julee's Mojo Monday sketch so all that was left was to figure out which stamps I was going to use. The colors screamed "kid card" and I thought it would make a fun birthday card. So I dug through ALL my stamps to find one that would fit the sketch and the theme. This week's challenge over at The Pink Elephant is a Recipe Challenge: to use ribbon. EASY PEASY.
Here ya go:
Recipe - Stamps: Dino-Mite (MFT), So Many Scallops (SU!) Ink: Onyx Black Versafine, Copic markers Paper: Day and Night DP, Whisper White, Basic Black, Summer Sun, Green Galore, Only Orange, unknown gingham print Accessories: Martha Stewart border punch, Happy Birthday & Houndstooth embossing folder, scallop punch, circle punch, grosgrain ribbon, adhesive pearls, clear embossing powder
I know I cheated a bit by using so much black and white but I just couldn't make them all work without the neutrals. I think it turned out pretty nicely - what do you think?
I'm going to spend the rest of today celebrating Family Day with the ones I love the most - we'll likely be watching more of the Olympics to see if Canada can win another gold. I was so inspired by last night's performance by Alexandre Bilodeau. It made my heart warm and fuzzy seeing how his relationship with his older brother, who has Cerebral Palsy, has contributed to his success. As a parent of a child with special needs, I can only hope that my two "typical" boys will be as inspired by *their* brother as Alexandre is by Frederic. I'm going to give you the link to an interview done by Brian Williams from CTV with Alexandre and his family.
It really is an amazing interview. His family comes in towards the end - it is a long interview - but you can just see the love this family has for each other and how important they have all been to get him to where he is today. Makes me proud to be a Canadian. :)
Take care of the ones you love - see you tomorrow.
20 comments:
beautiful card!!!
I like the punch borders, greats
This is awesome! Great kid card! You did great with the bright colors! Have a happy family day!
So cute. Those colors are something else but you have muted them beautifully.
Wow stunning work - thought the sketch looked tricky but you have really nailed it.
Love it.
Ann xxx
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Your card is so cute and fun! Thank you for joining us at SPCC, and thank you for the link to the interview.
I love your fun and playful card. So nicely done.
Awesome card Melissa! I still really like that MFT set...WTG!
What a perfect card!
EmilY-SP Diva
Amazing! I love all the textures and punches you used!! You definitely rocked this color combo :)
Allison - SP Diva
Wow, cool color challenge, I seen it, and thought, nope can't do it, but boy you sure rocked it...good one!
Very cute Melissa! Love the whole design! Thanks for joining us this week at TPE!
Wow! I love this card! Those colors are great and I love the border punch you used!
wow! awesome job rockin that sketch!! love all the layers and details! thanks so much for using our colors :D
-Shauna {SP Diva}
Excellent card Melissa! So creative! Thank you so much for playing along with us this week at TPE!
Betty
Too cute, fabulous boy card. Thanks for joining us at SPCC.
An awesome boy card! You did an amazing job with the colors!
-Kristin SP Diva
Fabulous card! Love how you added the black to tone down the bright colors a bit. Melisa-SP Diva
What a FUN card!! Thanks for joining in the TPE fun this week!!
i came to see this card from spcc blog and stayed to look around...WOW...you have beautiful cards! :)
Love this fun birthday card! Great job! Thanks for joining us at SPCC!
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