Monday, March 1, 2010

Purple Potpourri

It meant missing the start of the final Canada/US hockey game (thank goodness for radio) but yesterday I took a great card class at Clipper Street. The theme was "purple" and each card was quite different in its design. I intentionally (and unintentionally) changed each card a bit so any deficiencies are probably my doing and not Jo's (she was the instructor and designer). I am entering some of these cards into challenges where they meet the requirements - it will be noted right after the description.


Card #1 has a shadow box opening in the front with a rub-on greeting inset. The bugs are coloured with Copics and then pop-dotted for added dimension. I really like the vine ribbon along the side - I have a strip in my ribbon stash and have wondered what to do with it so I'm really glad to have an idea now. I also added a couple of jewels to the dragonfly's antennae so that there was some sparkle on the card.

Card #2 has lots of glitter. The "U" is chipboard painted over with a white glitter paint. I also added Stickles to the "2" and the flower. I quite like the way the opposing corners of the card are rounded. My one complaint about this project is that the Kaiser Craft rub-ons we were given were faulty and bits of the letters were actually missing (so the missing loop on the "e" isn't due to bad adhering on my part - it actually was missing from the rub-on). I will have to touch this up with a fine pen before using the card.
  • Crazy 4 Challenges - use 3 different textures (at least 4 or 5 textures,depending on how you rate embellishments - smooth PP, rough PP, glittered chipboard, glittered flower, smooth button)
Card #3 is my favorite because of its simple lines and glittery detail. I coloured the stamped image with my Copics and then glittered over it with translucent blue highlight. I love how the glitter takes a somewhat non-descript image and makes it very appealing and fun.
  • C.R.A.F.T. challenge - ribbon and sparkle (you can't ask for more sparkle and aside from the ribbon bow on the top button, I also think the border punched purple swiss dot paper has the feel of lace or ribbon to it too)

Card #4 is a simple little side fold card. I like the offset scalloped circles though. Jo's design had an embossed sentiment in the centre but I decided to go with a few more circles topped with a flower instead. I thought I could add the sentiment on the far right side of the inside once I decide what to use the card for.




7 comments:

  1. Lovely selection of card, Thank you for joining in with our ribbon and sparkle challenge at C.R.A.F.T. this week.
    Hugs Suzi x

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  2. fab cards,thankyou for joining us at c.r.a.f.t. this week
    andrea

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  3. Those look pretty cool. You know that I'm not a fan of purple but those look very nice. I love the copic colours you used.

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  4. Wow great cards Shelley! Thanks for joining us this week at TPE!

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  5. Lovely cards, thank you for joining us at CRAFT Challenge and good luck!

    Jo and Tigerlover.

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  6. Gorgeous collection - couldn't pick a fave they are all so yummy.
    Ann xxx
    The Pink Elephant Challenge

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  7. Gorgeous cards, they're all really pretty, thanks for joining us at C.R.A.F.T and good luck.

    Rose x

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