Just Add Ink 177 - Colour Challenge

Hello Everyone,

I was excited to be invited as a Guest Designer at Just Add Ink for August, and it thought it was fitting that my first card will be a post on my Birthday, yay!

Obviously, I've chosen to make a birthday card with some of my favourite things to fit with the colour challenge here.



I've made an Easel Card using the Label Framelits


The base of my card is Soft Sky and I've embossed the top front with the Fancy Fan Embossing Folder after stamping the background with the Flourish stamp from the Everything Eleanor Stamp set.


I've also used cardstock of Smoky Slate, Whisper White, Calypso Coral and some Silver Glimmer paper.  Flowers from the Everything Eleanor set were stamped and handcut and finished with pearls along with the Beautiful Wings Embosslits for some butterflies.


The base of my card was stamped with the Greeting from Perfectly Penned set and Papillon Potpourri Butterfly.  A Vintage brad through some punched circles and bitty banner create the achor for my Easel.  I combined lots of my favourite things for this card.


While I was playing with the colours I actually made a second card  with a more CAS style and using Six Sided Sampler set.

This card also features Beautiful Butterflies & Beautiful Wings dies and Simply Pressed clay flower.  The greeting comes from the set Sweet Essentials.  Here is a closeup.


 I hope you will come on over to the Just Add Ink challenge site and play along with us.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Comments

  1. Narelle FarrugiaAugust 9, 2013 at 7:36 AM

    Yay! So glad you're guest designing with us this month Carolyn! Your cards are both lovely but I especially love your easel card and all the pretty details you've added! Wishing lots of birthday wishes (it's my sons birthday too!) xxx

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    1. Carolyn LindenmayerAugust 9, 2013 at 8:56 AM

      Thanks Narelle, so thrilled to be here with you. Thanks for the birthday wishes. Carolyn x

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  2. Mae's CachetAugust 9, 2013 at 7:46 AM

    Welcome to JAI as a Guest Design Team member for this month. Love your easel cards, you do them so well Carolyn. Have a lovely weekend.

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    1. Carolyn LindenmayerAugust 9, 2013 at 8:57 AM

      Thanks very much Mae. I'm looking forward to these next few weeks. You have a great weekend too. Carolyn x

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  3. Christine BlainAugust 9, 2013 at 8:46 PM

    Your easel card is so beautiful, Carolyn. I love all the pretty, delicate details; you've used the challenge colours so well. Your second card is fantastic, too! (Might have to CASE it, if you don't mind!) Welcome to the JAI Design Team for this month. xx

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    1. Carolyn LindenmayerAugust 9, 2013 at 8:53 PM

      Thanks very much Christine, and yes, please CASE if you like. Carolyn x

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  4. KimBAugust 9, 2013 at 10:16 PM

    Playing with favourite things is always a delight and you have certainly created a gorgeous easel card Carolyn. Love the simpler style of your hexagon card too. Hope you had a lovely birthday!

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  5. Nikki SpencerAugust 11, 2013 at 6:49 PM

    Happy Belated Birthday Carolyn, l do hope your day was perfect! Love both of your cards, although very different in style. I must say your easel card is so pretty, with all of the lovely details. Great to have you join us on the DT at JAI. xxx

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  6. Vicki HodgmanAugust 13, 2013 at 6:15 PM

    You have done a brilliant job as guest designer Carolyn and I wish I had had time to join in. Maybe next time. Vx

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