Trifold Mania continues with color challenge
Today’s color challenge was easy! Sharon Harnist picked colors that are in the Petals & Paisley designer paper. You all know how much I love that paper. The colors were So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Regal Rose with optional Chocolate Chip. I don’t know about you, but Chocolate chip or Basic black are not optional to my cards. They are a MUST.
Because of Dawn Griffith I had to get the stamp set Crab & Company. It just arrived yesterday. I knew that was the set I wanted to use and I knew I wanted to make another trifold card. So here is what I came up with:
I love how happy all the stamps in this set are. I am particulary partial of this little starfish.
I stamped the crab in brown stazon. Then I masked his upper body and first stamped the hat. Then I masked that as well and sponged the wavy background with cool caribbean. I cut myself a wave template out of scrap paper, layed it over the image, sponged, moved it a bit and sponged again. I kept on doing that until the top 2/3 of the image were sponged. I colored the crab with aqua painter and Regal Rose, the sand with so saffron. Then I added a few highlights with the white gel pen.
The little starfish is stamped on white in brown stazon, colored with so saffron marker and punched out with a 3/4″ circle punch. I layered it on a 1″ celery circle and doodled some lines around it.
The little gift is stamped in brown stazon, colored with Celery and Saffron markers and cut out.
I inked up first only Snappy then only birthday and added it to the corners of the image. I layered the stamped image on chocolate cardstock and cut along the left pincher to slide the present in.
I really like how this turned out! Someone will get a snappy birthday card!
Now I have to go vaccum and clean floors.
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okay now I have to have to go and get this set from the spring mini!!!
its too CUTE
Posted by: ronee | March 6th, 2007 14:41
So unbelievably cute! What a happy card!
Posted by: Charmaine | March 6th, 2007 14:52
Adorable. I love the waves with the starfish at the bottom.
Posted by: Jamila | March 6th, 2007 15:12
I REALLY wish it was my birthday, that card is so adorable! You did give me a card to case for when I get that stamp set!
Posted by: Sheri Thomas | March 6th, 2007 16:39
Die ist ja so wunderschön, frühlingsfrisch, genau das richtige für deutsche regennasse Tage….
Posted by: Finja | March 6th, 2007 16:44
oh my goodness… that is the most adorable card EVER!! and i love how u did the “waves” on the main page. i didn’t think of getting this set, but after this card… i am having second thoughts!
thank u thank u for sharing ur cards… u are AMAZING!
Posted by: lilian | March 6th, 2007 17:44
I just love the tri-fold card… you’ve inspired me to get back in the studio and do one!! Thanks!
Posted by: Michelle aka Flaxychick | March 6th, 2007 18:00
OMG Beate : How stinkin cute is your tri fold card .. funny thing is I just made a tri fold card with this set too.. great minds think alike huh?
I just love this set too .. its up there with my unfroggetable set as one of my all time faves ..
Looks great like always
xoxx
Dawn
Posted by: Dawn Griffith | March 6th, 2007 19:00
THIS IS SOOOOOOOOO CUtE!!! Totally LOVE your crab… and the star fish! Ya just keep rockin’ my world baby!
Posted by: Cambria Turnbow | March 6th, 2007 21:15
Wow…this is so cute. I’m glad Dawn influenced your decision on this set. Love what you’ve done here!
Posted by: Rose Ann | March 6th, 2007 23:19
I love this set and will have to be ordering it next! I have a question. Do you start with 4×12 paper for your tri-fold? Then the finished card is 4×4, right? What do you use for an envelope then and does it require extra postage? Thanks!
Posted by: Sara in WI | March 6th, 2007 23:41
That is SO SO CUTE!!! Look at those googly eyes!! Do I need that set????? Very tempting!
Posted by: Kim | March 6th, 2007 23:55
Your card is so adorable. What an awesome birthday card. The little starfish is very cute.
Mary
Posted by: Mary Anderson | March 7th, 2007 01:44
Beate - I have to add that this one of the cutest cards I have seen since Jana has me “Hooked on Blogs”. Being a Maniac (Maine native) who loves anything “beachy” — it is just perfect. If you still have it in a month - Jana is an “Income Tax Deadline” birthday girl!!!! Susibella PS I didn’t enter for candy, but my answer has to be Baskin Robbins Nutty Coconut ice cream.
Posted by: Susanne Brown | March 7th, 2007 07:40
This is so stinkin’ cute, I can’t stand it! I want to pretend I’m sick so I can go home and make one Ü
Amy
Posted by: Amy | March 7th, 2007 08:18
This is so cute, I love the crab’s wobbly eyes and you’re right the starfish is so cute. It looks fabulous as a trifold!
Posted by: Ally | March 7th, 2007 12:31
WOW, WOW AND WOW! HOW CUTE! How do you keep coming up with the cutest cards? You are the best card designer ever! How is that for an ego boost. I really look forward to reading you blog EVERYDAY. Bye, until tomorrow.
Posted by: Rita | March 7th, 2007 13:47
I think this is one of the best cards. I love it. Great job and keep up the good work.
Posted by: kelli | March 8th, 2007 07:47
Love it… gotta CASE it… ooops!
Posted by: Amy Celona | March 8th, 2007 18:48
This is so cute….don’t ya hate it when you have to stop creating to go clean floors?! lol
Posted by: Lisa Beeman | March 9th, 2007 07:34
This one literally made me say “Wow…” out loud! That is amazing…what a beautiful and innovative card!
Posted by: Krista | March 9th, 2007 11:47