I am helplessly behind this week’s challenges on Splitcoast. So yesterday, I worked on a card that qualifies for the Color challenge, Sketch Challenge and Way to Use it challenge.
The colors for the color challenge were Garden Green, Cool Caribbean and Chocolate chip. That is one great color combo. I will have to use it more often. It will get me using my neglected Garden Green.
The Sketch challenge was a sketch I didn’t think I would do. It didn’t appeal at all to me and looked rather hard to turn into a cute card. I switched it up just a hair and made it into a square card. I also added some accents to soften it up a bit.
The Way to Use it challenge was surprisingly easy after last weeks YoYo Yellow dilema. All we had to do is use a Stampin’ Up! set that is on the retirement list. I chose Balmy Breezes. I figured the Palm Tree would go well with the color challenge.
I started out, surprise, surprise with a Chocolate Chip card base. The card is a 5 1/4″ square. Next I cut a Caribbean colored patterned paper from the Perhaps BasicGrey Paper pad and adhered it to my card front. I looked through all my paper until I found some that had garden green on it. I cut two 1 1/2″ x 5″ strips and layered those on 1 3/8″ x 5″ chocolate chip cardstock. Once those were taped on to the card I got my All In a Row stamps out and Faux Stitched the edges.
Okay….you can tell I go through phases, right? This faux stitching might be my next chocolate chip. Something that I will have a hard time NOT using on every card!
I stamped the Palm tree from Balmy Breezes in Black Palette ink on Shimmery White cardstock. I colored the leaves with YG67 Moss and G21 Lime Green Copic Markers. For the bark I used E35 Charmois and E47 Dark Brown Markers. The water is colored with BG15 Aqua and the sky behind it with BG01 Aqua Blue. All colors except for the BG01 are in the Copic Ciao B set.
I layered the image on a piece of chocolate chip cardstock. Then I punched out four Giga Marvy Scallop Squares and layered them behind the chocolate chip layer to make the scallop border. I adhered the layered image with dimensionals on my card.
Next I punched out a Chocolate Chip ribbon slider with my CuttleBug and stamped the circular image from Balmy Breezes in Cool Caribbean on Shimmery white. I stamped the small I Miss you from All Year Cheer II in Black Palette ink over that. The image was punched out with a 1″ circle punch, sponged on the edges and layered on my ribbon slider. I ran brown striped May Arts ribbon through the slider and taped that down with dimensionals as well.
Since I told you yesterday about coloring your Prima Flowers and Brads,I thought I show you how those come out. All four brads on this card were a lighter shade of brown. I used E49 Dark Bark Copic Marker to make them into chocolate chip brads. The green flower was the same shade as the flower in the photograph in front of the card. I colored that one with YG67 Moss.
Beate
Stay at Home Mom of Three, Splitcoast Team Member and Copic and Spellbinders die Lover.24 Responses to “Triple Challenge card”
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Beate,
You continue to amaze me with your creations. And to my delight a Fed Ex package arrived from my mom containing this very stamp set. I am a demo and this set is being retired but I’ve seen some really great things done with it lately, so I figure I’ll use it until I tire of it and then pass it on to someone else.
Great job as always,
Chris
Hi sweetie! I’m feeling better enough to leave some messages today, and you’re one I love to check in with. Love this card…you are so funny with your likes and dislikes (dislike purple, don’t like centered sentiments), I get such a kick out of it! Even though you didn’t like this sketch, you made it work, sistah! Love, love, love it. Consider yourself hugged today!
Amy
Stunning. You did a great job with a difficult sketch (I went round and round with it)! The stamp set is perfect for the color combo and I LOVE that ribbon!
You go girl! That is one way to get them done! Love the card.
Another gorgeous card!!! Love how this turned out. Thanks for sharing all your tips!
I wonder how much sales have increased for All in a Row since you’ve showed us your faux stitching! I love it!
Great card, I would not think of that color combo but have seen a couple of cards using it and like it. Your always seem to take on the challenge and go beyond. Love your work.
What an awesome job on this challenge! I really struggled with it, but have had a great time looking at everyone’s ideas. Your’s is awesome!
wow this is a beautiful card!
Oh…I saw this over at SCS! It’s gorgeous! Wow!
Beautiful work!
wow, this is beautiful 🙂
Oh my! This is absolutely stunning, Beate!!!!! My jaw is on the floor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😉
Beautiful Card Beate!! This is strange! Our minds must be thinking alike this week because My post early this morning combines the same three challenges…………..Spooky!!! Love your card. I never did get this set, but always enjoyed the art that was created with it.
Have a great weekend!
Vicki
Love it!! Right up my alley too! If this card needs a home? pick me, pick me!!
What a beautiful job with the sketch and color challenge Beate! You made the sketch challenge yours! Lots of beautiful touches!
Linda
Wow!! That is gorgeous!!!!
this is such an awsome card, you really get a Bahama feel from this one, and you really did well on combining the two challenges!
Absolutely GORGEOUS! I just LOVE it! Love your new picture too! 🙂
Wish I could make something this gorgeous when I’m behind. Wow.
HOW THE HECK DID I MISS THIS!!! I am very upset at you for posting something with this set!!! I do not have it and want it very badly!! I may have to break down and order it!!!! LOVE THIS!!!
Wow! This is gorgeous! I just love Balmy Breezes and I’m really sad to see it go!
~Angie
OMG! I love everything about this card! This stamp and the colors are perfect for the tropical theme! FABULOUS! 🙂
Exquisite!!! I love the way you fiddle around and find ways to make things work, like coloring the brad and flowers with the alcohol markers, you are a genius!! TFS.