Hello/CTD#228/SSS#177

Hi everyone! I have a card to share today (well, I have two, but I was a dope and missed the deadline on the second card. DOH!) Anyway, here is my take on the Sweet Sunday Sketch #177, using the colors from the Color Throwdown #228:

The inside:

Here are the challenges:

I love the design of this card, and the colors, and my idea about using a jumbo stamp, but I don't like my coloring. At all. I made the mistake of coloring all the petals with the pale pink (which looks more like vanilla), and once I went over that with the light pink, it totally changed the color. Bleah! I should have just colored the tips. Oh, well, you live and learn. I stamped this jumbo zinnia twice so I could fussy cut the center, adhere with foam squares, and use it as the scalloped shape in the sketch. I will definitely try this again, just maybe in other colors.

So, onto my other card. This was made for Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger, but for some reason I thought I had till tonight to enter. (smacking myself on forehead)

Here is the inspiration picture:

Yep, that's right. This chick can cross stitch. I used a stamp as my pattern for the cross stitching. (How cool is that?!) It's pretty self explanatory. White card stock base, strip of wood grain embossed blue card stock that I distressed the edges. (like the chair is distressed) I even have two flowers that I die cut from felt.

Well, that's all I have for now. Thanks for hanging on till the end of this long post! I hope you have a fabulous day!

Chris ☺

Supplies - Hello card

Card stock: Bazzill (gray); Recollections (vanilla); Strathmore water color paper

DP: MME - Quite Contrary Jack & Jill

Stamps: Stampendous - Jumbo Zinnia; Hero Arts - sentiments

Ink: Tsukineko - Versa Mark, Tuxedo Black

Markers: Marvy Uchida

Adhesive: SA by 3L - MyStik, 3D foam squares

Accessories: Grand Calibur; Cuttlebug Chicken Wire E. F.; Martha Stewart ribbon

I ♥ you sew much card:

Card stock: Bazzill (blue); Recollections (pink, white)

DP: MME - Everyday Tango

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Needle Little Love, Birthday Sampler

Ink: Tsukineko - Tuxedo Black; Ranger - Antique Linen

Adhesive: SA by 3L - MyStik, 3D foam squares

Accessories: Grand Calibur; Classic Ovals Lg & Lacey Ovals Nesties; MFT - Rolled Rose Die-Namic; DMC floss; Doodlebug twine; felt from my stash; Darice woodgrain embossing folder; Marvy Uchida pink marker