January 2, 2011

With Thanks


Hi everyone!  Before I get to today's card, I just wanted to remind you that a new Curtain Call Color Challenge is up over at Stacey's Stamping Stage!  I wasn't able to make a sample for this week, but I plan to post my contribution later in the week when I get back home.  In the meantime, be sure to hop over and see what the rest of the DT has created this week!

Today I have a thank you card to share that I made a while back for a set of cards I made as a gift.  It uses the same color combo that I used on this card, and it's loosely based on a previous Sweet Sunday Sketch.


I used PTI's Pure Poppy and Rustic White for the base, debossing the top half with the Polka Dots impression plate and stamping the bottom half with a favorite pattern from Background Basics:  Retro.  I layered on some Aqua Mist Bitty Dots patterned paper, a Pure Poppy Mat Stack 1 label, and a scalloped circle die cut with Limitless Layers.  The sentiment and frame stamp on the label are from 2009 Autumn Tags.  I finished it off with Aqua Mist ribbon, buttons, and a few pearls colored with a Copic marker.

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink (Pure Poppy, Rustic White)
Patterned paper:  Papertrey Ink (2008 Bitty Dot Basics)
Stamps:  Papertrey Ink (Background Basics:  Retro, 2009 Autumn Tags)
Ink:  Clearsnap (Cranberry, Seaglass), Papertrey Ink (Chai tea dye), Copic BG13
Tools:  Papertrey Ink (Mat Stack #1 die, Limitless Layers die, Polka Dot impression plate)
Accessories:  Papertrey Ink (ribbon, buttons), Queen & Co. (pearls), thread, DMC floss


So glad you stopped by today, friends!  Enjoy your Sunday!

10 comments:

Monika/Buzsy said...

Lovely card Christina. Great colors and design... love the ribbon treatment. :o)

Silke Ledlow said...

Super cute card! Love this awesome colors! Happy New Year...hugs~S~

Nance Leedy said...

Great layout and I always love how you put these colors together. I love the pleated ribbon and the retro BG is FAB!

Smita said...

Beautiful card, Christina! I can never work with this color palette and I love the way you make it look soooooo pretty!!

xiumaiyuki said...

Gorgeous color combo for an even more gorgeous card! You have the knack for creating such fabulous background. All the different textures and elements mesh so beautifully together. Wishing this will rub off on me. :o)

Jen Carter said...

Love this! Again, this is one of my favorite color combos and you use it so well! Love the stamped and impressed backgrounds!

Andrea L - EnchantINK said...

What a beautiful colour combo ... and you have balanced them so perfectly! Very pretty, Christina! Hugs xxaxx
PS Sorry I haven't popped by for a while ... my internet has been driving me insane ... Hopefully it will be back to normal again soon :D xx

Katie Ann Brooks said...

The bling really makes this pop, I love it!

Sue said...

what a stunning combination of colours, love it!!A fabulous take on the sketch, the random pearls are perfect!! :)

Amy Kolling said...

Lovely use of the stamping and impressing!!! I love the combination and these colors? oh my.

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