Saturday, June 28, 2008

Our Creative Corner Challenge - Basic Grey!

Hi everyone! It's time for another Our Creative Corner Challenge! Cindy is challenging everyone this week to make a card/project using any Basic Grey designer paper. Thank you, Cindy, for hosting all the challenges this month. Loved them all!

You may have seen on Wednesday that we all posted a little tease about today's challenge. Well, here's the scoop you've been waiting for...Lindsey Botkin of Jacksonbelle Embellishments will be awarding a $15 gift certificate to one lucky winner from this week's challenge participants. Ordinarily, there's no time limit on the OCC challenges, but this week, to be entered into the drawing, you need to have your project linked up by 12 noon Eastern Time on Friday, July 4 on the Our Creative Corner blog. We'll draw a random name from the entries and announce the winner on Saturday, July 5, along with our next challenge. How fun is that?! Can't wait to see all the entries!

Thank you, Lindsey, for the awesome giveaway and for being our guest designer!

For my card, I used Basic Grey Blush (BLU-653 Admire). I thought the floral print went so well with the Annie LaPoint Take a Break image from MFT...I think I'm obsessed with this stamp, it's gorgeous and it stamps soooo nice. The image was stamped four times. The base layer was colored with Soft Sky and Wild Wasabi reinkers as well as a Pale Blue Gray Copic marker. I colored one set of flowers in Regal Rose and the other set with a Flesh Pink Copic marker...which actually looks more peach than pink. The tub, Regal Rose flowers, and Flesh Pink flowers were all cut out and popped up on dimensionals.

The inside of the card includes a black mat layer, with a white panel over top of that, and then a strip of the Blush/Admire paper along the left edge. I used my corner rounder for the scalloped edge.

Recipe ~
Stamps: MFT Annie LaPoint Take a Break
Paper: Papertrey White, Soft Sky, Basic Black, Basic Grey Blush/Admire (BLU-653)
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi, Regal Rose, Pale Blue Gray Copic, Flesh Pink Copic
Accessories: White Primas, White Pearls, Dimensionals, American Crafts Blue Mockingbird polka dot ribbon (from Michael's), Corner Rounder Punch


Hope you're enjoying your weekend, and I can't wait to see your Basic Grey project!

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

Beautiful, Denise!! I love the main image on the front as well as the Basic Grey scallop strip inside your card! So pretty! Nice job!

Happy Saturday to you!
Wendy

Lynda Benden said...

Beautiful Denise! I LOVE the papers ~ they are perfect with the image! I really like how the inside looks as well! Great job!

Dawn Easton said...

Gorgeous card Denise! Wish I had that stamp set :( It's fabulous with those papers...wow! Love the inside too!

Cindy Haffner said...

Just so enchanting Denise, I love your paper and your stamp, so glad you got to do my challenge.

Janette said...

awesome card Denise and the inside is just as pretty as the outside. Sometimes I forget to make that just as important. I hope to play along this week- I have some basic grey but not sure of the name.

Denise said...

This is just beauiful Denise!! I love how you decorated the inside, sooooo pretty! I gotta tell you something weird-- I am in the process of making a set of cards for my mom with the EXACT same Basic Gray Blush dp you used for this card--I guess I'll finish them up and join in the challenge!
Thanks so much for visiting my blog, and your sweet comments made me smile, I really needed it this morning:):)
Denise

Amy Sheffer said...

Absolutely gorgeous, Denise! I love how you added the extra flowers. Awesome inside, too!

Anonymous said...

This is sooooo sweet!! I love the paper you used! LOVE it paired with the black too!

Jennifer Meyer said...

Stunning card Denise, I LOVE the paper you used and your layout is gorgeous.

Have a wonderful weekend,
Jennifer :)

Silke Ledlow said...

Fabulous card inside and out!!! Love the DP you have used it compliments the fab image you have stamped!!!

Tosha Leyendekker said...

This card is so beautiful and sweet Denise...just like you. I love the darling paper you chose, and the additional flowers in the tub. And I have to tell you how much I love that you always decorate the inside of your cards too. I never take the time to do that, so whoever receives one of your treasures, gets an extra little treasure inside too. LOVE that!! Awesome!!

Laura (scrapnextras) said...

Beautiful Denise! Love the inside as much as the gorgeous front! Soft, beautiful and peaceful!

jjcreations said...

Beautiful card. I love the paper. Joan

Michelle Woerner said...

Super card! I LOVE Blush, one of my all time favs. What a fun challenge, I will be sure to play along. Great prize too. Hugs,

Jackie Pedro said...

This is so pretty, Denise! Love the dimension on the tub and flowers!

Julia Aston said...

Love this DP and the popped up tub and flowers - such a pretty card Denise!

Jessie/knightrone said...

Your card is so gorgeous!!! I love it!!

Rose Ann said...

This is so beautiful, Denise!! I love the layout and the pretty papers you chose!! I love it all!!!

Katharina Frei said...

A wonderful and lovely card! Love the design and the details.
Katharina