Monday, September 17, 2007

Beate's Weekend Challenge #19

Happy Monday! I hope it was a great weekend! We had some gorgeous, cool, fall-like days here! We were busy with Megan's Volleyfest tournament, Kyle's Freshman Regional Soccer Tournament, and a fundraiser at school. It was a good weekend, but I have nowhere I have to go today -- I guess it's a good day to stamp! :)

Here's a card I made last night, after the kids (and Chris) had gone to bed. It's for Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #19. I love to check out her challenges -- she's truly one of my stamping heroes! :) For this card, I inked up an image and sentiment from Stem Silhouettes. I used Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip, and Whisper White cardstock, and the background paper is BasicGrey Infuse. I used Sanded on the sentiment panel, stamped with Sahara Sand ink. The sentiment and flower image are stamped with Chocolate Chip ink. I did the cracked glass technique over the focal image, after I sponged the edges of the panel with Regal Rose ink. To give the card a more aged look, I sponged Ranger Walnut Distress Ink around the other panels and over the cracked glass. I added some faux stitching in the corner, Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon, and a Jumbo Blossom and antique copper brad (both from Making Memories). The image panel and blossom are on Stampin' Dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by to visit -- I hope to have more to share later! :)

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14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Christina, this is so beautiful! I love how it turned out!
Thanks so much for playing with the sketch! Hugs and smiles

Anonymous said...

This is just GORGEOUS!! LOVE the colors you used! Great job!

Julee (Vervegirl) said...

A day with nowhere to go sounds heavenly! :) What a beautiful card. Love the colors and the cracked glass.

Bethany Paull said...

This is truly lovely! The bright flower really pulls out the color from the bg. And the faux stitched x's look perfect with the sanded bg.

My Paper World said...

This is really pretty, and the colours are gorgeous!

Anonymous said...

This is absolutely beautiful!!!

Anonymous said...

Very pretty card!

Deb said...

I am a huge fan of Beate's sketches too, you did a fabulous job, beautiful card

Dawn Easton said...

I'm playing catch up today! Had to comment on this card...it's BEAUTIFUL! I really like the cracked glass on here! Works wonderfully!!

Carol said...

Beautiful card - I love the cracked glass, ribbon, and the big flower. Great job with the sketch challenge!

Patti Gingrich said...

So lovely! The colors are beautiful and I love the cracked glass!

Nina said...

Looovely card! Simply beautyful. Congratulations on winning the challenge!

Sandy said...

congrats on winning....your card is amazing!

Anonymous said...

This is an incredible card. A perfect 10!