Thursday, August 4, 2011

Congratulations!

Hi All!  And a very Happy Thursday to you.  I've been MIA for a few days..lol taking a little breather if you will. 8-) Was soo busy last month, that I want to make sure I remember to keep things fun.. Don't want to get overloaded, 'cause then everything becomes a chore.. A" have too" instead of a "want too".. if that makes sense.. lol.. I sure don't know how you ladies with more than 3-4 design teams do it and still keep it fun, that's for sure..lol. If I had to sacrifice sharing my warmth & kindness and helpful info with others when it's asked for,  in order to stay on top of things.. I don't know, lol  I think I would have to step back and re- think a few things.. 8-)  Well, luckily for me that's not the case here.. So back to our regularly scheduled program.. Today I thought I would play along with a couple of challenges, "just for fun!" 8-)


I chose to play along with the Fabulous Ladies of CR84FN and their latest Color Challenge #35. And OMGoodness, what an absolutely Gorgeous color palate they gave us to play with this time!  I also thought I would give Iwona's Sketchbook Saturday Challenge #22  a try.. She creates the most Wonderful Sketches, I have to tell ya, I was very inspired!


I started off by creating my BG with various dp's from MME's All Girl Stack and added a fun MS punched border and a bit of crochet lace and seem binding ribbon.  My Impression Obsession sentiment  was stamped onto a small piece of ivory CS from my stash with Memento Tuxedo black and cut out with the help of my Classic Ovals Nesties.  I stamped a bit of detail with my Inkado stamp and punch set designed to compliment various Nesties shapes with some MS Stem Green pigment ink and did a bit of shading with MS Lilac pigment ink as well.  my Layered Mat was created with the help of my Large Classic Ovals & Labels 18 Nesties, a bit of grey patterned dp from my stash and a touch more shading with my MS lilac pigment ink.  To finish it all up, I popped up my sentiment panel with some dimensionals, added my pretty seam binding bow topped with a lovely paper flower that I shaded with my Copics to match and a few sweet pearls. Pretty easy peasy, huh..8-)

Hope you are all having a Wonderful Day & thanks so much for stopping by!
Thanks for stopping by!

15 comments:

  1. Oh, thank you! I enjoy making my sketches :)
    Can I just say, amazing card?? The colours are spot on for the CR84FN challenge, what a lovely, soft palette... super cool card!

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  2. Hi Shannon,
    This is a very beautiful card, lots of detail and papers. Love it. TFS

    Judie

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  3. Well said, Shannon!!!
    Love this beautiful card. Such wonderful and soft, pretty colors. Just gorgeous.
    Lynn

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  4. Beautiful use of this weeks colors. I love the pretty papers and SB labels. Thanks for playing at CR84FN! :)
    Hugs~

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  5. Very pretty,love all of the patterns and trims!

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  6. Очень красивая открытка!! Элегантная и нежная!!!

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  7. This is just beautifully designed! I love the way you stamped around the edge of the sentiment oval, and layered it with a sponged die cut! This is just stunning done in these amazing colors! Awesome work my sweet friend :)

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  8. So pretty Shannon! Love the color combo you used and the pretty papers. The lace, ribbon, and plovely flower looks awesome! The sponging is perfect!

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  9. WOW Shannon this is stunning!! I love the colors, papers and that fabulous design! You are sooo right girl!! Keep it fun!! :)
    Big hugs, Tammy

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  10. Such a pretty card Shannon! Love all the layers and patterned paper! That blossom is gorgeous! Thanks for joining along with CR84FN :)

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  11. A very pretty card! Those colours together are gorgeous and you have combined them with this great sketch so well! Love the flower and lace!

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  12. Soooo pretty Shannon!! I love the mix of those papers and beautiful details!

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  13. Shannon, LOVE the collage of FAB papers and how you colored your flower with Copics to match! FAB detail! GORGEOUS card! THX for playing with us at CR84FN!

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  14. Outstanding Shannon!! WOW! Great take on the challenge colors! Thanks so much for playing along with CR84FN!

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  15. Shannon this is gorgeous! Love the colors and the DPs. Beautifully done.

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