I recently made a new friend in the stamping blog world! LeAnne was always leaving me such nice comments and so I'd go visit her blog Wee Inklings and leave her a comment. Eventually we started chatting back and forth a little bit, getting to know each other! One day, I noticed some other stamping friends of mine had done a challenge together on their blogs, and thought it was a fun idea! So I asked LeAnne if she'd like to do that with me, and she agreed! For this challenge, she picked the colors (Stampin' Up! Certainly Celery, Barely Banana and Ballet Blue), and I drew a sketch. Well, I gave her some grief at first about Ballet Blue (I haven't used that color in years!) but a challenge is a challenge, right? Please be sure to go check out her blog and see her adorable baby card! And here's mine...
I'm vey low on Certainly Celery cardstock, but luckily still have a lot of pieces in that 6x6 pad of Prints Paper that SU! sold a few years ago! So I used these polka dots for my Celery color, and kept the dot theme going with the stamp from My Favorite Things, and circle background stamp, and this dotted grosgrain ribbon. I have to admit BIG TIME that after I was done, I found new appreciation for Ballet Blue!
Thanks for the fun, LeAnne! Everyone stay tuned, because we have a few more ideas up our stamping sleeves to challenge each other in the future!
Stamps: You Take the Cake (My Favorite Things), circle background (Great Impressions); Cardstock: Ballet Blue, Old Olive, Barely Banana, Celery Prints paper (Stampin' Up!), white (Georgia Pacific); Inks: Adirondack Pitch Black (Ranger), Ballet Blue (Stampin' Up!), Versamark (Tsukineko), markers (Copic); Accessories: blue flower (Dress Ups by Buttons Galore), scalloped square (Nestabilities by Spellbinders), dotted grosgrain (Morex), glitter on candles (Dazzling Diamonds by Stampin' Up!), silver brads (craft supply).
Thanks for stopping by!
I love it Tammy!!! I like how you followed through with all the polka dot images--this is a great sketch and one I know I'll use many times. How lucky you were to still have that celery DP!! I'm so excited!
LeAnne
Posted by: LeAnne | May 01, 2008 at 07:13 AM
Toooo cute! Love it! TFS...what a fun challenge! :)
Posted by: Jennifer Buck | May 01, 2008 at 08:10 AM
Tammy that is such a great thing that you were inspired! Isn't a challenge fun between friends? Love this. Off to check hers!
Posted by: Lauren (mytime) | May 01, 2008 at 10:37 AM
This is great. The colours are so vibrant and I love the little flower dangling down. Ballet Blue is my favorite blue in the bunch!!! Joan
Posted by: Joan Jeffery | May 01, 2008 at 01:52 PM
Tammy, this is fabulous! LOVe the colors and the stamp set you used! Aren't challenges fun?
Posted by: Charmaine | May 06, 2008 at 08:40 PM