Saturday, March 7, 2015

Lucky



My card below worked for many challenges this week with St. Paddy's Day coming up - lots o' green, gold, luck, shine...  I chose three challenges for my inspiration for this card.  I started with  Curtain Call which has a theme of "Lucky".  Here is my take:


Pals Paper Arts Challenge #242 is a color challenge with the colors green, gold and black.  I went with that and threw in a touch of rainbow just for fun.  I cut the word "lucky" in 4 different papers and I wasn't totally happy with any of them until I tried a scrap of watercolor paper on which I had painted rainbow colors for my AAA card last week.  That was perfect. I used all of the die cuts I had previously cut to build up the "ky" because the "luc" sat higher on the shaker.  The gold layer gave it a nice gold tinge.

Pretty Pink Posh's first challenge launched this week, and the theme is Sparkle & Shine.  I found these fun shamrock and gold coin confetties recently.  They are very sparkly & shiny, so there you go.  Perfect for this challenge.  Of course, I ended up with a shaker card because that is what I do with confetti these days.  I love it.


I am on a bit of a roll lately.  It's because of all the snow and bitter cold we have had - let me get in my craft space more than usual.  Thank you so much for coming by.  Have a wonderful day.

14 comments:

Tenia Nelson said...

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!

Joyce said...

This is the most creative collection of shaker elements. Love that. And, I also really like how you did the inking for your die cut word. Lots of different colors, but not your typical rainbow.

Kara Lynne said...

Very clever shaker filling! Wonderful card with a great sentiment!

Patti MacLeith said...

I love how you used a scrap for your "lucky" because it worked like you hoped! Very lovely card. Please play at PPA again very soon!

Kim Heggins said...

Stephanie...this is one fabulous card. I love your wonderful shaker and your rainbow colored lucky, just adorable.

Michelle Quinno said...

Wonderful job on this color challenge. I love the rainbow letters and your coins! Thank you for joining us at the Pals Paper Arts this week.

Michelle Gleeson said...

Very creative use of the challenges. Love the shaker.

Audrey said...

SO fun! I LOVE those gold coins and the rainbow diecut! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Sparkle and Shine Challenges! :)

Sandie Conner said...

Such a fun shaker card, I love the little bits inside. Very cute. Thanks for having fun with the PALS this week.

Angel Johns said...

Oh! I just love the gold coins in your shaker and the rainbow die cut is awesome!! Thanks for joining us at Sparkle & Shine!

Viv said...

What a clever card Stephanie, I love it ;) Viv xx

cm said...

Stephanie, how delighted I am that you visited my blog, because in coming here to thank you for your sweet, warm comment, I've found a treasure of amazing creativity! Your card here: gorgeous! The shaker itself is brilliant, but it's that colourful word die that sets my heart pitter-pattering! How 'lucky' I am to have dropped by! WOW!
~c

cm said...

Stephanie: WOW! Your comment on my She Art card has planted a mega-watt smile on my face! As I mentioned, this was a challenging challenge, but I'm thrilled that my card captured - sort of - the essence of what She Art is. My niece just turned 5; she's growing up so fast and with kindergarten starting in the fall...oh my! Aunty C (me) hopes that she's treated with dignity and respect every day. She is such a sweetheart; I never want to see her taken advantage of or 'shut down' for being her fun-and-frolic self! As for your boys: how wonderful you are to wish that they meet strong, confident women, with hearts filled with love.
Enjoy your day immensely; you've made mine marvelous! Hope to see you in the She Art gallery; you're incredibly creative...
~c

cm said...

Consider that hug received...and returned!! Adding you to my Feedly so no more of your crafty dazzles miss my radar!
Hugs,
~c