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.
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis 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.
ReplyDeleteVery clever shaker filling! Wonderful card with a great sentiment!
ReplyDeleteI 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!
ReplyDeleteStephanie...this is one fabulous card. I love your wonderful shaker and your rainbow colored lucky, just adorable.
ReplyDeleteWonderful 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.
ReplyDeleteSO fun! I LOVE those gold coins and the rainbow diecut! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Sparkle and Shine Challenges! :)
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun shaker card, I love the little bits inside. Very cute. Thanks for having fun with the PALS this week.
ReplyDeleteOh! I just love the gold coins in your shaker and the rainbow die cut is awesome!! Thanks for joining us at Sparkle & Shine!
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever card Stephanie, I love it ;) Viv xx
ReplyDeleteStephanie, 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!
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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.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your day immensely; you've made mine marvelous! Hope to see you in the She Art gallery; you're incredibly creative...
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Consider that hug received...and returned!! Adding you to my Feedly so no more of your crafty dazzles miss my radar!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
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