Thursday, November 15, 2007

Blogger's Challenge Week 21

I'm back! Sorry for the long absence, but things got a little busy here. First we took a little trip to Las Vegas to celebrate my husband's 30th birthday. Then the next weekend I threw him a surprise party and had 30 people over. I thought things would calm down after that, but my family threw me a surprise baby shower the next weekend. Needless to say, I'm just now getting caught back up.

So to get back into the swing of things, I decided to tackle 3 challenges at once.

First, this is for this week's blogger's challenge which was a color combination. We were to use pumpkin pie, chocolate chip, old olive and brocade blue on the card. That was easy enough!

Second, I signed up for another weekly challenge in one of my yahoo groups. This week the challenge was to use our cuttlebugs. I jumped on this challenge because I don't use mine enough but I absolutely love it. I used two embossing folders on this card - the spots & dots folder and the tiny bubbles folder. It's hard to tell from the picture, but I actually used the wrong side of the spots & dots card stock to give a debossed look.

Finally, the layout for this card was from this week's sketch challenge on splitcoast - SC150. As you can see, I rotated the sketch 90 degrees to accommodate the bella.

I hope you enjoyed my entry this week. Don't forget to check out the other Blogger's challenge entries! You can find links to all of their sites in my sidebar.

Stamps: winobella from Stamping Bella, sentiment and skinny oval bl sm from A Muse Art Stamps
Ink: Palette Noir Black, Brocade Blue
Paper:
Watercolor Paper, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Brown polka dot ribbon from American Crafts, Stamping Dimensionals

Tools: Round Tab punch, Blender Pens, Spots & Dots Embossing Folder, Tiny Bubbles Embossing Folder, Copic Spica Glitter Pen, Glaze Clear Gelly Roll Pen

19 comments:

Lauren (mytime) said...

Oh love her! Glad you are getting some stamp time in. Hope you are feeling well too!!!!

Gerrie Johnnic said...

She's adorable!

MJ said...

Great job! I am so glad you posted early cuz I almost forgot! I will have to run home from work after I get the kids on the bus and get my butt going. Your card is awesome and great that it fits two challenges!

Lisa Somerville said...

Great card Stef - you know I'm a huge fan of your coloring!

Lynn Mercurio said...

Your winabella is adorable. I love the cuttlebug backgrounds (either side...lol). Great job with the challenge!

Basement Stamper said...

I love the cuttlebugged backgrounds to add dimension to your bella!

rozie640 said...

That's adorable, I love a gal that can multi-task!!! Hope things slow down a little for you.

Karen said...

love it Stef!! love the combined CB backgrounds!! wtg with all 3 challenges!!

Ida said...

Cute & Fun! - I love the different Cuttlebug Embossing folders you used. They go great with you image.

amycara said...

What a fun card! How cute is your bella?!?! FANTASTIC COLORING TOO!

Claudia Perry said...

Hey you're such a "multi tasker" - LOVE the card!
Claudia

Barbara said...

Two "challenges" in one! Now, why didn't I think of that?!! Your card is wonderful.....just LOVE Winobella. Mine has yet to see ink....you may have inspired me to use her!

Leigh OBrien said...

Very festive, Stef! Great job!

Lisa Bohler said...

Talk about multi-tasking! Oh my! Awesome card, Stef!

Anonymous said...

Great card--I really like this "bella"!

tonistamps said...

I love your coloring Stefanie, and how you used the Cuttlebug embossing for the background. Love it, love it, love it!

Lynn Mercurio said...

Hey Happy Thanksgiving and Congratulations on making Stamper's Showcase today! Fabulous card that they chose! Have a blessed day.

Patriot said...

Just wanted to thank you for coming by and entering my giveaway last week! I host a new giveaway every Monday so feel free to come back often! Thank you again!

tonistamps said...

I'm posting again to tell you that I still love this card Stef...and you're tagged! Vicki started the chain, and I'm passing on. Check back on my blog for the rules, and play if you have time. :)

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