Wednesday, March 2, 2011

MOJO 180 ColourQ 74 Gratitude

I almost didn't attempt the Colour Q challenge this week.  Once again the swatch looked great, the design teams cards were beyond inspirational, but I was afraid I wouldn't be able to pull it off.  I'm always a little apprehensive when I see loads of colors that I'm expected to put together in one card.  In the end, since I figured that challenging myself is the ultimate goal here, I decided to give it a go and paired it with the MOJO sketch challenge.  Here's what I was dealing with:


As usual, the last MOJO sketch of the month is a choice between round or square.  I decided to go with square.  I almost did the round one (because it's been quite a while since I did one of those), but I think I'll wait until next month to try that!  As for the color challenge, unfortunately I don't have any more Bordering Blue (which is a shame since it was an awesome color), so I substituted Baja Breeze instead.

It was a little tricky putting those circles together and the middle one is a bit low, but I think they pass muster.  To make them I punched a 3/4-inch circle then positioned the 1-inch circle punch around the hole to make the circle outline you see here.  It's a neat look and easy to do if you don't have one of those fancy border die-cuts!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have time to stamp today!

11 comments:

Sylvia said...

Very pretty card, Jen! Thanks for playing the ColourQ with us this week!

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

Very pretty! Love that button!

My Creative Side said...

love the colors this week!!! great job :)

Vicky Hayes said...

It's beautiful Jen - and I love the clever way you made your border!

kasia c. said...

You'd never know there was any hesitation/difficulty with the colour combo! Fabulous card! I love how you created that border. I think sometimes we forget to go back to basics. Thanks for playing along with us at ColourQ. :)

Rochelle said...

Jen, You used these colors perfectly together! And I love the circle treatment you created! Thanks for playing at the ColourQ!

Unknown said...

Jen, this is beautiful! i love the combo of the sketch and the colourQ colors. SUCH a cute button! Thanks for playing this week! :)

Anita Scroggins said...

wonderful job on the card - never be afraid to jump into color! Thanks for playing along with us this week at ColorQ

savvy teaching tips said...

Wow - fabulous work. Thanks for joining us at CQC this week.

Krystal De Leeuw said...

Pretty card!!! Love that big button. What a creative way to make a scallop edge using the circle punches. Thanks for the great idea!! And thanks for playing along at the ColourQ!!

Christina said...

Wow, Jen, you rocked these colors! So glad you decided to take the challenge after all. Thanks for the tip on the border--it looks great!