Saturday, March 31, 2012

CCMC195

The color challenge this week at Create With Connie and Mary had me stumped at first.  I started making a card last night but realized after a while that it was absolute rubbish, so I put it aside in favor of sleeping on it.  I went back to my stamp room this afternoon after I discovered a Sketchbook Saturday sketch from a couple of weeks ago, which just screamed at me to use a flower die and would be perfect with these colors.



On the card base I used the Perfect Details texturz plate, something I have not used in ages.  The flowers are cut with the Flower Daisies #2 Sizzix die and the buttons are from a retired set called Fresh Favorites I.  I really like those buttons because they have a lovely matte finish.  Kind of a nice departure from all the shiny buttons SU! has now.  The So Saffron DSP is from my never-ending stash of Sweet Pea.

I had intended to stamp a sentiment on this card but forgot to do it before I embossed the base, so now I think it's too late.  I don't want to add another layer so I guess it stays the way it is!

Thanks for stopping by!

11 comments:

Darnell J Knauss said...

. . . "I don't want to add another layer so I guess it stays the way it is!"

Which is perfect!

Connie Babbert said...

Love, love, LOVE it! I'm glad I'm not the only one who has to "sleep" on their creation sometime! Thanks so much for playing along with the Color Challenge this week on Create with Connie and Mary!

hollybeary creations said...

Love this Jen... Great use of the color combo.. Your flowers are Fabulous!

Mikki said...

Jen,
I think you have an amazing blog and enjoy your creations, especially how clean & elegant they are. I have the honor of presenting you with the Liebster blog award!! You can pick it up on my blog at www.mikkiscreativecorner.blogspot.com. Have a wonderful day and week!!!

Mary Brown said...

Oh how sweet and simple! I love how your poppy flowers just pop right off your card! GREAT simple sketch to showcase the flowers! Thanks for playing along this week in the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!

Deb said...

Wow!! This is awesome! I love the simple look of this one! The flowers look so great in red against the background! I miss these buttons, too! Thanks for playing the challenge at Create with Connie and Mary!

Nance Leedy said...

Love the look of these flowers on the yellow and gray background...they really do POP. The matte finish buttons are the perfect contrast to the bright flowers too...how I wish we still had those! So glad you joined us at CCMC!

Lynn said...

This card is so vibrant, and CAS, it jumped out at me. So much so, that I had to use your inspiration to create a card of my own. I have posted on my blog, and mentioned your fab creation. Kind thanks. Lynn x

Colleen said...

Oh what a GREAT card! Those flowers just pop off the paper.

Debbie Henderson said...

Sometimes it helps to walk away for a little. Your card is beautiful. Love how you set one flower off to the side of the other two. Nice to see you at Create with Connie & Mary!

Lisa Martz said...

CUTE! You can have several of these ready to go and then just add a greeting and you are ready to send it! Very pretty. Thanks for playing the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge this week!