Sunday 2 January 2011

First project of 2011

Happy New year to everyone

Morning all, hope it's a bit brighter today, can't believe it was more like a wet and dreary november day than a crisp clear winter day yesturday, but I did get some crafting in before my in laws descended and we had fun playing various card games including Bohanza really fun  if you want a change and then taking turns on the ps3 with sons steering wheel trying to drive around a circuit especially the guys who had had plenty of wine by this point, and they so didn't like it when we girls and my son got better placings than them , even my mum in law who doesn't drive stayed on the track better.

Well my card, is for my son to give to my sister. I decided on a whim to use colours that I wouldn't normally and as my sister seems to wear alot of red I thought I would have a look to see what challenges there were to stretch me using these colours. I found a couple of colour challenges and set to work using one of my new sugar nellie sassy stamps that came from funky kits via Santa.

I coloured with Promarkers and highlighted with sakura white pen. The beige ribbon I used to tone down all the red and pink and I used the beige gems to balance it. The papers are all from my stash and scraps folder along with the red mirri card. I added a peel off sentiment and it was finished, it is growing on me but I'm not sure I like it that much but it will suit my sisters personality and my son says it's so aunty Kath so hey ho it will do.

I would like to enter it into the following challenges:-

The sugar bowl-layout and optional embossing which I forgot
Playdate cafe-colour challenge red,beige and pink
Colour create-red,pink and white
Simon says-celebrate /party
Anything challenge- Cis for (celebrate my sisters birthday
Creative card crew-birthdays
Moving along with the times-birthdays and circles
Crazy for challenges-celebration
Speedy the cats friends-use something new
Really reasonable ribbons-something new and ribbons
If the shoe fits-red
Sew many challenges-new things
Creative inspirations challenge-use something new
Order of opus gleui-anything you've made

I decided that as my sister seems to get alot of colds she could do with some tissues in a handy pack so made a holder to match her card and together I would like to enter the card and tissue pack into fussy and fancy challenge of matching card and gift.

22 comments:

Teresa said...

Julye this is a cute card and image we have all had our break so I must get back to making a card too.
Happy New Year,
Teresa x

Virgo5 said...

Great card, love the gold!
Thanks for playing with Speedy's Friends!

Vicki Dutcher said...

Very cute! Thanks for playing with Speedy's Friends!

Mary J said...

This is gorgeous, Julye!! Lovin' those hot hot colours!!

Becky said...

This is so cute! Thanks for joining Speedy's Friends this week and best wishes for an awesome 2011!

Pami said...

Hi Julye, what a great card! I just love those colours! Thanks so much for sharing with us at MAWTT this week. Happy New Year. Pami x

Denise @ kc242 said...

What an adorable birthday card. Thanks so much for joining us at the creative card crew!
Denise
CCC-DT

Tanisha said...

Nice card! Thx for playing with us at The Shoe.
-Tanisha

jude said...

What a cute card hun thanks for being the first to enter this years challenge over at creative inspirations .Good luck and happy ,healthy new year
hugs judex

Bonnie Garby said...

Great card! Thanks so much for joining our Really Reasonable Ribbon challenge.

Mina said...

fabulous card Julye, I love this image shes a real sweetie...thanks for joining in with the Colour Create challenge and Have a Happy New Year
Mina xxx

Joanne Travis said...

What a fun card!
Thanks for joining Speedy's Friends this week!

Lisa (mldesignworks) said...

This is a great wintertime gift! Very well done! Thanks for joining Fussy and Fancy this time! Lisa

Colleen Dietrich said...

That ribbon and bling are scrumptious! So glad you picked The Play Date Cafe colors to dress your card in...we're so happy you played with us this week.

Jana said...

Lovely card. Your sister will love it. I love that girl on there. And your bow is PERFECT. I am so impressed. Thanks so much for playing with us at OPUS GLUEI.

Erika said...

I am useless driving on those games...the kids always beat me hands down with or without alcohol!
Thanks for taking part in the Sugar bowl challenge love your take on it. This has to be one of my favourite images from the recent batch of stamps. I'm sure your sister will love it and the matching hanky holder is so appropriate at this time of year.

cheryl said...

oh this is simply gorgoues,beautiful,detail bless you for playing at creative inspirations,this week,love hugs cheryl xxxxxxx

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

Super cute--great match to the colors! LOVE that ribbon! Great job:) Thanks so much for joining in the fun over at the Cafe and for playing along with us at PDCC:}

Radwa Bayoumi said...

It is adorable.Love the color!!Thanks for sharing with us at SMC. Good Luck!!

Vintage Milly said...

What a wonderful creation, many thanks for entering our challenge this week at Creative inspirations,
Em.x

lesleyworth said...

Fabulous card! The image is adorable! Thanks for playing along with us at the Shoe!

Kathryn said...

lovely card and the tissue holder made me smile, what a great idea at this time of year!! Thanks for joining us at Anything Goes this week, K x