Wednesday, September 12, 2012

A challenge and a theme

Hi everyone
Last night was our monthly club meeting and we always have a challenge and a theme card to make. Well the challenge card was really a challenge for me because of the color of a piece of card stock we were given to use. We were given  a piece of CS that was 8.5" X 5.5" and a brad. Well the card stock is double sided but on one side there  are these  pink/purple apples , the other side was dotted. I wasn't to crazy about the color of the apples, though.




 So I thought on that one for a while. In the meantime I downloaded a free digi stamp from the Michelle Perkett Studio blog, its an apple, so my card was coming together at last. But what to do with those pink/purple apples. Well what else but color them red. So I used a red Spica pen and colored them. They look great with the digi apple now that they are red.



Next was the theme card, A Splash of Color. So I decided to use alcohol inks and I also used a stamp I have had for a while from Hero Arts. I have always loved this stamp.


I found a card in my stash that holds a picture and has a frame built in. The spot to hold a picture makes it easy to quickly frame a picture or a stamped image. All I had to do was slide the stamped panel up in it and it became a framed piece.It worked out perfect!!

We made the coolest ornament in our meeting, so stop in tomorrow to check that out.

Well thanks for stopping in today, see you soon.



3 comments:

Tre Rockenbach said...

With regards to that apple card, Barb, great job at turning the proverbial sow's ear into a silk purse. That paper in its original form did you no favors, did it! LOL

I have to say, though, that I LOVE your alchool inks card. Beautiful colors, really nice stamp and an overall great card for the coming autumn!

Hopemore Studio said...

Love, love, love that alcohol ink card. B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!

Julie Z said...

Love how you changed the color of the apple paper - it looks great! Really cute card!
And that alcohol card - well....it's just stunning! Love it!