Challenging Thanks
I always enjoy a challenge, so I was all set for Beate's weekend sketch challenge this week and I wanted to try out my new PaperTrey Ink set, Piece of Cake, so all I had left to do was choose my color scheme . . . this makes for easy stamping! Except I wanted to challenge myself even further by making a thank-you card :D Since this set is geared towards cake and all kinds of celebrations you have with cake, this DID prove challenging! Since the set also includes some flower images, I tried thinking how I could use those for a thank-you card. Then I took a look at the 3-tiered cake image and thought it might could be used for a vase . . . I turned it upside down and omitted the largest bottom layer and voila, a vase was born (with pretty scalloped edges, I might add)!
So I masked the bottom layer when inking the stamp with Brilliance Pearlescent Lime and stamped it on Cryogen White shimmer cardstock. Then I stamped part of the large cluster of flowers in Brilliance Pearlescent Coral and the single cluster of flowers in Brilliance Pearlescent Orange. Green leaves were then added, to complete my bouquet. Sentiment from PaperTrey's Faux Ribbon was added in Brilliance Graphite Black in the lower right corner and then black brads (SU) were added to the other three corners.
The focal image was cut using Spellbinders Nestabilities Scalloped Rectangles. This was mounted with dimensionals to a card base of Stardream Flame metallic (somewhere between SU's Only Orange & Pumpkin Pie) and accented with a strip of Stardream Azalea metallic (a very close match to SU's Pink Passion) that was stamped with the single flower cluster in Brilliance Coral.
Here's a closeup of all that shimmer!
A piece of narrow white organdy ribbon & bows finishes off this simple card . . . and sometimes simple is best!
Be sure to check out Beate's challenge and play along sometime this weekend . . . you'll be glad you did! Here are a few more samples by some very talented ladies: Beate, Charmaine, Jenn, Laurie, Lori, MaryJo, so check them out, too!
Have a wonderful weekend and be sure to check back tomorrow for another challenge I'm playing in with Jami, Leann & Lori . . . here's a hint: Ho, Ho, Ho!
Just gorgeous, Sharon! I LOVE it!
Posted by:Charmaine | October 26, 2007 at 08:27 AM
Oh, Sharon, this is so MMMMEEEEE! Love it, and if ever I get my pt stuff that's lost in the mail, I must do one like this! LOVE!
Posted by:jenn | October 26, 2007 at 08:39 AM
You are so good at out of the box thinking...beautiful card! just beautiful!
Posted by:Lori Craig | October 26, 2007 at 08:55 AM
Beautiful card, with fresh and happy colors!
Have a wonderful weekend! Hugs and smiles
Posted by:beate | October 26, 2007 at 08:57 AM
Your card is so pretty!!
Posted by:Angel W. | October 26, 2007 at 09:06 AM
this is so pretty!! i love the cake turned into a planter!! so clever!!!
Posted by:jen del muro | October 26, 2007 at 09:19 AM
Love how you used the cake stamp on this card, great idea. Great happy colors, lovely card.
Posted by:flossie | October 26, 2007 at 09:27 AM
How fun and bright! Love what you did with the cake stamp. And all that sparkle is just amazing.
Posted by:MJ Albright | October 26, 2007 at 09:31 AM
I just love these wonderfully happy colors!! The shimmer is beautiful...even on a computer screen! Very creative use of these stamps..I never would have though of the cake being a vase!!!
Posted by:Laurie | October 26, 2007 at 05:03 PM
That vase of flowers is brillinat and all that shimmer is to die for!
Posted by:Jami | October 26, 2007 at 09:38 PM
WOW!!! Oh how I love these fabulous colors, papers, and designs, Sharon!! Yay for sassy & happy!!
~Bev
Posted by:Tex | October 26, 2007 at 10:49 PM
Gorgeous! I love the creative use of the stamp set and the shimmery colors are unbelievable!
Posted by:Leann | October 26, 2007 at 11:00 PM
fantastically clever! love it!
Posted by:Carolyn King (Cammie) | October 26, 2007 at 11:37 PM
Great colors, Sharon and I love all the shimmer!! Clever flower planter, too!!!
Posted by:trudee | October 27, 2007 at 10:11 AM
This is so fresh and pretty!! I love it!
Posted by:Rose Ann | October 27, 2007 at 01:17 PM
Very pretty, I need to get that sparkling white card stock out and use it!
Posted by:Jan Hunnicutt | October 27, 2007 at 04:28 PM
Really creative! You've gotta love Brillance ink!
Posted by:Linda C. | October 27, 2007 at 05:29 PM
it look so awesome! i reasently found your page and are checking in your very inspiring projects right now! i don't understand though how you make the emboss on the scalloped die cut. i have checked out the site you referred to but i am obviously confused! ;)
Posted by:Emelie Solli | November 19, 2007 at 01:27 AM