Friday, June 25, 2010

Papertrey June Blog Hop Challenge

 



Hi! Thanks for stopping by on the Papertrey Blog Hop! This month's challenge was to use your favorite color combo, and I have had this color combo on my mind ever since Lee Anne hosted the Paper Dolls blog challenge weeks ago.  And the sketch comes from Amy, who is hosting the same challenge this week. Yet again, I am doing a bazillion things at once, but I like it!











I am going out for a few hours with my husband but I will be commenting away on everyone's posts once we get home! Thanks for checking out my card!!

 
Supplies {by PTI unless otherwise noted} 
Stamps: Scattered Showers, Polka Dot Basics, Damask Designs
Paper: Vintage cream, ripe avocado, Hawaiian shores,  Bitty Box Basics
Ink: Hawaiian shores, dark chocolate
Other: Cream twill ribbon, EK Success Jolees jewels, PTI scalloped border, Fiskars border punch, corner rounder

37 comments:

Michelle said...

Love your card, Suzanne! Scattered Showers is one of my favorite sets. I like how you centered the scallop border with the edge punch to give it a unique look. Great job!

Anika said...

Love this! I almost used this sketch for the hop too. Looks fantastic!

Jen Carter said...

This is so cute!! I love it!! Great job with all the challenges!!

BonnieRose said...

Oh my oh my.. beautiful card.. u did the challenge perfectly! Beautiful.. love that sparkly umbrella!

The Paper Parade said...

I LOVE it!! I really like those colors together, the blue is so bright and cheery!

Lindsay said...

Great card! Love this color combo!

Vera W. Yates (Ling) said...

So pretty!!

Heather P. said...

This is sooo pretty!

Mindy said...

Love the Damask stamped on the umbrella. Gorgeous card!

Andrea M said...

Very pretty card! Great color combo. Happy hopping!

Kelly S. said...

Love how you did the umbrella! Great layout, too!

Terri said...

Great color combo. Nice job on the card too. I especially like the Damask umbrella!

Stephanie said...

great card!! love the gemstones along the edge of the umbrella - so cute :)

Marge said...

What a great card -- LOVE it!!!

Jill said...

Yes, great stamp set to use! (LOL! I used it too!) This color combo is awesome--I never would have tried it, but I made a card for the challenge and now I love it. LOVE the bling on the umbrella, the Damask Designs pattern for the it, and the border punch/scallops combo, Suzanne!

Gayatri said...

Beautiful color combination. Love the damask umberella and the punched out edges. beautiful card, Suzzanne!

Baseret said...

What a cute card! Great sketch too!

Kay said...

Beautiful card- love the damask stamped umbrella!

Nerina said...

Love your colour choice - so sophisticated! The damask on your unbrella is absolutely darling! I really love it, and your stamped edge fits beatifully into the scallop - that's amazing!!!

Nerina said...

OOOOPS I meant your punched edge -- shakes head -- sorry!! :0)!

resmith said...

Such a great card! Love the damask design on the umbrella!

Lorraine said...

Beautiful card! And I Love that color combo!

Pam W. said...

Great card and GREAT color combo. Hope you and DH had a fun evening.

Natasha said...

What a cute card!!

Joanne said...

Love the umbrella and the added pattern and gems. I have struggled with this stamp set, and now you have inspired me.

Becky Carafa said...

Wow, great combo and sketch! I love how you layered the bracket edge with the scallops, very cool!

Amy said...

LOVE how you pulled both these challenges together! I really like how you used the Upper Crest punch and how it lines up perfectly! Thanks for playing along!

Melissa said...

What a cute damask umbrella! Love those colors together!

Lee said...

What a lovely colour combo. Lovely card. Love the punched borders!

Victoria said...

Great color combo. I love how you made the umbrella damask patterned.

Laurie said...

This is gorgeous! Love how you combined the challenges! :) The colors are awesome and I just love that damask umbrella! :)

Katie {choc0holic} said...

Lovin' that stylin' umbrella! Great interpretation of the sketch, as well as the use of the colors! Great job 'killing two birds with one stone.' ;)

Lisa V. said...

Suzanne, Love the triple challenge accomplishment. The double punch (upper crest and scallop) is so nice together. This is such a nice design and of course a great color combo.

Lee Anne said...

This is awesome! I see your Damask Designs there...so glad you finally got your free set! It looks great with the umbrella!

Taheerah (*LittleMissT*) said...

Wow Suzanne, that damask umbrella is stunning! Love your colour combo too!

peggysue said...

Wow, very cool! I like the damask umbrella and that color combo is very striking with that layout.

AuroraDawn said...

Gorgeous card, colour combination is just fantastic, love the bling!