Saturday, February 19, 2011

what i ♥LOVE♥ most about challenges...

...is that they push me to make something i would never have come up with on my own! the card below is a really good example of that, which is why i mention it. but first, lemme tell you which challenges i'm talking about. in this case, it's this beautiful pencil lines sketch (#225, i believe):

in combination with the current design dollies colour palette of green, purple and ivory:


it was the "ivory" that really got me. because i sometimes use purple... (it's niece lindsay's favorite color!) ...and i might've made the leap to putting it with green (purple flowers & green leaves, mebbe?); but then, i'd've most likely gone with white or kraft for my neutral. which is a pity since ivory is just SO NICE with purple and green! see?


(patterned paper: pink paislee, glitz design, basic grey, prima, bo bunny, making memories + more tiny purple scraps than i can count! butterfly punches: martha stewart; edge punches: martha, fiskars, recollections; heart dies: cuttlebug; alpha stickers: k&co; alpha chipboards: michaels (from leslie-THANKS, missus!); tissue tape: tim holtz; bling flourish (w/considerable surgery to make it fit): oriental trading co; inks: colorbox; adhesives: tombow monorunner, 3m foam tape, sewing machine)


i also wouldn't have thought to make an anniversary card in these colors, except i suddenly realized i needed a card for LHJ's parents, and i had already commenced to happily envisioning the combination of the aforementioned challenges. so i stayed with those, but switched quickly into "LOVE" mode. :)


please excuse the wonky lighting. i left it slightly too late to take photos, and then ran out of time completely; but i think you get the idea. mostly. by the way, the anniversary in question celebrates my lovely in-laws' *57th* year of wedded bliss. even now, they truly are one of the couples jeff and i look at and say, "now THAT'S the kind of marriage to have!" thanks, mom and dad, for showin' us how it's done!!! ♥♥♥

24 comments:

  1. Beautiful card, Lauren! I love, love, LOVE that you used butterflies for your banner instead of pennants - brilliant! As always, I am completely envious of your layering skills...

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  2. That is so pretty! I love that color combo. The way you did the banner on your card is brillant!@! How neat. I love it.

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  3. Flutterbys instead of pennants! Brilliant! I'm glad those letters are getting some love. :) (hahaha, pun not intended)

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  4. Beautiful card Lauren, love that butterfly banner! Jo x

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  5. Wow, I shied away from those colors but you really rocked them, gorgeous!

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  6. Hi lauren, wow love that you ahve used the sketch to make a card. Love the butterfly bunting

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  7. Your cards always have a WOW factor that makes my jaw drop! You have done it again, this card is GORGEOUS!!! I love everything about it!

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  8. GASP!!! girl this is to die for!!! where to start.............love the butterfly banner (note to self.....use this!) your colors are beautiful together and the bling is perfect-o :)
    i had that TH tape in my hand at HL last night........couldn't think of how to attach it or use it. now i see how it is used.......♥ it!! how did you attach it with no glue showing through? mind you i have only seen it in the package so am assuming it is sorta transparent??
    man o man this was a long comment, eh? LOL have a great weekend :)

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  9. Who would've thought to use *that* color combo? It's lovely!
    Of course, it *is* you that made it so!

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  10. Sooo pretty, love the butterflies and bling!!

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  11. When I saw the color palette I went "uggh" ... then I saw your card and thought "oh my" ... girlfriend, you turned that combination of colors into pure magic ... fantastic interpretation of the sketch too.

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  12. I've recently become more of a purple person & love to team it up with green. Your anniversary card is absolutely gorgeous!! Congrats to LHJ's folks....that is sue-pah fab!

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  13. i totally agree with you. challenges totally push me to create things i probably would not create on my own. and i looooove what you did with the sketch and color challenge. wowee girl! what a beautiful anniversary card! your inlaws will LOOOOOVE it! happy anniversary to them :)!!! thanks for sharing and have a lovely weekend! *hugs* steph :)

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  14. Wow, great take on the two challenges! These colors are perfect for love!

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  15. Happy Anniversary to your in-law!
    Such a GORGEOUS card! LOVE the color combination and that fab banner of butterflies!!

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  16. What a great idea to use butterflies in place of the banner! I totally need to CASE that one :)

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  17. ok WOW!!!! LOVE your card, everything about it is amazing!!!! sooo pretty and cute banner and stitching with the butteflies!!! thanks soo much for playing along with the Dollies!!!!

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  18. Beautiful card! You really rocked that color combo and I love the butterfly banner!

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  19. Lauren, I'm so thrilled you took the colour challenge. And of course, you made it look so FABULOUS! For me, *purple* was the tricky bit. Totally in love with your butterfly banner, and thinking about casing your idea...

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  20. Fantastic card Lauren ... and what a lovely thing ... 57 yrs together ... How wonderful to find that special person ...

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  21. What a beautiful card! I love butterflies banner
    Svetlana xx

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  22. Great job on the 2 challenges. Love your card!
    Thanks for playing along with the Design Dollies!
    Andrea

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