Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Freshly Made Sketch #12 & The Paper Players Challenge #73

Hi All,
Got home a little early from work and was procrastinating about going to the gym so thought I would take up a card challenge (or in this case 2!!). I went on over to the Paper Players Blog and was interested in this weeks color challenge. They challenged you to use Silver, Whisper White and Night of Navy and I really loved the samples. These colors are great together! Well the next step was a sketch so I hopped onto the Freshly Made Sketches Blog and checked out this weeks sketch:
I really liked the layout. So I used Whisper White as my base and added a layer of Night of Navy. For the center band I used Silver Glimmer paper, edged it with Whisper White and did a simple layer of the White Organza ribbon. For the circle I started with a circle of Glimmer paper with a layer of Night of Navy that had been stamped with the tree from Christmas Lodge in the Silver Frost paint. Hard to tell in the picture with the lighting, but it is very pretty! Finally my sentiment was stamped in Whisper White craft ink. I am really happy with the results! These challenges are great for the creativity!
Have a great Thanksgiving!
Karin

13 comments:

Linda Callahan said...

Beautiful sparkly holiday card!

None None said...

So pretty - love the sparkles - can't go wrong with silver glimmer paper! Thanks for playing along with Freshly Made Sketches this week!

Lauri said...

Beautiful and sparkly! I love this week's paper players colors and the silver glimmer paper??? love it! I will need to be hoarding it!! lol Thanks for joining Freshly Made Sketches!

jaydee said...

Karin, what a great way to combine both sketches. I love your sparkly ribbon treatment and the glimmer paper is just perfect! So glad you joined the Paper Players this week
Jaydee

Jen Mitchell said...

I do love sparkles at Christmas! Great idea to stamp the tree in silver frost. It gives it a soft shimmery look. Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!

Ann Schach said...

A sparkly delight! You did a fabulous job of combining both challenges! Thanks for playing with The Paper Players!

Tara Bilbao said...

What a lovely card. I just love that ribbon across the glimmer paper. Great job on the challenge. Thank you for playing along with The Paper Players!

Anne Marie Hile said...

Karin, i really like how you layered the sparkle into your design. Beautifull holiday card and a great interpretation of both challenges. Thanks so much for joining us this week at the Paper Players! :)

Jen Timko said...

What a lovely combination of challenges! I love all the sparkle! SO glad you joined us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

Susan Joyce said...

Pretty, love the sparkle and the ribbon. Thanks' for joining us at The Paper Players this week.

Tui Nathan said...

Beautiful ... love the sparkle!
Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!!!

Rita W said...

Love the sparkle of the glimmer paper! It looks perfect with the navy and that gorgeous white ribbon! Thanks for joining The Paper Players and Freshly Made Sketches this week!

Cindy Hall said...

Great job on combining the two challenges! Love the white tree and glimmer paper! Thanks for playing with Freshly Made Sketches this week!