Best Thoughts in Plum ~ CCMC366 & MOJO408

Well, time has a way of sneaking around and we find ourselves back at Thursday, which means it's Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge time!  This week is a color challenge....

This sketch is loosely based on Mojo Monday 408.

These colors are very similar to the one's I used on last weeks card, but boy are they pretty!  I'm LOVING the {Best Thoughts} hydrangea flower....isn't it gorgeous!  First I embossed the flower with black embossing powder and then I colored it with a blender pen and ink pads.  Next, I fussy cut the whole thing out.  I needed to incorporate the Sahara Sand some how and tried a few different DSP's, but nothing seemed to work.  I wound up making my own background using the resist technique.  I stamped {Dotty Angles}on white cardstock with Versamark ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I then sponged the whole piece with Sahara Sand ink.  I like the Bokeh effect it gives.  

I added in the fabulous black DSP to enhance the black embossing on the flower.  The ruffled lace ribbon adds a frilly feel.  Lastly, I added a banner sentiment across the stem of the flower and accented it with a gold button with linen thread behind it.  

I also dotted the flower's stamen with my white gel pen.

Be sure to hop on over to the CCMC blog and take a gander at all the other lovely creations made with this nice trio of colors!  

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Wonderful Journey Feathers ~ CMCC55

Good morning stampers!  I'm sharing my card for Colour Me...!  

Challenge #55 is a subtle combination of  Hello Honey, Cajun Craze, and Mossy Meadow, as well as any neutral of your choosing.  I chose gold to go along with my colors.  I started out by embossing the Mossy Meadow feather with gold EP and it all escalated from there!  

The feather cluster is the star of the show here, showcasing all the colors. I added a little leaf from Autumn Wooden Accents into the cluster also.  I thought it resembled the feathers.  I tapped it on my Cajun Craze ink pad to color it.  Some gold sequin trim, Linen thread and a gold star top everything off. There is quite a combination of stamps used on this card also, starting with {Four Feathers}, of course, {Dotty Angles}, {World of Dreams}, and {Petal Parade} (from last years Sale-a-bration).

I thought the sentiment from {World of Dreams} was a perfect match for this card.....the feathers and the circle of thread and sequin trim sort of remind me of a dream catcher.  I don't know...they just seemed to sorta go together!

Make sure you stop by the other Colour Me girls' blogs and leave them some adoring comments!  They've all outdone themselves this week, as usual!

Angel Johns

Hayley Kew

Jenny Engelke {me!}

Julia Wilson

Katie Brooks

Sandy Mathis

Tanja Kabel

Tara Bourgoin

Here's a list of my supplies.....

Stamps: Four Feathers, Dotty Angles, World of Dreams, Petal Parade

Paper: Cajun Craze, White, Mossy Meadow, Fancy Foil Gold Vellum, Brushed Gold

Ink: Metallic gold, Cajun Craze, Hello Honey, Mossy Meadow

Accessories: Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Autumn Wooden Accents, Linen Thread, Gold Sequin trim, Feathers die

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny