compose a card #5

Sorry I've been MIA this last week... I've had my granddaughters and doing taxes... fun times:)

So here is this weeks compose a card by Becky................

 

And here is my take..........

I was really surprised at how this card turned out... mainly because of the red !!:) I think I might be warmin' to the color a bit!! I used the new stamps I got this week from Papertrey ink's last release .... dot spot (yum!),

take three: spring & the sentiment is from butterfly dreams. 

I just want to say that I am really likin' these compose a card challenges. Becky basically does all the work for you.... cut your cardstock to the sizes provided, keep to the colors and embellishments and make your card! Simple! I even made it to the top 3 last week (shocker!!) even with my bad pictures (I am working on it!!). 

Well I need to go get something done before my girls come over.....

As always thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

all supplies are papertrey ink

stamps: dot spot, butterfly dreams, take three spring & polka dot basics II

ink: pure poppy, aqua mist

cardstock: aqua mist, snow white

patterned paper: bitty dot pad - pure poppy

ribbon: aqua mist twill

button: pure poppy mix

ribbon slide die from spellbinders

compose a card #4

I was lurking the other day at the Papertrey ink's forum and the thread I was looking at was talking about the new challenge that Becky Ohlers started called compose a card so I thought this week I would play along. So I go on over to Becky's blog to check it out and this is what I find.........

 

Okay no big deal.... true black....check, ripe avocado ....check, white.... check, vintage button... check, satin ribbon.... check, negative/reverse stamp... umm - no. Can you believe I don't own a negative/ reverse stamp!!??!  So what  am I going to do?  I say to myself....  Fake it :)  So shhhhh don't tell Becky that that is not an awesome in bloom negative/reverse stamp stamped in true black.... it's our secret.... I don't think she'll notice... okay??:)

So this is what I came up with.........

I am really not sure if I know the rules to this compose a card challenge. I am probably disqualifying myself  for 

 not having a negative/reverse stamp.

I guess I just wanted to do my own twist and seen as how I already disqualified myself I just played with it.

This color combo was new to me because ..well.. there is no pink...and no aqua mist.....and no spring moss:)

Actually it was good for me to get out of my box a bit. I did one of those layered butterflies that I have been seeing lately and I used my stain ribbon for the butterfly trail.... ummm it is a little thicker that your average butterfly trail but hey I was just playing around!! We are talking a bit of whimsy here!! I just twisted & turned & glued down here and there to make it.  I used my button for an accent on the butterfly. I also just realized that this is the first long card I have ever made!!! Wow I am really coming out of the box tonight!!!

So anyway I tried and Thanks Becky for a new take on challenges.... I think I really like it!!

As always.... Thanks for looking and have a great day!!!

Lisa

all supplies are from papertrey ink 

stamps: in bloom, recipe box labels ( scroll), autumn abundance (sentiment)

ink: ripe avacado, true black

cardstock: ripe avacado, true black, white

patterned paper: in bloom...black

ribbon: ripe avacado satin

button: ripe avacado mix

butterfly punch: ek success