It is open to EVERYONE so I hope that everyone checks it out, finds it a lot of fun, and participates! The challenge is to use, if you have it, a PTI Year of the Flowers set. If you don't, then any flower set is fine! Just a little about these sets. For the past 12 months during the Papertrey Ink release there has been one set that has been a Year of the Flowers set for that month. I choose February: Violets. I have a very special person in my life who has a birthday in February, my mother! I wouldn't be who I am without her and I think she did a pretty good if I do say so myself.
Okay, before I get to mushy on with the challenge. I bet you thought that was it. NO WAY!
1. Use a flower set, if you have it Papertrey Ink, Year of the Flowers set.
2. Use a designer paper. If you don't have any, make your own. I actually used SU designer paper Real Red and stamped using the flower images. But I could have just stamped on plain paper and it would have been pretty too!
3. Use at least three different colors. Even though this is a Papertrey Ink challenge you can use ANY colors, brands, or products!
The link to post your challenge and see others can be seen here: Papertrey Paper Dolls Challenge #31.
Please, please check it out! I want this to be the best challenge ever to make up for not doing yet!
Here's what I came up with:
I used Victoria embossing folder to give it some texture.
Card Base: PTI Summer Sunrise 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" (folded)
Card front: SU Real Red DP stamped with PTI True Black 4" X 5 1/4", PTI Ripe Avocado 4 1/8" X 5 3/8"
Other Cardstock / Paper: SU DP Real Red
Ink: SU Riding Hood Red, PTI True Black
Stamps: PTI Fillable Frames #4, PTI Year of Flowers: Violet
Accessories: SU oval punches, Grosgrain Yellow Gold ribbon, Cuttlebug & Victoria embossing folder, SU Riding Hood Red marker, Stickles
Thanks so much for visiting me while I am
Hiding in My Craft Room!
Have a great crafting day!
This is beautiful, love the flower and how you embossed it as well as stamping on the DSP. Your mom will love it.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your card and the added texture! That flower came out beautiful...tfs!!!
ReplyDeleteLaurie your violet has so much dimension on it with that embossing! I love that little detail! This is a great challenge because I have several of these YOF sets and they rarely see ink! Thanks for hosting!!
ReplyDeleteYour card turned out beautiful! Love the idea of taking patterned paper and giving it your own spin. I also like your choice of colors. Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! I love the texture on the flower.
ReplyDeleteDon't know how you manage with such a large family, and I agree, your Mom did a fantastic job. Your card is sooooooooo PRETTY! I love the colors and texture. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGreat card - so vibrant and beautiful. Love the heavy embossing on the flower.
ReplyDeleteGood Golly Miss Molly! This is breathtakingly beautiful. I adore the vibrant colors and the nifty embossing. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWow this is gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteLove the embossed violet. Great card!
ReplyDeleteLaurie......this is just gorgeous! I absolutely love the embossed flowers that are just stamped. What a gorgeous effect!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the flower. What a great idea to stamp and emboss it! Great texture and colors!
ReplyDeleteLove it ~ the flowers are just so pretty. Great texture with the embossing.
ReplyDeleteI love the embossing on the flower images. I would have never thought of that. I'm getting the challenge organized in my head, and I'm hoping to get to it this weekend!
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL!! I LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Laurie! It's so great that you're hosting the challenge! I am gonna make something with Delightful Dahlia since I don't have any YOF sets...but this is a great challenge and I love your card, especially how you stamped over the patterned paper. Great job! Hope the new little one is doing well!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card, love the colors and the embossing on the flower, very nice!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun and cheery card! I like the stamping on the pp and the embossed flowers. Thanks so much for a fun challenge.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun challenge!! YOur card is gorgeous!! Great job with putting it all together!
ReplyDeleteGreat color combo.
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