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Sep 11, 2009

BC116 - Thinking of You - Times 2 and a bit of Blog Candy (not mine)




Hello and Happy Friday! - It's time for the Bloggers Challenge and this weeks theme is: Thinking of You. I've actually done 2 cards for today's challenge - Amazing huh!

First up is an ALL SU ONLY - Yes you read that right, card. It's so rare anymore for me to just use strictly Stampin'Up! products that I wasn't even sure I could pull it off. I found a layout in the SU catalog on Page 22 that I really liked so I decided to create a card using that layout. I also wanted to use up some of the "In-Colors" so I based my color scheme around them. I colored the bird image using Ink Pads and the Aqua Painter. Which I'll admit I'm really not that good at as I just can't seem to control the amount of water that comes out of those darn things.
The Card Base is: Soft Suede and I used Dusty Durango, Old Olive (textured), Crushed Curry and a tiny strip of Rich Razzleberry along with Shimmery White CS.
The Stamp Sets I used were: Friends 24-7, Sincere Salutations and Woodgrain BG. I wanted to keep everything "current" on the card as well.
Inks: Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, Basic Brown (I stamped the bird in that), Dusty Durango, Old Olive, and a tiny bit of Bermuda Bay on the birds Eye.
Other: Filgree Brad, Fire Brad, More Mustard Brads.

Now card number two is a bit of a "take-off" obviously on the Thinking of You theme but the idea popped into my head and I just had to get it out!
I started with my little Witch image - Another of my Studio G $1 finds from JoAnn's
The image actually has a sentiment (see part of the inside of my card) Best Witches but I masked that off and just stamped the Witch and colored it with Prisma Color Pencils.
Other Stamp sets used: Hero Arts (Thinking of You) which I covered with the (BOO) from Papertrey Ink's-Spooky Sweets stamp set. Also on the inside I used the (Happy Halloween) from Spooky Sweets and hand wrote the "for a" part of the sentiment.
Card Stock: Basic Black, Only Orange, Green Galore and Whisper White.
Designer Paper: SEI Eerie Alley Line (Black Wavy pattern) and the reverse side I cut out 3 of the Black Embossed Bats to use on my card as well.
The (Green Circular Pattern) is from My Mind's Eye-Feeling Groovy "Pure Jo" Happy Stripe pattern.
Other: Orange Ric Rac (JoAnn Craft Essentials), Orange Brads (Queen and Co.) and Glitter (Lemonade-Art Institute)
Inks used: Basic Black, Palette Noir Black, Only Orange

Hope you have enjoyed these cards as much as I did creating them. Please drop by the other BC Member's Blog (Click on the Icon on my sidebar) and leave a little, Comment Lovin. Then I hope you'll do a Thinking of You (or Boo) card and send it to someone to let them know you care.

ONE LAST THING before you go: I just found out about this Blog Candy over at: A Walk on the Mild Side which looks like a lot of fun so be sure to check it out.

20 comments:

  1. Both cards are great but I love the thinking of BOO one. What a great sentiment.

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  2. Ida,

    Love that first card and second is very cute! The colors on your first one are gorgeous -- all those "fussy cuts" make this card one I just might have to case!

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  3. These look fabulous! Love both of them! {SMILES}

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  4. I like both cards...I especially like all of the layers on the first one!

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  5. Though I always appreciate an all-SU card, I love the sentiment in your Halloween card! Too cute and we 100% SU folks could certainly do the same. Great cards!!!

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  6. Both are beautiful Thinking of you Cards - love the sentiment on the Halloween one - too cute!

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  7. Both of those cards are just lovely! Great job! :o)

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  8. Ida, your SU card is beautiful and the other one is sooo cute! Love the take on "Thinking of you" with the "boo"! Great layouts too!

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  9. Love the bird...but that second one is Perfection! The sentiment, the way you nestled the image in the swoop of the pattern...perfect!

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  10. Ida, I'm with you on the all-su cards, I have a hard time doing them anymore. You did awesome with both cards and congrats on your new DT appointment! Have fun with it!

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  11. The first card is absolutely gorgeous, Ida! Love the distressing you did!
    Halloween card is co cute! Love the sentiment with "boo"!!!

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  12. What great cards- love the layout of the first as well....the 2nd one is oh so sweet! TFS

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  13. Great cards, Ida! The first one is so elegant. And, I love the thinking of "boo" on the second one--adorable!

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  14. They're both awesome...and I just love the "thinking of Boo!" Too cute, and perfect for kids who can't stop thinking of boo (aka candy) too!

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  15. Great cards Ida! I love the first one and the great color combo... super cute image on the second... and cute greeting... (thinkg of boo)... TFS!

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  16. This is so beautiful! I love that flourish on the first card.. i'm going to have to break that set out. :)

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  17. Truly, some terrific creations! I am most partial to the first one...I am allowed to pick faves, right?

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  18. Both cards are great! I really like the colors of the first one!

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  19. Great cards, Ida...one elegant and one whimsical!

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  20. Yum, love the warm colors on the Friends 24-7 card. Beautiful design.

    And congrats on your DT assignment too!

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