Keyword ssnotime37 - There is no time limit. You can play this challenge and upload your project at Splitcoast and/or your Blog, anytime at all! You (and that means anyone and everyone, blogger or not!) can play as many times as you like!!! The point is to keep it simple, quick and have fun!!! Please link back here.
The challenge this week is a Color Challenge — Black and White + 1 More Color. And the addition to this is you may use just that one color you select, OR you may use many varying shades of that one color. So, if you choose blue — you could use many shades of blue. But if you want to just use one shade, then that is fine too. So, essentially, the cards in this challenge can be taking on 2 looks — one would be black and white with an accent color, and if you use many shades of one color with the black and white as an accent, then you’ll get more of a monochromatic look. Either way, it’s fine — just make sure you use black, white and one other color family. And, as always, try to keep it simple!!
Here are some samples: (please bear with me for the next couple hours as I link samples as they come in)
Check out Julie Koerber’s sample here .
Check out Dee Jackson’s sample here .
Check out Tammy Hershberger’s sample here.
Check out Jennifer Buck’s sample here .
Check out Janine Orchard’s sample here .
Check out Becky Oehlers’ Sample here .
What a fabulous Stamp Simply Team!!! Thank you girls!!! Much appreciated!!!
And here is my sample:
- Stamps: Peace by Flourishes
- Paper: White, Black Textured, Bashful Blue
- Ink: Versa Fine Onyx Black and Versa Mark
- Accessories: Black Embossing Powder, Black Velvet, Black Brads
Now, THIS should have been my 10 Minute Tuesdsay Card — LOL!!! This really is a quick card to reproduce, which is what I like to keep in mind when I do a Christmas card. This 5.5″ square card uses Peace by Flourishes , which is a super set for quick cards. I stamped and black embossed the main image, and merely stamped the sentiment. The black paper is textured, which doesn’t show up well in the photo, but it adds alot IRL. I added the 4 black brads and wrapped the black velvet ribbon completely around the card front.
Hint on tying this knot: This being velvet, it gets a bit bulky to tie and still lay neatly. I am usually rather fussy about getting the bows or knots neat and having the proper side of the ribbon exposed; HOWEVER, in this case, to get everything to lay properly, the WRONG side of the velvet is exposed on the center knot portion. When tying your knot, if you twist the ribbons so the wrong side will be on the knot portion, then the RIGHT sides will be exposed on your tail portions.
And again, for tying knots with these narrow ribbons, I want to link you to a great bow tying tutorial done by Val Stangle (11Valerie11). What she is doing in this video, is exactly what I say to myself in my head each time I tie a knot like this — left over right, 6 and 12 0′clock, right over left. Works like a charm. Thank you, Val, for making it so simple and easy to remember!!!
Remember when you upload to use the keyword above, followed by a comma. Please come back here to post (as a comment) that you’ve played, and provide a link so we can check out your card right away. You can find all cards uploaded for this challenge by clicking Gallery Submissions Here.
Some wanting to play said they have never uploaded before. If that’s you and you need help uploading, just go to my Challenge No. 1 here.
That’s it for today’s challenge — hope you all find time to play sometime!!! And, oh yes, we have a Chrsitmas Card Challenge running in the Flourishes Forum at SCS and this is my 2nd Christmas card this month, so I’m getting there — LOL!!! Please, feel free to join our Christmas Card Challenge as well!!!
Thanks so much for stopping in again and I wish you all a wonderful weekend!!!