Monday, May 23, 2011

A Few Challenges With Chester...

A few weeks ago I entered a blog candy competition from Hilde Larsen at her blog Tinderloo In Cyberspace, and I was one of the lucky winners!  So earlier this week I was excited to discover an envelope of goodies in my letterbox, including some gorgeous stamped motifs for me to colour - YAY!  And the first one I have to share with you is this Kraftin' Kimmie cutie called Chester.  :-)


I based my design on 3 different challenges that I wanted to enter (details below) to use stamps, ribbon and text.



I like how the word "fancy" fits so well next to Chester!  The paper itself was a bit too bold, so I added a layer of vellum over the top to soften it and draw more attention to Chester.


And here are the details of the challenges I'm entering:

Ribbon Carousel Challenge - RCC3 Clean It Up.  Like my last post, my card doesn't use as much "white space" as I intended, but I still think it's a fairly Clean and Simple card.  And yes, it's a mirror image of my previous layout!


I'm also entering the challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie - Challenge #79 - *Text* Me!!  It's the first time I've played along at Kraftin' Kimmie, but I've been an admirer of the blog for a while now.

And the final challenge I'm entering is Wee Memories Challenge #57 to "Stamp It"!  I haven't played along with Wee Memories for a while, but it's another gorgeous challenge blog that's well worth a look.


Thanks for visiting, and a HUGE thankyou to Hilde Larsen for sending me some brilliant images to play with!


Materials:
Stamp sets - Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Chester
Cardstock - White Cambric Linen, Basic Grey, Watercolour Paper, Newsprint DSP, Vellum
Inks - Going Grey, Blush Blossom, Not Quite Navy, Creamy Caramel
Accessories - Baja Breeze Seam Binding, dimensionals


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Posted by Danielle Daws at 10:49 AM
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10 comments:

  1. TindalooMay 23, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    wow! your Chester looks gorgeous :) Great colors & card, looking forward to seeing more of your creations with the motifs I sent *hugs*

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  2. Kerry ParkinsonMay 23, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    Fantastic card Danielle and your Chester looks magnificent in his fine "duds"!

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  3. Jay GeeMay 23, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    Great card Danielle and I love the idea of adding vellum to soften the paper.

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  4. Joan VMay 23, 2011 at 11:11 PM

    Wow, great card. Love the image.

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  5. AJMay 24, 2011 at 12:30 AM

    Chester rocks! I love how you've coloured him - perfection and the vellum is such a stunning touch, what a WOW card. Gorgeous!!

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  6. Paula DobsonMay 24, 2011 at 6:06 AM

    Chester is Fantastic, Danielle. I really love how you used the vellum to tone down the DSp - I would never have thought to do that!! ♥

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  7. Debbie CarriereMay 25, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    Love that you added vellum to soften the paper! Wonderful card, again :) Thanks for joining us at the Ribbon Carousel!

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  8. Kraftin' KimmieMay 28, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    Chester looks so smart! Lovely bow too! Thanks for joining us for this week's Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge!

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  9. Nana DianaMay 28, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    This is a really snappy looking card!! I love Chester, so perfect for a masculine card. He's one of my 'go to' images. Great idea with the vellum, I would not have thought of it either. See, you've taught us all something today!! Great job!!

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  10. Iwona Palamountain (Chupa)May 29, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    You rock the Copics, sweetie! Thanks for playing along with the Wee Memories challenge :)
    (did you get my card??)

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