Monday, January 24, 2011

Jingle Belles 04

I have to admit that I hit a bit of a wall with this challenge.  It is a color challenge - use light pink, dark pink, and lime green in your creation.  Well actually I have used this combination before for a couple of holiday cards, but not wanting to duplicate them was my real challenge. 

As luck would have it, I had just purchased some ribbon from Mike's in these very colors (plus a few more!).  It's glitter ribbon.  I must be getting like an old crow who's attracted to shiny things because I just couldn't resist buying this ribbon even though, as I've said before, I don't like working with glitter.   When I saw the challenge I knew I wanted to use the ribbons but just how was the question.



I played around with a few different backgrounds.  Some embossed, some not.  I even stamped Merry Christmas over and over again to try to make my own designer paper, but I didn't like that either.  So finally  said to my self "Self.  You've spent enough time on this."  And this is the final product. 

Now, if I could only figure out how to get a sentiment on this I think I might be happier with it.  Let me think on this a little more.

9 comments:

  1. You could run a thin sentiment on the ribbon to the left of the snowflake, but I think it's perfect just the way it is (that way if you get really over-zealous with your holiday card production, it could always be one of those many thank you cards you need after the holidays) ... love the glittery ribbon ... thanks for joining our Jingle Belle journey.

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  2. ok, i'm chuckling a bit here b/c basically my response about the sentiment was going to be WORD FOR WORD what stef's was, lol! :)

    as for the card itself: ♥♥♥YUM!♥♥♥ i loooooooove that label-shaped white embossed panel...it totally sets off the single gorgeous snowflake! as for the glitter ribbon...i actually *own* TWO of those colors & a few more besides! :) :) :)

    (& yeah...you might as well just shake loose glitter around your house, 'cause as soon as you LOOK at that ribbon, there are teeeeeeeeeny bits everywhere...quite festive really, eh?!?!!) ♥

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  3. i think many of us will be soooo happy that pink pink and green are behind us !
    I love your card and I understand your love/hate of gliter.

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  4. Beautiful card! I think the ribbon worked out just wonderfully with you embossed panel. Lovely effect.

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  5. I'm the oddball, I liked the pink and green challenge! You did a marvelous job with it (even if it wasn't your favorite). Your comment about being attracted to shiny things hit close to home, and I'm thinking I need to check out my local Michael's for some of that wonderful sparkly ribbon!

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  6. Your card is beautiful in all it's glittery cuteness! I love everything about it :)

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  7. This card is wonderful. I love the way you used this ribbon. (I have some of it too.)

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  8. I think this card is so darling!!

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  9. Love it! (especially the ribbon "rays" of sunshine!)

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