CCM Spots & Stripes

Over at Crafty Cardmakers we have a new challenge today which is to use both spots & stripes on your project.

As I was making a card for another DT I am on I decided to work with the same base colours of Red White and Blue and coloured Mr Gnome but Digital Delights by Louby Lou with Promarkers. Although I take part in many challenges it is not often that I limit myself to such a small colour palette but there is actually something quite freeing about only using 3 colours and sticking to it instead of just colouring an image whatever colours you fancy. Who knew? Anyhoo I thought Mr Gnome would make a fab card to welcome someone to their new home, perhaps with a gnome gift tee hee!! (I actually quite like them but haven't got one yet....)

The base card is covered with Colorbok starry paper and not having any stripy red paper I used some red spotty ribbon and laid it down in stripes on white card. I added a red mat to the image and then used some paler blue striped paper by DCVW, this is ten mounted on 3D foam. The sentiment is by Tiddly Inks and has been matted onto red card and also on 3D foam. I was thinking about adding some toadstools on the side of the card but resisted the urge to keep adding things. Even though it is a large card at 8" square I am TRYING to learn that less is more in some cases and just because it will fit doesn't mean it should be there. (Now if I could only do that with my craft room, I know my hubby would be pleased LOL)

Having had a sabbatical from Crafty Cardmakers for the last month due to issues at home I know the girls have made some fantastic projects and I am so proud to be amongst a fabulous group of ladies with diverse crafting styles. I hope we will inspire you to take the plunge into this challenge and look forward to seeing your projects.

Materials Used in this card are as follows:-

Card Size - 8" square

Sketch -partly based on Sketches By Carly #34

Image - Mr Gnome & sentiment from Digital Delights by Louby Lou

Paper - Colorbok & DCWV

Embellishments - Ribbon

Tools - Good old scissors ;)

Techniques - Fussy Cutting

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order):-

• Card Makin' Mama's #23 - Red White & Blue
• Cards For Men #13 - Stars
• Catch the Bug - Red White & Blue with Ribbon
• Craft Garden - Something Old (paper) Something New (Digi) Something Blue (promarker)
• Craft Us Crazy #11 - Red White & Blue
• Craft Your Passion #64 - Use red
• Crafty Pad #127 - Bold & Bright
• Creative Stamp Friends #28 - Dots
• Cupcake Inspirations #117 - Colours
• Daisy Doodles #36 - Stars & Stripes
• Delightful Inspiration - Red White & Blue
• Die Cut Dreams #92 - Red White & Blue
• Digi's With Attitude #32 - Anything Goes
• Dream Valley Challenges #10 - Ribbons
• Everybody Art #147 - Anything Goes
• Fairytale Challenges #18 - America
• Get Creative With Ann #136 - Red White & Blue
• Here Come The Boys #5 - Spots & Stripes
• I Love Promarkers #71 - Anything Goes with Promarkers
• Just Us Girls #90 - 3D Red White & Blue
• Meljen's Designs #64 - Stripes and/or Plaid
• Off the Wall Colour Challenges #56 - Red White & Blue (picture above)
• Outlawz Greeting Card Monday - Red White & Blue with a sentiment
• Paper Crafting Journey #13 - Anything Goes
• Paper Issues - Red White & Blue
• Paperplay #25 - Stars and/or stripes
• Paper Playtime #49 - Digi with Red White & Blue
• Penny's Paper Crafty #56 - Red White & Blue
• Scrapbook Sisters #41 - Anything Goes
• Scrappy Frogs - Use Red
• Sentimental Sunday #61 - Patriotic colours
• Shelly's Images TTT - Stars, Stripes or Patriotic
• Squigglefly #104 -Red White & Blue
• Stamptacular Sunday #117 - Stars & Stripes
• Stamp Insanity #64 - Stars & Stripes
• Stamp Something - Red White & Blue
• Totally Gorjuss #86 - Ribbons or Lace
• Totally Papercrafts #72 - Spots & Stripes
• Woodware USA #33 - Patriotic theme or colours