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Saturday, February 19, 2011

OCC...Getting Wordy





Good Morning Peeps!! It is Saturday and that means it is time for another new challenge at Our Creative Corner.

This week our challenge hostess is Sarah Gough and her challenge for us is: Getting Wordy - Use a sentiment stamp to create a background or layer for your card by stamping it repeatedly.

I chose to use one of my favorite stamp sentiments from the Stampin Up "All Holidays" stamp set. I stamped the sentiment with perfect plum ink onto perfect plum card stock repeatedly, using my stamp-a-ma-jig to line it up. I then sponged the edges with more perfect plum ink. The base of the card is perfect plum and then I followed that with crumb cake card stock and then the sentiment BG layer. I used a bit of perfect plum DSP on the bottom. I added some crumb cake seam binding ribbon and made a bow. I then stamped my main image sentiment with perfect plum ink onto some whisper white card stock. I matted that with some crumb cake card stock and pierced all around the edges using my piercing tool and mat pack. I made three little rolled flowers to add to the corner. I punched a few leaves from the bird punch with always artichoke card stock and added them around the rolled flowers. I put a small pearl in the center of the flowers and added a small heart charm to the bow.

I hope you’ll play along this week and have fun with this challenge! Be sure to check out the rest of the OCC design team creations! To play along, upload your creation to your blog or gallery, then leave a comment linking to your project over at Our Creative Corner so we can check it out. If you upload to SCS, remember to use keyword: OCCC.

Well, that is all from me for now, Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

14 comments:

Sharon Wheet said...

Vicki, I'm always anxious to see what you create, and I'm not disappointed! I love the stamp you used, and I love how the perfect plum and crumb cake work soo wonderfully together! ANd I really love your paper flowers. Super gorgeous!

Linda Coughlin, the funkie junkie said...

Your card is wonderful, Vicki! I really love the color palette you worked with and your sentiment stamp is lovely. Love those rolled paper flowers too! Nice job on this week's challenge!

Hope you are having a great weekend.

Hugs,
Linda

Lori Rider said...

Oh, Vicki, this is so beautiful! That sentiment is perfect for the challenge and I just love your flowers and colors. It's all gorgeous!

Allison said...

Beautiful! Love the soft pattern the sentiment makes in the background and the rosettes are perfect!

Beth said...

So pretty Vicki! love the little heart charm and your flowers are perfect!

Kristin said...

Vicki this is very special card...wow! THe flowers are adorable, the colors go so well together (good eye), and the sentiment is one of my all time favs. Wonderful job!

Maureen Rauchfuss said...

This card is simply LOVELY!

Sarah Gough said...

That's one of my fave sentiments too - how clever to use it for the background and focus, I love it!

LesleyfromWI said...

Very elegant! Gorgeous

Kim said...

Gorgeous card - love all the details and your choice of colors is perfect!

Rebecca Ednie said...

This is so pretty! and I love the cards above and below it too! Just dont have time to leave comments for them too but I am subscribing (I hope you have a sign up thingie for that!) so I can comment more often that way.

Jennifer Rzasa said...

Hi Vicki...I've loved your card since the moment I laid eyes on it! Your rolled flowers are fantastic, the purples are so sweet, and that really is a wonderful sentiment stamp. Have a great week!

Wendy J. said...

Oh this is lovely. A vintage classic look. I love it, Vicki! Love your flowers and charm and the way you've used the sentiment stamp! I'm behind and see you've made several other cute cards since!

Deidre Mooney said...

would you share how you rolled your flowers?? I have tried to do it and can't figure it out...such a lovely card!!!