Card Patterns Sketch 140

I follow several "challenge" blogs so when I have time I can stretch my creative wings.  One of those is the Card Patterns sketch challenge.  They do an amazing job every week creating fun and interesting sketches and I'm happy to get to play along this week.

Here is my card for this week's challenge

I  love how this card turned out!  Not to crow too much but I think this might be one of the best cards I've done in a long time (maybe ever)  And it was pretty simple really : 1 main stamp set (Harvest Berries), a sentiment (Birthday Basics) and some ribbon buttons and pearls. 

Colors are Black, White, and Cherry Cobbler

I stamped the solid leaf image from Harvest Berries onto the card base using Cherry Cobbler ink.  I used the lined leaf image for the main focal layer, stamping in True Black.  I masked the circle layer using my nestability and sponged Cherry Cobbler ink over it so the white wasn't quite such a stark contrast

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Happy Birthday Card

This week's Card Patterns sketch is by Nina Brackett.  Its a simple layout that can be made up in so many ways. I can't wait to see what the other designers do for this one

Here is my take:

I needed a birthday card for a good friend and for some reason I was feeling all vintagey tonight :)

The main color is Concorde Crush (probably my favorite In Color this year) and I used Sahara Sand as a light neutral to stamp the music notes (you can imagine its the notes to Happy Birthday, but I'm not really sure what it'supposed to be )

The flowers, and viney background image are from SU! Vintage Vogue.  The sentiment is from Fillable Frames #4

I also added a little bling with some black rhinestones on the flower centers

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Card Patterns Sketch #98

I've been feeling in a chocolate mood lately apparently :)  I love my new Eat Chocolate set and want to use it all the time ....   here's the latest edition to the chocolate card  family:

I started out going for something manly.  I guess I hit it with the colors, but not so much with the lacy circle and  chocolate friend sentiment.  I'm OK with that tho .... cuz its chocolate :)

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{Supplies}
Stamps: Trajan Monogram Alphabet [PTI]; Eat Chocolate [SU!]
Ink: Early Espresso [SU!]
Paper: Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake [SU!]
Tools: Book Print impression plate [PTI]; Lacy Circle, plain circle nestabilities [Spellbinders]; Cropadile
Embellies: Vintage buttons (black and dark chocolate) [PTI]