Monday, February 16, 2009

Where's the Chocolate?


I guess I'm going to have to try again tomorrow to make my simple card for my personal challenge, this one isn't that complicated, and I could probably duplicate it in 15 minutes, but start to finish is another story. As I've been looking at cards in the Spring and Summer Idea Book and Catalog I've seen several cards with combinations of Chocolate Chip and Baja Breeze, occasionally with some Kiwi Kiss thrown in. I love the color combination, and really wanted to try it. It didn't quite work out though. First, I left my catalog at work and couldn't come up with a simple layout idea on my own, so I went to the Sketch Challenge thread on Splitcoast and picked this one. Then I needed some contrasting paper for the card, picked the Sale-a-Bration designer paper, and the So Saffron in the paper kind of took over. The card base is Chocolate Chip, as is the flower branch, but other than that... I'll just have to try again tomorrow. How sad. (Not!)
Stamps: Embrace Life. Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White, Delicate Dots Designer Series Paper. Ink: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip and So Saffron. Accessories: Rich Regal brads, sponge wedge, Blender Pen. I also textured the small strip of paper that runs vertically down the card with the Sizzix Texture Plates. This is my first time trying it. The texture is great, but not as deep as I would like it to be, I think I need to play around a little with the sandwich for the texture plates. Not tonight though, if I'm going to do taxes tomorrow I need some sleep.

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