Thursday, March 29, 2012

Fun Colors

The ColourQ colors caught my eye this week and since I don't have any events to prepare for, I was free to play.  This is what I came up with.


I love these bright Springy colors!


Aren't they beautiful?  I love that basket!

I stamped the little flowers from the Easy Events set with Jet Black StazOn and colored them with SU markers. I used the Tempting Turquoise Stampin' Pastel for the background and sponged with the Nesties die still on the circle.

I've adhered Certainly Celery, Daffodil Delight and Tempting Turquoise grosgrain ribbon on a scrap of DSP for the strip behind the design.  The butterflies are from the Kindness Matters set, colored with SU Markers and cut out.  The blue one is Tempting Turquoise but looks more blue in this photo.

I used the layout from retrosketches.  It's a new sketch challenge hosted by Arielle who also hosts colourQ.  This is the sketch this week.


All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Easy Events, Kindness Matters
Ink:  Jet Black StazOn, SU Markers (Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Certainly Celery, Tempting Turquoise)
Paper:  Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, DSP
Other:  Nesties (non SU), Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Certainly  Celery grosgrain ribbon, Stampin' Pastels, Stampin' Sponges

I hope you'll check out both of these challenges for some great inspiration.

This week has gone by so fast.  I need to get my Christmas card done for the Merry Monday challenge.

Thanks for stopping by.  I love your visits.

Enjoy!

14 comments:

jimlynn said...

Fun colors and a fun and fabulous card!
Lynn

Pat Q said...

Bonnie, I just love little tiny flowers like yours and the way you showcased them on your card.

Arielle H Gordon said...

Adorable, Bonnie - I love the mix of ribbon and paper! And I love those butterflies! Great job with both the colourQ and RetroSketches challenge, thanks so much for playing!!!

Cynthia said...

Cute card! LOVE the tiny butterflies!! And thanks for the link to retrosketches--that looks like fun!

Emily Keaton said...

That's a beauty, Bonnie!! Those really are lovely colors, and all of those ribbons look fantastic. :)

Lesley said...

Wonderful card Bonnie!

Jackie Rockwell said...

Such a bright and happy card Bonnie! The little butterflies are beautiful! Thanks for joining us this week at RetroSketches!

Benzi said...

Very pretty, Bonnie! You really captured the color inspiration. Yes, that is a cute, cute basket.

Vicky Hayes said...

What a gorgeous bright card Bonnie! I love the DP stripes you've put under your banner and the butterflies are gorgeous!

Sylvia said...

What a fun card, Bonnie, love how you made this so bright and cheery, love the flowers. Thanks for joining us this week at the ColourQ.

Colleen Dietrich said...

This just says, "Happy Spring"! (so funny that the next card is a Christmas one ;)

Unknown said...

This turned out SO fun!! I love your take on the sketch, too! Thanks so much for playing at ColourQ this week! :)

Tracey McNeely said...

Really sweet Bonnie.

Christina said...

This is so fun and colorful! I love how you placed the butterflies in the white space to really make them stand out. Thanks for joining us this week at the ColourQ!