A fun challenge from Papertrey Ink

Over at Nichole Heady's blog I found this challenge:

"As an added treat today, I thought I would challenge all of YOU to use one of the spring color schemes the design team gals developed. Here they all are, broken down for you into swatches, the perfect eye candy to get you inspired to create!""Now, what are you waiting for! Now's your chance to go pull out a few of your favorite Papertrey colors and a spring-like stamp set of your choice and create something! "

So... I decided to play...I like the colors Lisa Johnson chose for her spring card. PTI sweet blush card stock is the perfect pink...pink is one of the colors I have struggled with on my cards... most of them are too bright... too peachy... or just yukky! Struggle no more, I love this pink!

This is my second challenge ever, and I really had fun making this card... here in NC, to us, spring means we start spending weekends at our little lake place a few miles from home... the bass start to bite again...we get to enjoy relaxing morning and evening boat rides on the little lake. I am NOT a fisherman, but my husband, father-in-law and sons are... so my mother-in-law and I spend a lot of time knitting and reading in the boat with a cup of tea while they fish....not such a bad way to spend a few hours...unless you count the times I've ended up with a baited hook in my book...or in my hair!

My card is simple...I kept trying to add more and different elements... but to me it just looked better the less I fooled with it...lake living is pretty simple after all!

Here she is...
I'll be looking at this card on display in my kitchen for a little while... until the weather cooperates and we can really be fishin'...see ya' at the lake...think spring!

Melanie


supplies:

paper: pti sweet blush, kraft, rustic cream
stamps: art impressions
ink: memento rich cocoa, ranger tea dye, ranger walnut stain
tools: martha stewart punch, wrmk corner chomper, su cutter kit distressing tool
button: pti dark chocolate
embroidery floss: dmc
brads: my stash
markers :copics: r81,e37,w3,e33, colorless blender

Lisa Johnson's Poppy Seed Challenge

I've never participated in a challenge before, and I'm pleased that my first one uses light yellow. I love soft, buttery yellow and use it in our home decor almost as a neutral; our dining room is painted warm, light yellow and accented with vintage blue and white china and other blue and white pieces.

Anyway, here's Lisa's challenge from her Poppy Paperie blog..
.http://poppypaperie.typepad.com/poppy_paperie/

Here is the official, first ever, Poppy Seed Challenge .

" For the first week I chose these three seeds... Crystals (which could be a Rhinestone too or even a gem brad!), a flower image and the use of light yellow. "

Here we go, here's my card for the challenge:



Gotta' love the Papertrey Ink lemon tart satin ribbon..and their deep blue enchanted evening card stock. Honestly, once you use their luscious 110# card stock, you won't want to use any other as a base for your cards!!!!!!

Thanks, Lisa for helping me jump into the world of challenges...looking forward to the next one!

Melanie

supplies:
paper: PTI enchanted evening, SU very vanilla, making memories patterned paper
ink: PTI enchanted evening, ranger vintage photo
punch: wrmk corner chomper
ribbon: PTI lemon tart satin
bling:my stash
stamps: I wish I knew who made these...I discarded the packaging long ago and have researched on the internet for over an hour, can't find these 2 sets anywhere. I'm sure I bought them at a chain store, either hobby lobby, michael's, joann, or ac moore.......wish the stamp companies would mark the plastic storage sheets....if you know who made them, please let me know...thank you!