CR84FN40 -- Joy!

Hi Friends! I hope you're having a nice, cool, fall weekend, and maybe even getting in a little crafting time. I've been eagerly awaiting today so that I could finally tell you my latest happy news! I'm the Guest Designer for the CR84FN Color Challenge for the month of October! Whoo Hoo! When I got Mona's invitation I was beyond thrilled, as I already loved participating in CR84FN's challenges. Mona always has the most beautiful color combinations and her super-talented Design Team consistently creates beautiful, inspirational projects to spark your personal creativity. Thanks, Mona. I'm looking forward to a fabulous, colorful month with CR84FN!

So, without further ado, here is my take on this week's CR84FN color challenge of red, brown, and kraft.

If you've been around my blog at all, you probably already know that I adore distressing paper, and the challenge colors this week are perfect for shredding and inking! I used both Vintage Photo and Black Soot Distress Inks on the edges. On the lower panel, I used the Dots, Circles & Stars embossing folder, then swiped white acrylic paint across the raised areas to give them just a little extra definition before distressing the edges. The dots on the Lotus pendant behind the sentiment panel are Liquid Pearls and the black dots on the Parisian motif are Enamel Accents. The Joy stamp was another dollar bin find at Michael's. I stamped it in Aged Mahogany Distress Ink and added teeny little red rhinestones to the tip of each flourish.

I dyed red seam binding with Aged Mahogany Distress Ink reinker and sponged that same color on the edges of the poinsettia petals (McGill Paper Blossoms punches) before I assembled the flower. The beads in the center were a pearl white color. I colored them with a yellow Copic marker.

Here's another angle so you can see the layers a little better.












The bg paper on the inside came about as an afterthought. When I was dying the seam binding, I accidentally spilled reinker on my craft mat--more than I needed to dye the seam binding, so I grabbed a piece of cardstock and blotted it up. As I was drying the seam binding with my heat gun, I also kept blotting the extra ink with that same piece of cardstock. When I was finished, I really liked the way the cs looked, but it still needed a little something else, so I used Vintage Photo ink and a Hero Arts background stamp to add a design to it. I inked the edges with Vintage Photo, and...tada!

You can just barely see it in the photo, but there is a small watermark design directly behind the "Peace Hope Love" sentiment, and I inked and pierced the edges of the Labels Thirteen die cut while the paper was still in the die.

Now that you've seen my card, be sure to feast your eyes on the rest of the Design Team's inspiring creations, and then head over to the CR84FN40 Color Challenge for details on the challenge and play along with us!  

Mona

Suzanne

Deborah

Stephanie

Heather

Sue

Andrea

Lisa  

I can't wait to see YOUR fabulous creation!

Thanks for visiting, and come back soon!

 

Stamps: Joy (Michael's); Holiday Greetings (Flourishes); Dots & Flowers (Hero Arts); Studio 112
Paper: Timepiece Collection (Bo Bunny)
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Versamark; Copic markers
Dies: Labels Thirteen, Parisian Motifs, Lotus Pendant (Spellbinders)
Accessories: Alpine Snowflake punch, Star Lily punch (McGill Paper Blossoms punches); stylus; Dots, Circles, & Stars embossing folder (Sizzix); seam binding dyed with Distress reinker (Hug Snug); Enamel Accents (Inkssentials); acrylic paint (Ceramcoat); paper piercing tool; rhinestones; sewing thread; beads; Liquid Pearls; Glossy Accents; Perfect Pearls Mist; foam dots
Size: A2 (4.25" x 5.5")

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