Cards and Things: Challenges...

This week's challenge for Dreamweaver designers is a free theme. I'm enjoying PURPLES this week. This card uses Dreamweaver stencil LL 585 Romantic Rose. I spritzed the stencil with Memories Mists Pansy and Blue Hawaiian, then lifted it gently with tweezers and placed it upside down on glossy cardstock so the inks transferred. A little ribbon, a paper flower and some bling made it into a birthday card for a dear friend, who loves mauves, to go with her birthday gift right here.

Love the way these inks blend on the glossy cardstock!

The Impression Obsession designers are also enjoying PURPLE this week! I used this stamp (Impression Obsession H 1838 Jack with House), coloured with chalks, and mounted on layers of purple and mauve cardstock. If you would like a chance to win free stamps too, the challenge is open until Oct 26, at 10 p.m. Just post your "Purple Card" at the bottom of the post on the Impression Obsession Blog, from October 20th. through October 26th., using Inlinkz.

The challenge guidelines are in the first side bar to the right on the IO Blog, near the top, under the "New Fall-Winter Card Album".

Hope you'll look at the list of designers for Impression Obsession and Dreamweaver on my sidebar...always wonderful inspiration on those blogs.

Thank you so much for visiting...wishing you a day filled with things you love to do.

Playing with these fine paper crafting parties:

Craft Challenges (Challenge # 42 dry embossing)

Dreamweaver (free theme)

Sisterhood (birthdays)

Simon Says (be inspired by nursery rhymes)

Papertake Weekly (spooky hues)

Creative Card Crew (spooky fun)

City Crafter (Challenge # 79, harvest festival)

22 comments:

Ellen Taylor said...: Your purple base and shading are just perfect for halloween! Fab card!; October 20, 2011 at 2:46 AM
Lynell Harlow / Dreamweaver Stencils said...: Deborah...am loving your purple pastel creations! The halloween one too...LOL! I love it when you think outside the box.; October 20, 2011 at 8:08 AM
Liz Martin said...: Love the purple goodness (one of my favorite colors), and the way the ink "squished" (new technical term) on the glossy card stock. It's always nice to have an extra card in the stash.; October 20, 2011 at 8:55 AM
sommrstamping said...: Deborah I love your purple rose. It is so delicate and pretty. I need to get out my memory mists again and start playing some more. You always make such beautiful cards and by the way I love the impression obsession one as well.; October 20, 2011 at 11:26 AM
Louise said...: Very pretty rose card Deborah, and the Halloween one is fun too! I just love Halloween.; October 20, 2011 at 11:56 AM
Pam Hornschu said...: Beautiful card, Deborah! Love that technique...so simple yet always a WOW!; October 20, 2011 at 12:58 PM
Vicki G said...: Very pretty Deborah! Love that big yummy bow; October 20, 2011 at 3:54 PM
Anonymous said...: Fun cards and cool colors.; October 20, 2011 at 3:58 PM
Laura Drahozal said...: I keep forgetting those Memory Mists. (Ironic, really) This is really a pretty use of them. I just love the purple.; October 20, 2011 at 6:34 PM
creativearts said...: These colors are beautiful!; October 20, 2011 at 6:57 PM
Kirsty Vittetoe said...: Lovely halloween card, thanks for playing along with us at CCCB!; October 20, 2011 at 9:51 PM
Micupoftea said...: Pretty purple...love the bow, embossed dots and god edges...nice creations :)
Thanks so much for visiting my blog!; October 21, 2011 at 12:26 AM
Margaret said...: A fab spooky card for our challenge

Thanks for joining us at Creative Card Crew for this challenge
Margaret :o); October 21, 2011 at 7:10 AM
Ros said...: Lovely cards ... love the Halloween card ... thanks so much for playing along at CCCB; October 21, 2011 at 11:26 AM
Cindy said...: I love the gold edges on the layers on this pretty purple card!; October 21, 2011 at 4:15 PM
NGCARDS said...: A great card, thanks for joining in with our embossing theme over at Charisma Cardz! xxx; October 23, 2011 at 10:45 AM
xxxtglxxx said...: Great card and fab colours! :)

Thanks so much for playing along at Charisma Cardz this week,

hugs

xxalisonxx; October 23, 2011 at 4:20 PM
Unknown said...: such a great Halloween card.. Thanks so much for playing along with us at CCCB!; October 24, 2011 at 4:58 PM
Andrea said...: Lovely spooky card, thanks for joining in with the Papertake Weekly challenge this week; October 24, 2011 at 7:01 PM
wendipooh13 said...: love how you added the purple on the card!!! looks great. thanks so much for playing along at the City Crafter challenge blog!!!!; October 24, 2011 at 7:57 PM
cnelson said...: lovely work! Thanks so much for sharing with CCCB!; October 24, 2011 at 11:59 PM
Paper Creations by Shirley said...: I love the ink backgrounds, will start following your blog, your cards are beautiful !; November 3, 2011 at 12:35 PM