Sunday, February 6, 2011

I Should Be...


I should be ice fishing (brr....), I should be cleaning (bleh....), I should be doing something else but the Papertrey Ink Anniversary Tag Challenge was too tempting! I teamed the tag designed by Alli Miles up with the colors from the Playing In Paradise Challenge (thanks, and congrats Dana!) to make a clean and simple design. The tag was printed on cream paper, the petals colored with a copic marker and the center with a maroon marker and covered with glossy accents. Its attached to the card base with dimensional adhesive.

I suppose I put off cleaning long enough! I'll be back later tonight for a nice surprise.

Supplies Used:
Cardstock: (Ivory) Georgia Pacific
Patterned Paper: (Lil' Miss Collection) Pebbles
Stamps: (Digital Flower Tag) PTI, (Sentiment from Mega Mixed Messages) PTI
Ink: (Onyx Black) Versafine
Other:(Saddle Stitched Ribbon) SU, (Gold Marker) Copic, (Maroon Marker) SU, (Glossy Accents) Ranger
Tools: (Corner Round Punch) WR Memory Keepers
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31 comments:

  1. ~amy~February 6, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    ahhhhh....you can always put off cleaning...I always do:)

    LOVE your card...the colors are wonderful....surprises...I love surprises....

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  2. Leigh Ann BairdFebruary 6, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    Love this, Karen! I've been working on something off and on all day. I hope I get it finished in time!

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  3. BabyBokChoyFebruary 6, 2011 at 4:14 PM

    whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat??!!!
    you should be watching the BIG GAME!!!!

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  4. FionaFebruary 6, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    Lovely fresh colours and clean lines Karen. Sod the cleaning, carry on crafting!

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  5. Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin)February 6, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    I knew you wouldn't be able to resist, and your take is great. Since you've already had your own stamps made a set at PTI would be just another fabulous line on your creative resume. The cleaning can always wait.

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  6. yyamFebruary 6, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    Clean and simple. Love the mix of colors! :)

    P/s: I actually love cleaning...lol

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  7. jenFebruary 6, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    LOOOOVE this! cleaning is over-rated. *wink*

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  8. Sherry EckbladFebruary 6, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    I thought about doing the tag challenge but that is as far as I got.
    Love your card.

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  9. LindsayFebruary 6, 2011 at 7:01 PM

    Who needs to clean when you can make a fabulous card like this!! Awesome Karen!

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  10. LynnFebruary 6, 2011 at 7:59 PM

    I don't blame you one bit for putting off those things...I LOVE that you made this tag your own! Great job!

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  11. RyannFebruary 6, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    That reminds me, I have some cleaning to do as well. Don't think I will do it just yet... :) This is a lovely card. Lovely coloring, lovely sketch. Just lovely!

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  12. TammyFebruary 6, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    Great card Karen! If I had had the time today to create a card using the PTI download, I would have used this tag! Good luck with winning that contest!! I'd love to see you design a stamp set with PTI!!

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  13. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    a lovely card Karen. I love the colour combo. It feels so fresh and nice :)

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  14. farmhouse-storyFebruary 6, 2011 at 8:39 PM

    i think this was time well spent! love your colors and you did an awesome job with ali's tag:) i was hoping to do a tag, but it didn't get done.

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  15. Alli MilesFebruary 6, 2011 at 9:09 PM

    Simple yet elegant!! Glad you played along today!!

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  16. ~Tammy~February 6, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    No, time is much better spent crafting....at least that is what I tell myself, and in your case it definitely is! I love how you rounded just one corner! Very cool!

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  17. Alice February 7, 2011 at 4:56 AM

    so simple and sweet! lovely card, Karen!

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  18. Diane JaquayFebruary 7, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    Beautiful card, clean and simple, love it!

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  19. TigriswillreignFebruary 7, 2011 at 10:00 AM

    Aw, shucks, thanks, Karen!
    My printer's on the fritz so no tag-playing for me! :( Great job with yours!!

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  20. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    Gorgeous card, Karen! I love the simplicity of it.. wonderful take on the SP challenge! Thanks for playing with us! :)

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  21. Lisa PetrellaFebruary 7, 2011 at 7:12 PM

    This is so clean and pretty! LOVE that color combo (that's a new challenge to me...I'll have to check it out) and your coloring of the flower is dynamite!!!!

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  22. CherylFebruary 7, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    Fabulous use of color and design! Love it!

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  23. artfuldelightFebruary 7, 2011 at 9:54 PM

    Fabulous card, love the flower. :-)

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  24. Laura (scrapnextras)February 7, 2011 at 10:53 PM

    Fabulous! So clean and classy!

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  25. Laura (scrapnextras)February 7, 2011 at 10:53 PM

    Fabulous! So clean and classy!

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  26. DanaFebruary 10, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    This card embodies your style so well to me Karen. Clean yet graphic, not too bright, but never dull. Perfectly adorned, but not excessive.
    You rock.

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  27. Allison RankinFebruary 10, 2011 at 3:53 PM

    Beautiful! Love the CAS! Thanks for playing at Scrapbooker's Paradise.

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  28. Allison CopeFebruary 10, 2011 at 3:55 PM

    Beautiful card Karen! Thanks for playing along with us at Scrapbooker's Paradise!

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  29. JulieFebruary 10, 2011 at 5:30 PM

    Gorgeous card Karen! Love the clean, simple lines! Thanks for playing in paradise with us!

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  30. Karan GerberFebruary 10, 2011 at 7:11 PM

    Beautiful card Karen! Thanks for playing along with us at Scrapbooker's Paradise!

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  31. Laura (scrapnextras)February 16, 2011 at 9:35 AM

    Congrats! You were chosen as our Paradise Player! Contact me (Laura) at scrapnextras@yahoo.com!

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