Do you ever start out making a card with a really fabulous, "the best idea ever", idea in your head? You are all excited and gather the supplies. You stamp perfectly. Then at just the moment before you glue, you say, "Wow, wait a minute. This looks like poo." (Or something slightly more professional or grown up I imagine...) So then you go back to the drawing board, perhaps leaving the mess sit for hours on end and up with a card that turned out even more fabulous than your really fabulous "the best idea ever" idea?! Love it when that is the end result and not piles and piles of poo.
April is upon us and that means another fabulous sketch artist, Dina Kowal, being featured at Skipping Stones Design, along with two new guest designers, Annette Allen and Veronica Zallis! Please stop on over to the Skipping Stones Design Blog to see the fabulous samples from these ladies and the rest of the designers. Also, you can catch more about the challenge details and rules!
My card today features the fun set, Funny Coffee Volume #1 from Skipping Stones Design and the awesome color splash combination from The Play Date Cafe. The coffee ring, sleeve deer decoration and the latte part of the sentiment where stamped in brown, that, along with the natural twine, are the only splashed of the neutral.
Morning to you ...I heart the colors here...What a fun stamps and Sentiment!!! Its awesome... hugs..xoxo
ReplyDeletecard card with a great image and sentiment. I have "poo" on my table all the time. I am SO struggling with some baby cards right now. Hate every idea I have had...ANYWAY, check out my blog today... shout out to Karen Baker on there. Remember that acetate you sent me months ago... I have stared at it all this time and finally came up with something mildly cute and clever.
ReplyDeleteThat definitely happens to me...and I wish it would be a happy result a bit more often! I love the patterned paper you used for the four panels. It is absolutely stunning!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear no poo was made in the creation of this card! :) And yep, as you know from several of my latest posts, there's definitely been some poo in my life. :) Love the colors on this one and how you interpreted the sketch. The cup ring is the perfect circle for it!
ReplyDeleteLove how your card turned out and that I really like that little to-go coffee mug!
ReplyDeleteGOrgeous black and white :)... love damask print against white :)
ReplyDeletelove how you used the coffee ring stamp for the circle in the sketch!
ReplyDeleteI can practically smell the coffee! Awesome layout and design Karen. ;)
ReplyDeleteThe poo happens more time than I'd like - but I'm glad yours turned out so fabulous :)
ReplyDeleteLove the coffee stain stamp!! Great paper too!
That seems to be happening to me more often lately. Unfortunately it doesn't always turn out as fabuous as your card! I love how you addef just a smidge of.color to the cup.
ReplyDeleteLOL, it happens to you alot. Great color and pattern for your card.
ReplyDeleteOh yes the poo happens....but not here this is great Karen!!! Fun little sentiment too ;)
ReplyDeleteyour card is amazing...I love your take on the sketch and great choice in background paper...
ReplyDeleteso glad to be part of the team this month...thanks for having me.. :)
I find it incredibly hard to use the colors and sketch..buy you made it look so easy!! I love the subtle colors with the images that you chose ( and wow, that background!!!)! Brilliant design, Karen!
ReplyDeleteLOL! That sentiment is fantastic, Karen! And I LOVE your little, coffee ring! Thanks so much for playing along with us this week at The Play Date Cafe!
ReplyDeletePoo happens! Terrific creation and fantastic job combining the two challenges!
ReplyDeleteyou make me giggle. I love this- the coffee stain is a great element!! :)
ReplyDeleteFantastic card!
ReplyDeleteGreat for male or female!
and the sentiment made me laugh ;-)
Thanks Karen
Fab. card. Love how you used the colors Karen. This sentiment is unique too.TFS
ReplyDeleteI hear you! My projects don't always turn out as envisioned but I try to make it work! I might have lowered my standards a little...lol
ReplyDeleteA really beautiful card. Exquisite in execution. Beautiful in composition.
The colors really add such elegance to your card!
ReplyDeleteThe colors really add such elegance to your card!
ReplyDeleteKaren, I love the twine and papers you picked! And yes, I'm that way too, almost finish, I've been working on a card forever, and ta-d...ick!
ReplyDeletegreat card, i really like the twine -- it adds the perfect touch!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely no poo involved in this card at all! Love the little deer image on the cup sleeve and the coffee stain in the background. :)
ReplyDeleteYou know I love this card....
ReplyDeleteI have to chuckle...I've been muttering poo poo...when I get frustrated lately.
Such a fun little card! I love the sketch you've used with our colours too! Your little 'poo' sentence made me giggle! I love the coffee ring circle you've done behind too, it works beautifully with your little cup! Thanks so much for joining in the fun with us over at The Play Date Cafe this week!
ReplyDeleteHee! Well I'll confess I often sit at my desk thinking 'awwww poo!' but I'm always telling myself that there's no such thing as bad but just a creative change of direction ;D
ReplyDeleteI love your own change of direction on this card - no poo there at all! LOL!
Hugs!
Aimes
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totally know what you are saying. most of the time mine just stay poo-y though... =) really cool card, Karen. love the deer sleeve decoration.
ReplyDeleteThis is so lovely!
ReplyDeleteOh, and congrats on your WPlus9 Day 2 win!
Your description of the cards you don't like makes me laugh... Love any card that has to do with coffee :)
ReplyDeleteP.S. Congrats on your top 4 PDC
ReplyDeleteHa ha! Yes, I have many cards like that. The sentiment on your card is great, and I love the coffee stain! Super card, Karen!!
ReplyDeleteThe color combo is really good, so earthy!!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful and a color combination that is so stunning, but so under used. Great job Karen. Happy Easter!
ReplyDeleteHey.. you just described my card making process sometimes!!! haha
ReplyDeleteWell however this card started , it certainly looks fabulous now and you just gave me an idea for a belated birthday card I need to send too :0)
Jenny x
As soon as I saw this card, I thought... "WOW, this is so NOT poo". Ha. This is a stunner of a card. Way to stick it out. :)
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