Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Play Date Cafe Challenge #40 - Color Splash

This week is a color splash week at the  Play Date Cafe Challenge and  Sarah selected a lovely photo for the inspiration.  

Onto the sponsor for this weeks challenge!



I may be a little biased... But I was thrilled that Memory Box is sponsoring us this week.  They are providing a lovely prize.  I am also posting another card over on the Memory  Box Design Team blog Outside the Box today with the PDCC colors following our theme this week.

The Play Date Cafe Challenge design team had a couple of beautiful Memory Box butterflies to choose from this week to create their cards. I had the additional advantage of having the rest of the Memory Box stamps to play with as well.  Here is what I came up with:



I ended up with three projects as once I got started I couldn't stop.  Here is my other project:


To see the third project you will have to pop over to the Outside the Box blog and take a look. :)
The acetate and stamping was fun and something I don't do a lot of. So I really enjoyed using the acetate on all my projects.  (After I had created my cards I saw that Savannah had used acetate too!)

One tip on the alcohol inks and the StazOn Ink, you can stamp the solvent ink over the alcohol inks after they are dry.  Don't try putting the alcohol inks/blending solution onto the StazOn or it will dissolve. (I didn't do it this time around but when I first played with these items together you know I did!) 

Products:
  • Memory Box - Elemental Damask C1390
  • Memory Box - Vintage Scroll E1388
  • Memory Box - Damask Butterfly D1350
  • Memory Box - You are So Sweet B1374
  • Memory Box - Wishing you the Happiest Birthday - B1354
  • Versamark
  • Hero Arts - Clear Tag
  • May Arts - Silk Ribbons
  • Ranger Embossing Powder - Lettuce
  • StazOn - Jet Black
  • Versafine - Black Onyx, Smokey Grey
  • Memento - London Fog
  • Ranger Alcohol Inks - Lettuce, Citrus
  • Ranger - Alcohol Blending Solution
  • Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Play Date Cafe design team


Hope to see you over in the Cafe this week!

Suzz

28 comments:

  1. Stunning card and tag set - the butterflies look beautiful on the acetate!

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  2. Sue...absolutely love what you did on all your projects! So glad to have Memory Box as our sponsor this week : )

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  3. awww.... jaw dropping beauties, Sue!! so pretty and elegant! LOVE THEM!!

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  4. Sue, wow, wow, wow. Your cards just take my breath away. They are all so pretty and elegant. Love the acetate butterfly. Stunning.

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  5. Love your projects! The acetate butterflies just steal the spotlight! Off to OtB to see your third project!

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  6. STUNNINGLY AWESOME!!!! Suzz you have outdone yourself this time.... love all three of your creations. Given me an idea thank you!!!

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  7. Wow, Suzz, these are so pretty! Love the stamps you used and your acetate butterflies are just beautiful! Going to check out your third one now....

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  8. Gorgeous card and I love the embossed acetate tag, wow!! Beautiful work, I'm inspired!!

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  9. Beautiful creations, Sue!! Love your work!

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  10. Suzz these are totally stunning! I can just imagine how thrilled anyone would be to receive that fabulous card. It's so elegant and the tag is just as gorgeous.

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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  11. Wonderful card and gorgeous tag Sue! The designs are so beautiful and I love the acetate butterflies!

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  12. Wonderful card and gorgeous tag Sue! The designs are so beautiful and I love the acetate butterflies!

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  13. All three of your projects are stunning Sue - I especially love the tag, something that would be completely out of my depth in acetate and you make it all look so easy!
    Beautiful work!

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  14. Really really love these, the butterflies great!

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  15. These are absolutely gorgeous!!! I loooooove the butterflies stamped on acetate! :)

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  16. These are absolutely wonderful, Sue!! So elegant - must go look at these stamps......

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  17. oh wow, stunning card and equally gorgeous little tag....elegance everywhere I look on your blog today!
    bless you!

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  18. ACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3 projects?!!! WOW! You are awesome! I just love these two--both are so elegant and beautiful! I looooooooove the butterflies on that tag-transparent! LOVE IT! I love that first card--GORGEOUS:) I am serious--I'm in need of classes from you! FABULOUS job this week!

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  19. Beautiful creations Sue, I love your acetate tag, popping over to see the third one now! I love all the suspense! Beautiful job! I haven't used acetate yet. Another thing to add to my ever growing to do list!

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  20. The card and tag are beautiful Suzanne! I'm lovin that butterfly stamp. TFS!

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  21. Amazing look on your butterflies on both projects, love the swirl of bling on the first one!

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  22. Beautiful card and tag! Love how you used the bling on the butterfly!

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  23. Gorgeous card and tag...I love them both. Such pretty paper!

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  24. Beautiful card, I love the damask in the background!!!

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  25. These are just gorgeous, Sue! Just love how elegant they are.. love these fab MB stamps!!

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  26. These are both fantastic! Amazing what you can do with a little green, b&w and acetate! luv it

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  27. This post is a total jaw on the floor post! Love these elegant, unique cards! PERFECTION!

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