Let me start by saying that I *heart* Kraft. It is my absolute favorite neutral to use. It looks good with everything and it can go from Vintage to Shabby to rustic depending on what you pair it with. Starting next month, the Kraft cardstock will get renamed to Crumb Cake and will have its matching ink! In the meantime, since I don't have that ink yet, I like to use either Versamark or Sahara Sand to do tone on tone stamping on my Kraft cardstock.
Needless to say, I was excited about this week's color challenge. I have been intently reading my Paper Crafts magazines after receiving the issue I was published in and I was inspired by one of the sketches featured in their mag. It was the starting point for this easy to reproduce layout.
I pulled out a few items that will be retiring soon: the Sweet sticky cuts, the corduroy buttons, the checkered ribbon and the One of a Kind stamp set. I also pulled out a stamp from the Occasions minicatalogue, Dot Dot Dot.
I hope you get to play along with us this week. Don't forget, if you enter this week's challenge, you could be our very own Guest Designer next week! And seriously, how cool would that be?!
Commençons cette rubrique par une déclaration de mon amour pour le carton Kraft. J'adore cette couleur. Elle se marie avec tout et peut avoir l'air rustique ou antique ou usé dépendant des couleurs que l'on lui marie. C'est ma couleur neutre favorite et je ne me lasse pas de l'utiliser, alors inutile de dire que j'étais bien contente en voyant le défi couleur de la semaine. À partir du mois prochain, le carton Kraft se faire rebaptiser Brune dune et il aura maintenant son encre assortie! En attendant, j'utilise simplement du Versamark ou l'encre Sable du Sahara pour créer un étampage ton sur ton avec mon carton Kraft.
J'ai eu le nez dans mes nouveaux magazines de Paper Crafts reçus cette semaine (incluant la copie du magazine dans lequel j'ai été publiée!). Une des cartes de leur édition spéciale de sketchs m'a accrochée l'oeil et a inspiré le design facile à reproduire que je vous présente ici.
J'ai sélectionné quelques accessoires qui quittent le catalogue à la fin de juin : les découpes adhésives Sweet, le ruban Vichy rouge, les boutons de velours côtelés (bou-hou!) et le jeu Unique en ton genre. J'ai aussi ressorti l'étampe Dot Dot Dot, une de mes favorites parmi tous les jeux publiés dans les minicatalogues cette année.
J'espère que vous participerez au défi de cette semaine. N'oubliez pas que si vous partagez un lien vers votre création sur le blogue de Makeesha, vous courrez la chance de devenir notre Designer invitée la semaine prochaine! Ça serait vraiment cool de voir l'une d'entre vous se joindre au Design Team le temps d'un défi, alors j'espère vous voir jouer en grand nombre!
Here are the links to the other Design Team members's creations:
Voici les liens vers les autres créations de l'équipe créative :
Lee (Guest Designer)
Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamp: Unique en ton genre (One of a Kind), Dot Dot Dot
Cardstock: Kraft
Ink: Sahara Sand, Real Red, Basic Grey
Accessories: Stampin' Dimensionals, Sweet Sticky Cuts, Fine red glitter,
Corner Rounder punch, Basic Grey Corduroy Buttons, Twine,
Real Red Checkered Ribbon, Basic Black Marker, Kraft envelope
I love this, I really love the glitter.
Have a nice weekend.
Teneale :)
Posted by: Teneale Williams | June 04, 2010 at 02:51
How sweet Cindy - the heart is so cute with the glitter. Love the layout too - great job using the colours.
Posted by: Chantelle | June 04, 2010 at 04:02
Great job... nope. AWESOME job with the challenge. LOVE the blingified heart... it's GORGEOUS.
xx Sarah
Posted by: Sarah-Jane Kale' | June 04, 2010 at 04:16
Absolutely gorgeous! I love the glittery heart! I love what you have done with the challenge.
Kirsty xx
Posted by: Kirsty Brown | June 04, 2010 at 04:54
CUTE! Love the dotty panel, and just the touch of Basic Gray. The texture, and boldness, of the glitter looks great against the Kraft, too.
Posted by: Christine Blain | June 04, 2010 at 05:46
love the glittery heart and the dotted piece! fabulous Cindy!
Posted by: Renée | June 04, 2010 at 11:42
Thank You My sweet...All those compliments from a Lady whom I admire and Love all she does. Now do not look at the Scrap Pages (to come last)...I've really come along way with my more recent ones than my AA submissions, in just the short months since I did them. UGH! Embrassement♥Sam
Posted by: Sam | June 04, 2010 at 12:26
WOW Cindy that sparkly heart looks amazing! It really pops off the page! Love it. Thanks so much for your inspiration this week. Love Keesh x
Posted by: Makeesha Byl | June 04, 2010 at 22:58
Gorgeous card, Cindy! You rocked this color combo.
Hugs and smiles
Posted by: beate | June 07, 2010 at 11:07
Oooh, that is a super sweet card!! I love Kraft too, and your sparkle-rrific heart is amazing!
Posted by: Angie Tieman | June 07, 2010 at 16:16
hi Cindy, this is so super sweet with that red sparkly heart, it just pops off the card. Really beautiful!!
love Sally x
Posted by: Sally Little | June 09, 2010 at 10:50