Saturday, February 16, 2013

Unity Be Inspired Challenge 01

I saw that Unity has come up with a brand new challenge on the second Thursday of every month and seeing as I do own some of their stamps, which I like very much but sadly neglect way too much, I thought this might be a good way to ensure that I do use them.

They have a Sketch for a card/layout and a colour inspiration and I decided to use the colour combination and the sketch for my card today:

Paper: cardstock (PTI)
Ink: Festive Berries & Peacock Feathers distress inks
Stamps: Unity (Itty Bitty: She & He; Seot 2011 KOM; Jan 2011 KOM; "Lollipop Tree You & Me")
Other: white embossing powder; Glossy Accents; pop dots; corner chomper; PTI cloud die

I used the PTI cloud die and then stamped the clouds with a set of arrows/chevrons that are in the Itty Bitty: She & He stamp set.  I then found a graph like stamp in the September 2011 Kit of the Month and used that to stamp the red banner and then again to emboss in white on the mat behind the hearts.  I also decided to trim an extra heart and pop it up with some dimensional tape, adding some glossy accents over it.

I like how it turned out.

I hope that you are all having a fabulous Saturday, ours is almost over!

15 comments:

alexandra s.m. said...

I love it too Brenda! and I love these colors, so retro and festive! Hope you're having a good Sunday ;-)

Laurie said...

I love all the little details of this pretty card! Great take on the challenge!

Dawn T said...

This is beautiful Brenda. Love the colours.

joy said...

You did a beautiful job with the colors and the sketch, Brenda! I love that little popped up heart.

Angela Magnuson said...

I lOVE this - the bold blue and red is SO PRETTY! thanks so much for playing along with the UNITY challenge! :)

Rosemary said...

a really fun combination of the sketch and color inspiration, brenda!!

Maureen Morton said...

you used this cool retro color combo (the colors of my kitchen, btw) so well, Brenda. Loving those rows of dear hearts......my fav.

angie blom said...

So very cute Brenda!! Love these colours!!

Renee Aslette said...

WOWZA!!! This is amazing! Love how you used the sketch and the color inspiration. Just beautiful!

Kerry said...

Love how you played around with patterns, especially on the clouds...super fun card!

Gaylynn said...

This is beautiful. Your colors really pop against the white. Very nice work. :)

Nat said...

this is a super sweet design Brenda, love these sweet hearts and colour combo!! :) xo-Nat :)

sheila said...

fabulous color pairing!!!! totally love how this jumps out and grabs me. really nice design Brenda!

Emily Leiphart said...

So pretty, Brenda! I love the colours. The little popped up heart and printed clouds are lovely!

CanadianScraps43 said...

Wow Brenda, so love the layering on this card. Love the way you interupted this design and maede it all your own. So beautiful.