Saturday, August 14, 2010

"HELPING HUDSON" COLOUR CHALLENGE ....and a Sneak Peek!

This week's colour challenge at "Helping Hudson" is to use these beautiful colours together:


I have had all sorts of ideas this week, but they haven't come to fruition, so I decided to 'clear my mind' and go back to using my tried-and-true Top Note die.  I hope you're not thoroughly sick of seeing it, after all my "quilted" Top Notes that I shared with you the other day!  This die is just so versatile; I love it to bits.

The only stamping on this card is the sentiment, which is a new, to-die-for CUTE stamp, that will be available from 1st September.  It even has its own co-ordinating punch (also used on my card) - you'll just *have* to have these, people!!

I love all the colours in this week's challenge, and think they complement each other beautifully.  Here is the card I made today .... please forgive the 'questionable' photography.   It was all I could manage, quickly snapping a shot of my card out on our decking, before the gusty wind picked it up and carried it away.  (I got it back.)


Stamps: *New* stamp being released 1st September
Card: Very Vanilla, So Saffron, Baja Breeze textured
Ink: Chocolate Chip and Baja Breeze stampin' pads
DSP: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, So Saffron Prints DSP, Bella Rose Designer Series Paper
Other: Chocolate Chip taffeta ribbon, Button Latte buttons, Perfect Polka Dots and Manhattan Flowers embossing folders, Mini Glue Dots, *New* punch coming 1st September

8 comments:

  1. Oh this is lovely, I love the different elements on the top note too.

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  2. Hi Christine, what a lovely card, lots of textures. I mounted that stamp set today, but still know new stamps have seen ink, just some ones that a retiring today.

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  3. Beautiful I love what you done with the top note. The buttons are a nice touch.
    Rach:)

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  4. Stunning as always!! What a great idea with the top note. I love that new for you flower stamp. On the wish list. I really like how you highlighted just one part of it in the baja breeze. Fantastic idea.

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  5. Lovely Christine. Love the embossing and buttons and that stamp is so fab.

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  6. Love teh extra texture from the manhatten flower and polka dots :)

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  7. OK just STUNNING! I love the layered paper in that top note! Another one of yours to case I think... lol XX

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  8. Your spliced top note with the extra texture & buttony bits looks fantastic Christine!
    PS: You can never have too much of a good thing so please keep sharing your top note cards!! ;)

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