My first Card Patterns Challenge

Hi everyone and I hope you are all having a fantastic weekend.

I did my first ever challenge for Card Patterns. it was a sketch which you will see below. I hope you enjoy the card. This site really looks like a keeper, so if you love challenges, go take a look at Card Patterns
I decided to take some inspiration from the Basic Grey Challenge this week and use a Brown and Blue combo. I really like the look. As my sister says, kinda Victorian"ish". I used SU Brocade and bashful blue as well as Chocolate Chip. The pretty paper is also from SU and is the Bella Bleu Collection. Gosh diggity darn I love this line.
I used a few different stamps on the card. The large flourish is from Innovative Stamp Creations (another favorite) a little flourish on the Nesties blue oval, which I haven't a clue whom the maker is. Then i had a wonderful sentiment on acrylic that I stuck onto kraft SU paper about friends. Isn't that a great quote???

Lastly, I used a prima flower from the Da Vinci tube, 2 different colors of ribbon, and cut out the flourish stamp to add balance from top to bottom. Adding a few pearls that I painted with Shimmerz in Coffee, and a few little dots of cinnamon SticklesThis one was a trip to make and I hope you adore it, just like I do.
Thanks again for stopping by. I love the visitors and love to read your comments about my projects.
Happy Crafting

A little Sparkle

Thought I would try a different color combination and gosh I love how these colors look together. There is something about the SU Not Quite Navy, that I absolutely love. It really is stunning and I find myself using it a lot for the main card color.
I used 2 different patterns from the DCWV All Dressed Up Matte Stack and also used the Gable Green CS too. Stamping a beautiful image from Third Coast Stamps in Versafine Black Onyx, then sprinkling it with Dazzling Diamonds (yet another favorite of mine)
Now isn't this Eyelet the coolest thing you have ever seen? It is a part of the new Soho Designer hardward from SU. Quite "fabulous" with the idea I had for this card.
For the sentiment, I used onyx black again on a stamp from Innovative Stamp Creations and lightly shaded it with a Le Plume marker, then added some black stickles for a wee bit more sparkle.
Finishing the card off with two shades of primas that were painted with Shimmerz Buttercream. Added a piece of layered ribbons and this card was done.
I so hoped you enjoyed this card. Take a chance and use a color combination that you wouldn't usually work with. You will be surprised at the outcome

thanks for stopping by and
Happy Crafting