KCRR31 - Zoo Baby Zebra

It has been WAY too long since Karly and I have posted a new KCRR challenge! After the busyness of craft fair season and then Christmas, it's good to get back into a routine with card challenges again!

We randomly chose the following two elements to be included in our papercraft project this week:

Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder

Basic Gray

 



This was a nice and simple challenge to start off the new year with! To go along with the simple elements, I chose a clean and simple sketch from Sketch Saturday and decided to make a baby card. I used Basic Gray as my card base colour and then added a lighter gray - Smokey Slate - to complement it. It needed a pop of colour so I chose one of the new Stampin Up in-colours - Crisp Cantaloupe, as well as Pool Party. I pulled out my new favourite animal stamp set - Zoo Babies - and this is the end result:

 

I think this makes a very sweet baby card. The zebra is adorable and I love the pastel colour combo (my new Stampin Up Colour Coach came in handy!)

 

 

Thanks for stopping by! Make sure to hop on over to Karly's Creations to see how she used these two elements in her papercraft creation!

 

Card Ingredients:

Stamps; Zoo Babies

Paper: Basic Gray, Smokey Slate, Whisper White, Pool Party, 2014-2015 In-Colour DSP

Ink: Basic Gray

Tools: 1-1/4" Circle punch, 1" circle punch, Elegant Bouquet embossing folder

Birthday Wishes for My Big Sis and a New KCRR Challenge!

Today I give a special birthday shout-out to my lovely sister, Monique!! She is such a beautiful person inside and out - so sweet, caring and thoughtful. Even though I don't get to see her often, we try to keep in touch as much as we can. I miss her! She is an amazing artist living in the beautiful country of Scotland. One day, I hope to visit her there! But for now I'm sending her birthday hugs and kisses from afar :)

I did send her a card, but I will post another time, as she hasn't received it yet! :)

 



Now on to today's KCRR challenge!

 

 

This week we randomly chose the following two elements:

 

Midnight Muse

Congratulations

 

I have to say... this one was quite a challenge for me! I think what was throwing me off was the sentiment "Congratulations". I usually associate this sentiment with wedding, graduation, or a baby card. But, I probably wouldn't turn to Midnight Muse as my first choice for any of these themes. Soo... after some sketching in my card sketch book, brainstorming and seeing the colour combo with Play Date Cafe, I was inspired!

 

 

What a great colour combo! And I think that Midnight Muse is a good resemblance of the blue in this inspirational photo. I used an older sketch (unfortunately, I can't remember the source) and put together layers of designer paper and cardstock to create this card: 

 

KCRR#13

 

 

I love how the orange colour just pops out of the card!

 

Thanks for visiting! Make sure to stop by Karly's Creations to see how she incorporated these two elements in her project!

 

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Fundamental Phrases

Paper: Midnight Muse, Pool Party, Pumpkin Pie, Regals DSP, Comfort Cafe DSP

Ink: Midnight Muse

Tools: Circles nestabilities, Scallop Circles nestabilities

Accessories: Pumpkin Pie button, Navy Bakers Twine (CTMH)