Thursday, September 17, 2015

Another 365 Day Trip

I am playing along with two challenges with this card and I give them 100% credit to them for my card.

CAS(E) this Sketch!



The Paper Players


These two were sitting side by side in my challenge log and I knew instantly what I was going to do!!

Around the Sun

It's a bit of a walk on the wild side for me.  I have a variety of these watercolor look-a-like stamps but I rarely use them.  I am terrified of actual watercoloring - not enough control for me - so I thought the stamps might help, but not so much.  However, with these challenges, I saw swooshes of color as the sunrise and I knew it would fit with this sentiment.  

The addition of the actual sun was a last minute thought as I just wasn't convinced my idea was entirely obvious.  I used the burst from Stampin' Up's Kinda Eclectic but masked off the bottom of the card.  Then I thought the center of the burst looked a little regular for the card so I stamped one more time with one of the rounder blotches from PTI's Watercolor Wonder.  

SUPPLY LIST

I had so many sequins on my desk trying to match these colors - I have no idea what I ended up using!


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18 comments:

  1. HannelieSeptember 17, 2015 at 6:11 AM

    Don't you just love those moments of instant mojo!
    So good to know your beautiful card came to life with the inspiration of CTS!

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  2. Happy DanceSeptember 17, 2015 at 6:50 AM

    Love these faux brush stroke stamps. And TPP's colors are so pretty together too. I like the addition of the sun here; it just adds the right amount of interest. Perfect sentiment placement too. This is a great card. And like you, I was terrified of watercoloring. Then I watched this video I found at Mayline's blog from September 4th. Way less scary! https://lovedesignandme.wordpress.com/ Gave me the courage to try again. Have a great Thursday. Bev

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  3. Leigh PennerSeptember 17, 2015 at 7:44 AM

    Oh, this is fabulous! i love your take on the sketch!

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  4. Linda CallahanSeptember 17, 2015 at 10:03 AM

    Very cool and very artsy! Now about that challenge log........do you have a great way to organize them?

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  5. MichelleSeptember 17, 2015 at 12:21 PM

    Wow.... love how this all came together (you wild and crazy thing)!! SO perfect for CTS #140!

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  6. snappy scrappySeptember 17, 2015 at 2:59 PM

    Gorgeous!

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  7. Lisa EltonSeptember 17, 2015 at 8:05 PM

    Wonderful take on the sketch Kim, this is pretty!

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  8. MarjoleinSeptember 18, 2015 at 5:34 AM

    Oh my, a bit out of your comfortzone.... :-)
    Well your card turned out just great, so no worries!
    Nice colorcombo and I definitely love the stamped sun!!
    subtle but it adds something extra, perfect.
    And so are your sequins, ha, ha, no matter what brand they are. :-)
    Bye,

    Marjolein

    Ps. I just wished that working out of my comfortzone would work for me as well

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  9. I Card EveryoneSeptember 18, 2015 at 8:37 AM

    Gorgeous colors, fab design, and just a wonderful [never before seen] sentiment that I now find myself putting on the ever so long wish list of PTI items! Lovely addition to the CTS gallery - thank you!
    =] Michele

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  10. Joanne James - The Crafty OwlSeptember 18, 2015 at 1:19 PM

    What a great combination of both challenges! I love your swathes of colour and your sentiment is just lovely. The sun and sequins are the perfect addition and it's clear that a lot of thought went into your beautifully CAS card. Thanks for joining my colour challenge over at The Paper Players this week!

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  11. Chrissy LarsonSeptember 18, 2015 at 3:05 PM

    It's perfect! Send some of that amazing inspiration my way, Kim! I rarely use my watercolor stamps either. I should pull them out.

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  12. donna mikasaSeptember 18, 2015 at 3:22 PM

    Love how your card came together so perfectly, Kim!
    Gotta love those brush strokes, too!

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  13. Nora NollSeptember 18, 2015 at 5:45 PM

    Total perfection!! I love the combination of the two challenges with those awesome colors and that sketch. Really awesome card!!

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  14. Claire BroadwaterSeptember 18, 2015 at 7:01 PM

    Kim this is a perfect CAS card! Love the splash of color and the sentiment is awesome! SO happy you joined us at The Paper Players this week! XX

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  15. Bernadette BlissSeptember 19, 2015 at 1:45 PM

    Kim, What a great card! And congratulations on being the headliner over at the Paper Players this week. Bernie

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  16. BobbySeptember 19, 2015 at 2:56 PM

    The Headliner at Paper Players and HM at CTS. Maybe you ought to break out those swishes more often, Kim. I love your thought behind using them. Sunset/rise it is.

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  17. Andrea L - EnchantINKSeptember 20, 2015 at 3:08 AM

    Congrats on the TWO shout outs at the challenge sites! Well deserved. BTW ... great match of the sequin colours! Hugs xxx

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  18. MichelleSeptember 24, 2015 at 1:20 PM

    Love your mix of stamps and bit of sparkle!!!

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