Thursday, May 20, 2010

Stamping In Time: On Assignment Challenge(SNTODBD10)! cQc33, Cards for Men!




 


It is time for ODBD Stamping In Time Challenge On Assignment(SNTODBD10)! Silke Ledlow is our challenge host this month! Silke is challenging us with a sketch! It is a high and low card or tall and thin. Your choice! However, it is not an A2 or a square card sketch! Good luck and have fun with it! Check out the ODBD blog link to find out how to play along for a chance to win!



For my card, I chose to go with a 5 X 7 size design.  I am using ODBD Keep My Lamp Burning stamp set.  I am using the colors from the Color Q Challenge(cQc#33)!  For the record, I had a hard time with these colors.  I wanted to make a manly card to comply with the Cards for Men Challenge #10 with an "outdoor" theme.  I really think these colors lend themselves to manly looks and outdoors.  I am not sure which color gave me the hardest time, though.  Maybe it was just that there were four.  LOL!  It is a challenge, though!  Actually, it could be that it is just a manly card that makes it tough.  Always need to stretch my horizons with those.

To keep the sketch from getting too busy for me with the four colors, I opted to keep the panels in the same color with just a hint of soft suede showing.  I also decided to use the same cb ef on them as well. I stamped my image using soft suede and sponged the sun and backgrounds.  I cut out an additional lighthouse to adhere over the top for added dimension.  I thought it needed something else so I added Ranger Crackle Accents and let it dry.  This stuff is amazing and cracks on its on.  Once it is dry and cracked I added a little bit of soft suede over it to seep into the cracked pores a bit to highlight those.  It is really cool to see how it looks from start to finish.  Once my card was complete I added some gold pearls.  I backed a few with my 1/4" square punch to look a bit more manly and to ground them.  I added my scripture tag.  I was thrilled that the scripture fit this punch.  I added a bit of linen thread and sponged the edges.  I like how it turned out.   Now, as for the man part of the card, I really wanted to put a flower or big bow on it! Go figure!

Check out the other ODBD designer's to see what they did with the sketch!  Grace
Sabrina
Angie
Fran
Debi
Kathy
Randi
Lorelie
Connie
Silke

As always, thanks so much for stopping by! 





30 comments

  1. Awesome Betty!!! What an amazing Masculine card - love all the texture and fab colouring!!!

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  2. OH MY! Is this fabulous or what! Those colors rock and the cb bg is PERFECT the perfect texture for your lighthouse! Another winner!

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  3. Oh my word Betty, this is so beautiful!!! I love the coloring...so perfect and the masculine feel of this card...fabulous!! I think I might have to CASE this one ;D...love it!!! Thanks for another fun challenge!! Hugs and blessings, Sabrina

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  4. Gorgeous Betty!!! Love the flipped version :)!!! Perfect take on the colors and the sketch!!!

    Thank you again for inviting me!!! Hugs ~S~

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  5. Gorgeous colors and textures.

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  6. Such a beautiful masculine card! Love all the texture! Another beautiful creation, Betty!

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  7. WHAT an AWESOME man-card! But for that matter, it could be a lady card too!! GORGEOUS Betty!

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  8. Fabulous card! Love the inking and the tag sentiment! I love it! :)

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  9. I love your take on the sketch, Betty! Beautiful coloring and detail! I love the tag treatment, too!!

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  10. Betty, you certainly nailed all these challenges! What a fabulous masculine card this is! I love it!

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  11. Fabulous card and a great image. Thanks for joining us at Cards for Men, and good luck with the Challenge. With hugs Shirleyxxxxxxx

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  12. Wonderful card, Betty. Love the different textures.

    Good luck with the challenge over on Cards for Men

    Donna

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  13. Betty I love this! It's a great guy card with great texture and I really do like the colors! Awesome job with this lighthouse... I love it!

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  14. This card has a super huge WOW!! factor. Love everything about it!!
    It will also work perfectly for Mothermark's Teapot challenge this week :)

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  15. lovly card. Thanks for playing at Cards for Men. Good luck on the challenge.

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  16. Another amazing creation, Betty! It would take me days to put a card like this together! So many gorgeous details!

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  17. This is stunning Betty!! I just love your light house and your colors!! Your texture and design are beautiful!! I sure hope I can find time to play!
    hugs,
    Chris

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  18. Betty this card is really dy-no-mite!!!! Love everything about it.. it is a manly Man card!!!! love the textured background.. and the light house is so perfect... the colors.. WOW you nailed that... and the whole card is just perfectly super... LOVE IT ALL.

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  19. So many wonderful details just make this one beautifully and manly superb card!! I can see how this would be a challenge, but you sure did manage to meet it, Betty!!

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  20. What a beauty, love how the colour is centred, and then touches on the outer edge, great lighthouse, and fab textured panels!!

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  21. Oh I love this. I like the texture on this also. Very pretty!!

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  22. What a cool card, Betty!!! I love the texture and your colors are 'off the hook'!!! Way to combo, girl!!! God Bless!!

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  23. I love lighthouses and images of them....on this one however, it is your sky that really pulled me in

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  24. Beautiful sketch card! Love the embossing!

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  25. This is gorgeous, Betty! Love the main image and all that dry embossing :)

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  26. Whoa, Betty...you sure did ace this challenge...what an absolutely gorgeous masculine card!!!! The ship image is sooo awesome and I love all the texture!!!

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  27. Very pretty and cool color combo!!

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