Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Create Along with Us - July 2015

Hello friends.  Papertrey Ink and Betsy Veldman have come up with a great idea to have a different sort of challenge on the week they have new product release, rather than the Make it Monday challenge.  This new challenge is all about being inspired by one (or more) of the design teams card(s) and creating your own version of it.  I have been loving one of the newer team members designs, and that is Amy Sheffer.  Her cards are always clean, colorful, and just downright beautiful!  This is the one that inspired me this week:


I love the simplicity of this card, and also the bright cheerfulness of it!  And I love how Amy uses the red and pink flowers together!  I never thought red and pink went together, but they look perfect here, and Dawn McVey also uses this color combo a lot and it always works for her too!  So I decided I needed to get over that fear of that color combo, and here's what I came up with:


I used Amy's same layout and colors (Pure Poppy, Berry Sorbet, & New Leaf), and substituted Rosie Posie, Rosie Posie Step 2, and Reasons to Smile for the new Vintage Linens stamp set that comes out tonight (can't wait!!).  I did do some stamping off for the background of each flower, so that there was more definition on each.  I added a few rainstones too, but otherwise just like Amy's, and I love it! :0)

You can check out this new challenge over on Nichole's blog right HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by today...I love it when you do!  And make sure you check back tomorrow when I'll be showing a card that one of my new stamping blog buddies and I decided to challenge ourselves on. :0)

18 comments:

Kathleen said...

Perfect case!

Crestajune said...

Such a beautiful card!

victoria h said...

I loved Amy's card and yours too.

A Cup of Cold Water said...

BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!
You nailed this card. It is one I pinned and LOVE
Thanks for sharing
Susan

Linda said...

Gorgeous Marcia.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful card! I think the colors all work perfectly.

Diana K said...

I love it, Marcia! Fabulous lift.

Rema DeLeeuw said...

Beautifully done Marcia!

Nancy Penir said...

Marcia, you did it! You managed to do a perfect CASE of a perfect card! Wasn't this fun? Love the ease of matching what I knew would work because someone already did it! Your pink and red roses posies are beautiful!

Jill Norwood said...

Marcia your card is beautiful! I love Amy's style too and almost cased this card myself! You did a wonderful job! Love it!

Birgit said...

Marcia, I love this!! I didn't even know about this challenge until I came here... now I must check it out!! You'll laugh when you read my e-mail as I suggested a similar idea to this challenge.
At any rate, I love that you used Rosie Posie and the Rain Stones are a perfect finishing touch to this fabulous card!!

Cindy H. said...

Simply gorgeous and a perfect CASE of Amy's lovely card!

Betty Wright said...

Gorgeous, Marcia! You totally rocked the card!

Helen F. said...

Stunning Marcia! Beautiful replica of Amy's card! Love the RP set and also that perfect sentiment

Colleen said...

It is so nice to be back in the studio...I have missed all my favorite blogs...yours being one of them...YOU have been busy girl and I surely do like what I see! this card is fabulous! I may have to give this a try too! AND I LOVE your card using the WPlus 9 stamp, great idea to challenge a fellow blogger, wish I had the stamp, I would surely play along!!

Marybeth said...

Ummm I think you should be on the Papertrey Ink DT this is stunning, Marcia!

Rosemary said...

beautiful interpretation of Amy's card... love it!

Amy Sheffer said...

I'm honored to have inspired your card, Marcia! You've just convinced me I need to add Rosie Posie to my collection, too!