It's a dark, rainy day here in Hew Hampshire. Yesterday it was such a beautiful day and now this... Yuck!
I had another 6-hour sleep last night... but that's all I got... Baby went to sleep at midnight and was up at 6:00 AM. I do like getting up that early because it gives me more time to do things... but I get so TIRED by the end of the day.
Guess what? I was one of the top 30 finalist of the 1st annual 2 sketches 4 you Ultimate Card Showdown. I was so surprised, because there were so many fantastic entries. So now it's time for round 2. This is the sketch we had to work with:
... and this is what I came up with:
Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral and Sweet Little Sentiments (SU!)...
Paper: Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, and Basic Black (SU!)...
Ink: Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss (SU!)... Pitch Black Adirondack (Ranger Ink)...
Embellishments: pearls (Michael's), black button (Autumn Leaves), satin ribbon (misc), leaf die-cut...
Tools: Curvy Cutter Tool (EK Success), Leaves die (Sizzix), Threading Water border punch (Fiskars), Swiss Dots embossing plate (Cuttlebug-Provo Craft), Label Four die (Spellbinders Nestabilities), paper-piercing tools (SU!), sponge dauber (SU!), trimming scissors (Fiskars)...
I used lots of glue dots on this project. I cut the dots up into tiny pieces and used them to adhere the pearl string.
Thanks for looking!
Monika
ooh! what beautiful vibrant colors! I love the blue rose! and the pearl border is very creative! Awesome take on the sketch!
Clouds :D
Posted by: Clouds | Tuesday, June 09, 2009 at 11:11 PM
Gorgeous card....love this blue & green against the black. Such a strong pop. Good luck in this round.
Posted by: ~dawne | Tuesday, June 09, 2009 at 07:59 PM
Monika, this is one gorgeous creation! Love it!
hugs
latisha
Posted by: Latisha | Tuesday, June 09, 2009 at 07:36 PM
Stunning! The colors are so bold and striking!
Posted by: Heidi Van Laar | Tuesday, June 09, 2009 at 06:31 PM
Wow! Wow! This jaw dropping gorgeous! Love the colors and everything else about it!
Posted by: Randee E | Tuesday, June 09, 2009 at 06:26 PM
soooo lovely...great colors!! Love the pearls! Good Luck!
Posted by: ~amy~ | Tuesday, June 09, 2009 at 06:12 PM
Loving the bold, clean lines to this card Monica!! Hey, you're in NH too?? Me too! Good luck on the next round! ((hugs))
Posted by: Sandra MacLean | Tuesday, June 09, 2009 at 05:52 PM
perfectly lovely! so clean, classy and elegant!! Fabulous colors!
Posted by: Cheryl Nelson | Tuesday, June 09, 2009 at 05:26 PM
Oh my world - I totally adore this. The colour combo, the design, the textures. I am in love
Posted by: Kim Sonksen | Tuesday, June 09, 2009 at 05:09 PM
What a fab card! I just love the cute pearls!
Good luck!
Camilla xx
Posted by: Milli | Tuesday, June 09, 2009 at 05:07 PM
This is beautiful. I love the colors and images you used. Good luck this week!
Posted by: Jenn D | Tuesday, June 09, 2009 at 05:07 PM
the colors on this card as so striking Monica. You did a fab job on the sketch.
Good luck
Hugs
Kazan & Laura
Posted by: kazan clark | Tuesday, June 09, 2009 at 04:48 PM
Gorgeous! The pearl accents are lovely and the embossing and beautiful rose just make this card extra special. Good luck with this round in the contest.
Posted by: Ida | Tuesday, June 09, 2009 at 01:48 PM
I love the pearl accents around the circle. Good luck with this round :)
Posted by: Maria | Tuesday, June 09, 2009 at 11:17 AM