Monday, June 27, 2011

Picture Perfect Creations #63-Purely Poppy with Barely Basic Gray

I was so excited about the colours this week at Picture Perfect Creations! I love Poppy Parade and Basic Gray is also a favourite of mine!  I went to happily make my card but I did not realize that I had NO Basic Gray cardstock left until I went to make this card, so I needed to improvise! I dug deep into my scrap bin and came out with one 1"x 3 3/4" piece of Basic Gray cardstock!!!  Eeek!  How could I turn that into a card?!!!  Ack!


So I decided I would use black as a neutral on my card, which is okay...I think!  I decided to go for it.  I used some of the DSP from the Level 1 hostess pack of In Colour DSP and I noticed the little flower in the design.  Needless to say, I immediately thought of the wee flower in the "Funky Four" set and went to work, colouring the image directly onto the stamp with my Poppy and Grey markers. Then I punched out the image with my circle punches and popped it up on dimensionals. DO YOU SEE THE STRIP OF BASIC GRAY CS? LOL!  Yes, it is there, on display with a thank you sentiment heat embossed in white on it. I made another thank you card for my school stash. I was praying that I would not stamp the sentiment crooked....whew...it was close!


We hope that you will join the Picture Perfect Creations this week!  Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations!  Even if you don't have Basic Gray cardstock, look through that scrap bin and see what treasure you find!!!
Thanks for stopping by!!!

Smiles,
Lesley
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10 comments:

  1. TamieJune 27, 2011 at 10:46 AM

    Lesley I just hate those kind of days. The colors are yummy and I think your card looks amazing with the black on it. It helps to pop your strip of grey and the poppy parade. Would love to case this card. I loved this color challenge too this week. have a great day chickie.

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  2. Linda AndersonJune 27, 2011 at 11:17 AM

    Way to go Lesley with this gorgeous card! Bet I know what's on your next SU order...more basic grey cardstock!!! LOL!!! Love, love, love your card!

    Linda

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  3. MicheleJune 27, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    Ha ha! I can SEEEEE your basic grey! Clear as day!! Your card is simple.. yet BEAUTIFUL! I'm lovin' that DSP. Wonderful card Lesley!!!

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  4. Jen MitchellJune 27, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    Ack! No Basic Gray? I have nightmares about running out of Basic Gray! Thank God for the scrap pile that always seems to give us exactly what we need! Seriously, your card is gorgeous.

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  5. LeanneJune 28, 2011 at 12:25 AM

    Love it, way to go Lesley...love this card...great great job!!

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  6. Tui NathanJune 28, 2011 at 4:02 AM

    Lol ... love your little BGray story, I can sooo relate!!!
    And, love your card, especially the background DSP, I have it sitting untouched in my stash, but seeing it on your card it looks great ... thanks for the inspiration!!!

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  7. Ann SchachJune 28, 2011 at 7:30 AM

    I LOVE this color combination, Lesley! This DSP is fabulous! As always, your card looks so classy! And haven't you heard...Black is the NEW Basic Gray! lol

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  8. Paula-Scrap AddictJune 28, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    Glad to see I wasn't the only one that felt the need to add black to this color combo! pretty card :-)

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  9. jjcreationsJune 28, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    I find this particular designed paper hard to use - I always use the other side -but I love how this card turned out. The black makes everything pop....and thank goodness for scrap piles,

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  10. Lori TurnerJune 30, 2011 at 10:14 AM

    Love, love, love this beauty Lesley! You rocked this challenge :) WTG!

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Thank you for stopping by! I appreciate the time you took to leave me a little stamping love!!
Lesley :)

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