Kimmie's Challenge #1!!


Okay, I've decided to be committed.........I mean, MAKE A COMMITMENT!! hahaha!! Since you all love challenges SO much (I do too....who am I kidding?), I've decided to post a weekly challenge!! Sometimes it will be a sketch challenge, sometimes a colour combo and others, a theme challenge!! I'll make them super easy so that EVERYONE can play along! I will post each challenge on Monday morning and when you have posted your card on your blog or in an online gallery, such as SCS, just post the link in the appropriate post! And each week I will send out a little RAK to a random winner.....it might be some ribbon, some embellishments, some designer paper or some stamps. You just never know!!! Sound like fun????

For this week's card I would like you to use this card that I made over the weekend as your sketch inspiration!! Sorry I don't have any fancy computer programs to make a plain sketch (I wouldn't be able to figure it out if I did anyway....hahaha), so you're just going to have to use the picture for inspiration!!! Hope that's okay!

This card was made for a Virtual Scrapbook Night challenge on SCS. The challenge was to make a card for someone you love using a stamp set that you love. Well, Emileigh happened to be hanging out with me in my stamp studio on Saturday and she thought this sounded like fun, so I let her pick out the stamp and the papers for me and I went from there!! She loves the cutsie Hedgehogs and she loves pink (how strange....not sure where she gets her taste....*snort*), so this is what I created!!

I stamped the image on shimmery white cardstock in Archival Versafine Black Onyx ink and coloured her in (Emileigh said she is a 'HER') using my SU markers and taking the colours from the patterned papers which are from the SEI Twitterpated line. I doodled a little frame and matted it on Rose Red, then Pretty in Pink and then Chocolate Chip. The card base is a Rose Red square matted with PIP. Then I took TWO coordinating patterned papers, one on each half of the card. Now you can use two patterned papers OR create your own background papers by stamping on them....but do try to use a different design on each half of your card. I tied some of the awesome wide Chocolate grosgrain ribbon in the middle to cover up the seam. OH!! Wait a minute....I actually used THREE coordinating dp's as that strip at the bottom that says 'I love you, I love you...' is another piece. I just cut off a strip and matted it on Rose Red. Then I pop dotted the focal image and added a cute chipboard flower and covered it in more dp (it's actually the flip side of the hearts paper) and put one of the little hearts in the center. I really like the way it turned out....and so did Emileigh and that's what counts!!!

One more thing about posting.........if you upload your card to SCS, please use KC1 in your keywords and that way everyone can go over to the gallery and look up all our challenge cards!!

Now go to it......get stampin'!!!

Edited to add: Since I will be posting a new challenge each Monday, the deadline for the week before will be Sunday at noon EST!!

22 comments:

Dottie K. said...

Wow this card is so adorable. Love the colors. So beautiful!!! :)

Janine said...

My card for your sketch challenge is on my blog, Kim.
www.2bKrafty.blogspot.com
I still have to get my cards to have a sharper image but that will come in time.
Janine

2 Worlds said...

When is the alst day?

Anonymous said...

That is just DARLING! Love the fun colors and paper! SOOOO Cute! :)

Anonymous said...

Beautiful card Kim! Super colour combo. nd

Anonymous said...

Yippie Kimmie!!! I am thrilled with your weekly challenge. It will make it easier for me to remember who, what, and when for challenges! I can't wait to do this one!

Your card is super adorable!

Melanie said...

Cute card. I'm making the commitement to find a regular day to do some stamping. Pretty sad that I have to find time.

Chris Scrappin and Stampin in Texas said...

Since I love your BLOG & challenges, I will work on one tonight...Chris

Anonymous said...

Love the colors and the hedgehog is too cute! Adorable card :)

Anonymous said...

Wohoo...another weekly challenge! I love challenges.
Your card is too stinking cute!

Janine said...

Love your card and the inspiration - went to town with pink, hedgehogs and a bit of sparkle - hope you like it!
Here is the link http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/666631?cat=500&ppuser=132530

2 Worlds said...

This is my direct link
http://2worlds.blogatti.com/?p=20
on my TAC blog.

Anonymous said...

Cute card! Love the sketch! Thank you for the sheep stamps... I got them yesterday! :o)

Anonymous said...

Hi Kim, I just made a card using the sketch! Thank you! http://stampnmad.typepad.com/mad_stamper/2007/09/technique-tuesd.html

Anonymous said...

Aloha Kimmie. Thought I would give your first challenge a try. Thanks for posting this for everyone. Your such an inspiration :)

http://crystalsscrapshack.blogspot.com/2007/09/never-forget-and-other-stuff.html

Anonymous said...

Here's my card:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=668610&cat=10709

Scrapping Donna said...

I just this card!!

My card is on my blog. http://scrappingdonna.blogspot.com

My blog is pretty new but is coming along.

Can't wait to see next week's challenge!!

Donna

jodene said...

Mine is at SCS in my gallery 'adisneyfreak' www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=668977&cat=500&ppuser=118582 Thanks for the great sketch!

Unknown said...

Hi, just curious if you could e-mail me at trishalynn0708@yahoo.com with a question I have.... Your card looks square, it turned out beautiful! Just wondering what the measurements for this card was?!?!

Pat said...

Hi Kimmie!

Here is my card for the sketch challenge:

splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/669574?cat=500&ppuser=82419

Pat

Julee (Vervegirl) said...

Okay - how did I miss this post? What an adorable card and sketch. Hopefully I can find some time to play later tonight.

Anonymous said...

Love the cards and the challenge is wonderful. I had fun with it. I posted my card on my blog
belascreatingplace.blogspot.com.
I hope I send this correctly.
Thanks for hosting this challenge.
Bela

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