Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Friday Mashup Challenge 40

I am spending a lot of my time on challenges these days and I hope I inspire you at a a little in my endeavors!  This week's Friday Mashup challenge is Birthday theme, or pastels...or both!  I love the options the Friday Mashup ladies give us!



I ended up making two cards, both using the Beau Chateau DSP, Paper Doily Die and the Elementary Elegance set from the upcoming SAB catalog.


When I am looking for a sketch as inspiration, I usually turn to Mojo Mondays.  This is a take on a sketch from a few weeks ago;  I rarely enter those challenges though...I am just too intimidated by the talent!

For the first card, I chose the color scheme Soft Suede and Pink Pirouette to pair with the Beau Chateau DSP.  The second card focuses on Marina Mist and Soft Suede.  Not really too pastel-ly....but definitely birthday cards!  I also used vellum as one of the layers, stamping the frame image from Elementary Elegance on vellum in Soft Suede.


So I am about the bite the bullet and invest in a new PC.  My laptop is going on four years old and is really not cooperating as of late.  I used to use Pinterest but cannot even pin stuff anymore!  My printer died as well.  While I am excited about new technology...not so excited about getting everything there and reinstalling stuff!

I am also taking the Clean and Simple Card class (ha!  already behind!) so I will be posting some of those cards soon!

stamps:  Elementary Elegance
cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Marina Mist, Vellum, Beau Chateau DSP
inks:  Marina Mist, Soft Suede
accessories:  Pearls, Paper Doily Die, Chantilly Crochet Trim, LInen Thread

~ Lauri

6 comments:

  1. Lauri,

    Thanks so very much for sharing your gorgeous cards in our challenge. I can't decide which one I like the best!

    Love the velum stamped backing for the sentiment. So Elegant.

    Cheers,
    Kasey ~ in Oz
    Friday Mashup DT

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  2. these are gorgeous...luv the papers and ribbon....I am also a challenge junkie...lol...they really get me going...I hope you play with us again at the MashUP...have a wonderful week!

    enjoy *~*

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  3. Gorgeous cards my friend! I love that doily and the vellum? Awesome. I can never figure out when to use it so I tend to hoard it. :( So glad to see you over at The Friday Mashup this week!

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  4. Love the doileys, love the vellum...both are fantastic cards! Thanks for playing along with the Friday Mashup again!

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  5. Yeah Lauri! What awesome cards! I LOVE that doily die and the velum is such a nice touch! Thanks for playing along at The Friday Mashup!
    Hugs,
    Lesley

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  6. These are both gorgeous.. I love that DSP! I really like that extra touch you added using a punch on the end of the your ribbon strip.. Thanks for joining us at the Friday Mashup.

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