Wednesday, March 3, 2010

One Style - Two Designs

Busy couple of days around here, and not too much time for stamping! 

On Tuesday night I hosted our long running SU 10 for 10 group, and we did a great card designed by my upline.  It has a really great youthful, masculine, grungy sort of look.  I just loved it's style so much I recreated the style with a different feel. 

Here's the card we did with Susan my SU demo...

Isn't it cool?  What I really love about it are the side triangles popped up, yet still part of the base card design.  And don't you love the dragging technique on the skater?  It was fun to do.


So I took this style and gave it a completely different look with a brand new released set from Our Daily Bread Designs.  These March sets are just STUNNING, and mine just arrived.  This one is called The Lord has Risen.

I stamped the side trianges in Memento Tuxedo Black ink with the violet stamp so I could color it in, and then added the verse in Melon Mambo ink.  I sponged the triangles heavily with Always Apricot and lightly with Melon Mambo.  I wanted it to look like a real flower garden.  On the apricot panel I stamped the violets in Apricot and added some sponging and separated the verse into two sections.


I also tooked some cream looped ribbon and colored with both the apricot shade and the deep pink shade to tie it all in.  I also jazzed up the triangles by adding the pinked hearts punch and I like how it sets them off. 

So - two designs with the same style of card!

I'll be back Friday with something new again!

Recipe: Sk8ter:  Stamps:  SU - Extreme Skateborad, Extreme Elements;  Ink:  Bermuda Bay, Old Olive, Basic Black;  Paper:  Bermuda Bay, Old Olive, Basic Black;  Accessories:  Word Window Punch, Star Punch

Season of Singing:  Stamps:  ODBD - The Lord has Risen;  Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Melon Mambo, Always Apricot;  Paper:  Melon Mambo, Melon Mambo Textured, Always Apricot, Gina K Pure Luxury White;  Accessories:  Big Shot, Labels Two Spellbinders, Sponge, Pinked Heart Border Punch, Dimensionals, Looped Ribbon, Copic Markers. 

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow they are both gorgeous! It always surprises me how different two cards can look, even if you use the same sketch or layout. Love both of them.
Beth Greco

Dawn B. said...

This is amazing Christine. I love the colors you chose.. The first card is so unique. I have never seen one like that before..Awesome creations.

Crystal said...

Christine oh my word girl are these fabulous!! That first card is soooooo awesome!!! LOVE how you used this image!! WOW!!!! The second one is just sooooooo breathtaking!!! Beautiful work as always sweetie!! Enjoy your day!

Deborah Saaranen said...

Fabulous designs...so cool how the same sketch can read so differently! I love the cool teal color and design of the first; the second is just amazing!

Denise Marzec said...

Wow, completely different looks. Love 'em both!

Grace said...

Oh my goodness Christine! THese are fantastic!!! I just adore what you did with the violets!!! Making the bg paper was the perfect and stunning touch! It literally took my breath away!!! Wow is all I can say!!!

Stacia D said...

OH My this is sooooo beautiful!! I love the stunning colors and the way you used them!!! It makes you want to just keep looking at it!! Great guy card also. The color and the way the image blends into it is really cool!!

Stacia D said...

OH My this is sooooo beautiful!! I love the stunning colors and the way you used them!!! It makes you want to just keep looking at it!! Great guy card also. The color and the way the image blends into it is really cool!!

Joan Ervin said...

Both your cards are FABULOUS, Christine!!!! The first one is sooo cool and perfect for a teen and the second card with the new ODBD image is gorgeous!!!!!! Awesome colors, details, and design on both!!!

Julie- justwritedesigns said...

These are wonderful, Christine! I love both but would never have recognized them as the same sketch. Great job!

Anonymous said...

Hey Christine...just blog hopping tonight and did a double take when I saw our club card here. How fun! and I love how you did another take on the same design that was soooooo opposite in style. Very cool. Thanks for sharing!
Susan