This is my first time playing along with the ColourQ color challenge. I "found" them through a link from another blog that I regularly read and when I saw this week's Challenge #74 colors I *had* to play along!!! I love these colors together!!!! Best part??? It can *totally* work as a "man card". I am so man card challenged but I think this one would work! I wanted to add a little fun to this card so I added a strip of pompom trim (LOVE that stuff!!!) and then a few curly ribbons. I love making curled ribbon-it's such a cute look and *so* easy to do. You wrap some ribbon (must have some polyester in it) around a dowel, secure ends with clothespins, and then bake them in the oven at 275* for about half hour or so. When you remove them from the dowel the ribbon keeps this curly-q shape! Fun!!!
materials used: party hat (outlines), sentiment (SU); bordering blue, tangerine tango, early espresso, pear pizzazz, WW cs (SU); pear pizzazz dp (SU); tuxedo black (memento); early espresso ink (SU); tangerine tango pompom trim, early espresso grosgrain (SU); star brad (SU); copics; rhinestones (SU); stickles
We had a little teaser of spring the last few days but today we are once again reminded that it is still in fact winter. It is SO cold out today (well, I guess not really but it just seems it since we've had such nice weather recently). *sigh* at least the sun is shining and the snow is melted......could be a lot worse :)
Thanks so much for stopping by today!! Hope you have a great one :)
Works like a man card but with the curly ribbon works like a girl card :P, anyway you can say is a unisex card :)). Now I'm creating some cards using the spring team, i can't wait to finish them.
Posted by: Miami lasik surgery | April 15, 2011 at 08:47 AM
What a fun birthday card! I love the pom pom trim and curly ribbon, and you balanced these tough colors perfectly. So glad you found us at the ColourQ, and I hope you'll join us again!
Posted by: Christina M | March 07, 2011 at 10:15 AM
Wow - fabulous work. Cool idea with the ribbon, thanks for sharing and thanks for joining us at CQC this week.
Posted by: Sandra Farrell | March 06, 2011 at 10:11 PM
Very cool---thanks for the tip about the ribbons! Thanks for playing with us at the CQC this week!
Posted by: LeAnne | March 06, 2011 at 02:08 PM
I never knew how to make the ribbon curly like that, though I bought some hairbows like that for my niece, thanks for the tip! I love your card, very fun and it will make a GREAT guy card, thanks for playing with us at colourQ, I hope you will be back! :)
Posted by: Noelle McAdams | March 05, 2011 at 01:20 AM
What a super cute card, Merry! Thanks for playing the ColourQ challenge with us this week.
Posted by: Sylvia Nelson | March 05, 2011 at 01:17 AM