Pretty Periwinkle: January 2021

Sunday, January 31, 2021

The 12 Kits of Occasions - January 2021

Hello friends!! After a brief hiatus, we are back to business! Tracey McNeely is the hostess with the most-est for the 12 Kits of Occasions January 2021 ''A New Year of Birthdays' kit. The beautifully crisp, clean and colorful ensemble includes some lovely stamped images/sentiments, a-mazing die cuts and celebratory collection of pretty, pretty patterned papers!

I used Kraft card stock as my 'neutral' on all of my cards... as a balance to all of the vibrant hues in the patterned papers and the stamped images. I love that three out of four projects (with the exception of the pink b'day sentiment/sparkle-y cupcake!) are unisex, as I am always scrambling at the last minute when it come masculine birthdays. Lots of lovely papers and die cuts are left over, so you and I will surely be inspired once we see what the DT (and guests) have up their creative sleeves!!

Please be sure to enjoy all that the DT has to share with you!! AND.... as a special bonus, we have some fabulous guest designers joining us this month: Lindsey, Carol Mayne, and Joyce Mehrberg. Many thanks for joining us!

You will find the January 2021 supply list here.

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Fusion Card Challenge - 'Flowers'

Happy Thursday and welcome to the newest Fusion Card Challenge, 'Flowers'!! The light-filled inspiration photo is all about the delicate florals....but that sketch is pretty great too! So, which will you choose as your inspiration?

My project, taking inspiration from the sketch and the photo, focuses on the beautiful bouquet and the soft cream/coral/green color combination. I've taken a few liberties with the design and have turned this into a top-folding/vertical card, while still honoring the 'feel' of the sketch. Although I don't have quite as much 'white space' as the photo, I loved the look of the fabulous flower arrangement.... and have added a bit of texture and dimension using petite pearls, a snippet of twine and a bit of scalloping around the simple sentiment.

The DT has created lots of lovelies, so be sure to hop on over and join the party! When playing along you may use the sketch OR the photo as you jumping off point. OR, if you are feeling super duper clever, you can fuse 'em together.

We hope that you'll join in at the Fusion Card Challenge and will enjoy all of the loveliness from the DT and the always amazing gallery!

Jeanne Jachna
Jen Mitchell
Karren Johnson
Linda Callahan
Michelle Lupton
Wanda Cullen
Tristan Dawes
Laurie Unger
Claire Grantham

Thursday, January 14, 2021

CAS(E) this Sketch #404

Welcome to the newest sketch for CTS #404! We hope that you'll be inspired to play along, enjoy all of the loveliness from the DT and will JOIN in as we showcase our nest to last sketch (GAH!!) of the CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge.

I love this pretty sentiment die, and thought that it had the 'feel' and movement of the sketch. So.... I built a floral frame around the flourished 'thankful', adding the crisp black/white background, a sprinkling of petite pearls and a vibrant Berry Sorbet/Pure Poppy/Leaf Green color combination.

Please plan to play along with us at CAS(E) this Sketch #404 - the InLinkz will close at 9 am EST on Thursday, 1/21). I can't wait to see your beautiful creation(s)!!

stamps: Thankful Thoughts, Garden Grace (PTI), Fine Lines (The Stamp Market)

paper: Stampers Select White, Berry Sorbet, Bitty Big-Berry Sorbet, True Black (PTI)

ink: Pure Poppy, Berry Sorbet, Leaf Green, Pinefeather (PTI), Versafine Onyx Black

dies: Thankful Thoughts, Garden Grace, Envelope liner (PTI), Essentials: Diagonal Stitched Rectangles (Pinkfresh)

other: petite pearls, dimensional tape

Saturday, January 9, 2021

Color Hues #9 AND another for CAS(E) this Sketch #403

I'm playing along at the Color Hues challenge for the very first time - thanks in part to the inspiration provided by my friend, Karen (loving her graphic interpretation), and the rest of the very talented Color Hues DT! Ahh.... the red/grey color combo is just so fabulous!!

This is card #2 created with inspiration from the sketch from CTS #403 - with pretty/soft gray foliage, ravishing red florals, a healthy dose of white space, a bit of texture from the Crimped Frame die and a trio of subtle enamel dot accents.

I'm sure that the Color Hues card challenge will provide oodles of inspiration going forward.... and can't wait to see what's in store!

stamps: Flora (The Stamp Market)

paper: Stampers Select White, Soft Stone, Bitty Big: Soft Stone, Weathervane, Vellum (PTI), Cherry (TSM)

ink: Cherry (TSM), Weathervane (PTI), Silver Lake (Altenew)

dies: Flora (TSM), Signature Words (Altenew), envelope die (PTI), Crimped Frames (The Greetery)

other: enamel dots-Rock Collection (Altenew)

Thursday, January 7, 2021

CAS(E) this Sketch #403

Happy Thursday!! It's time for another CAS(E) this Sketch (WOW, #403!!) and it's a lovely one from the uber talented Donna Mikasa! This week's sketch includes some of my favorite things - stripes and florals. Of course, the DT has some fabulous inspiration, but I can't wait to see your interpretation - it's sure to be amazing!!

My card doesn't stray too far from the sketch, with lots of wonderful white space, bright/happy florals in shades of soft gold, embossed polka dots, a smattering of pretty pearls and a simple sentiment. As always, CAS all the way!

P.S.- Just a little FYI.... CAS(E) this Sketch will be ending it's impressively long run at the end of January 2021 (the very first CTS challenge was in October of 2012!). I joined the DT in September of 2013, so CTS has been a wonderful part of my card making journey and I have been so very honored to 'play cards' with some of the most fabulous and friendly creatives, whom I consider to be the BEST in the biz!

Please JOIN in the fun at CAS(E) this Sketch #403 (the InLinkz will close at 9 AM on Thursday, 1/14)!!

stamps: Flora, A Few Words (The Stamp Market)

paper: Stampers Select White, Green Parakeet, Bitty Big: Parakeet (PTI)

ink: Leafy, Mossy, Curry (The Stamp Market), Pinefeather (PTI), Butter Bar (HA), Onyx Black (Versafine)

dies: Flora, A Few Words (TSM), envelope liner (PTI)

other: banded polka dot embossing folder, pearl accents

Fusion Card Challenge - 'Cocoa'

Happy Thursday and welcome to the first Fusion Card Challenge of 2021, 'Cocoa'!! The inspiration photo is all about the deliciously cozy cocoa bar....but that sketch is pretty great too! So, which will you choose as your inspiration?

My project, taking inspiration from the sketch, focuses on the crisp black/white/red color combination and the lovely stamped gingham pattern! Lots of texture and dimension add to this CAS 'thanks' card.