Color & Emboss It! Challenges

Today I created a card for two challenges: Dawn McVey's Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #21 and a Passion for Papertrey Emboss It! challenge.

For Dawn's challenge we had to use the colors yellow, aqua, chocolate, and cream in a card.  For the Passion for Papertrey challenge we had to emboss it.  So here's my take on both challenges:

The card is embossed with the Flourished Frame Cuttlebug folder.  I "colored" the background by inking one side of the EF with my Aqua Mist inkpad before running it through the machine.  The new hybrid pigment ink formula by PTI is fabulous for this technique!  It "smooshed" wonderfully.

The butterflies are from Verve.  They had a sale at the beginning of the year and I thought I'd give them a try.  I couldn't resist the shape of these fluttering beauties!  My stamping purchases are usually PTI - there's so much on my wishlist that Im not tempted to spend my money elsewhere.  But hey the sale was calling my name!

It took me fooorrrevvver to make this card! Im totally drained and my desk is a mess with all my drafts and try-outs.  It really is just easier for me to case a card…but nothing matches the satisfaction of knowing that I did this myself!! So thank you Dawn for having these challenges, it makes me push myself to put in the extra effort! ;o)

Stamps: PTI - Communique Sentiments, TextStyle; Verve - Enjoy, Thoughtful Florals
CS: PTI - Rustic Cream; Aqua Mist
PP: Bitty Dots Lemon Tart
Ink: PTI - Dark Chocolate, Aqua Mist, Vintage Touch Duo
Other Stuff: Pearls, Vintage Button, Rustic Cream Twine, Cuttlebug EF - Flourished Frame