Sunday 26 September 2010

Funky kitchen in the Play Date Cafe

Hi all

Not such a relaxing weekend as I would have hoped for really, however I have had some time to make a card for the Play Date Cafes colour challenge. Last week I got an honorable mention on there, cheers ladies!
The inspiration this week is of a funky bright kitchen, I love the kitchen in this photo but only because it is not in my house lol, my taste in home decor is somewhat more muted than this, I would definitely need a coffee to wake me up before facing this lime green in the morning!

This is not a colour scheme I would normally put together on my cards either but I actually think I quite like it!



The thistle stamp is PaperArtsy hot picks stamped in Adirondack Denim, the stems are Leaf Green promarker. Papers are Basic Grey and I have used an artist sketch pen to draw in the lines of the top paper to tone the lime down a bit. Sentiment is computer generated, the brad started it's life off as hot pink so I coloured it in using a Royal Blue promarker and then Sail Boat Blue alcohol ink. The lime lace is from my stash and the flower is singed dark blue chiffon ribbon (luckily I didn't singe my fingers lol).

16 comments:

  1. Lovely card! The thistle looks great in those colors as well as your coordinating papers! Thanks for playing at the PDCC.

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  2. I think the colours are fab. Your card design is gorgeous.xxx

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  3. ooh i love that colour combo Sarah - and those thistles are beautiful.
    Well done .
    Got your new email addy
    Lisa ;)

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  4. An absolutely gorgeous card Sarah - love it. The repeating thistle image works so very well.

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  5. really beautiful and elegant card!

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  6. I like the thistles, they are fit beautifully into the background. It is a good colour combination. Do you think you will use it again?

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  7. Sorry, forgot to say.
    Have a great weekend.
    Sue xx

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  8. Love the flowers. They are beautiful. Great layering of images and papers. Thanks for playing along with us at the PDCC.

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  9. This is really striking Sarah, I just LOVE that zingy colour combo AND would LOVE a kitchen like that lol.xxx \Warmest wishes Anita.xxx

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  10. Love the blue Thistles Sarah! Great take on this color combo!

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  11. Isn't that a really great and unusual color combo! LOVE your thistles, so nice!

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  12. What a great choice of papers for this week's challenge! Lovely card, especially those thistles, they're fab! So glad you could play along with us at PDCC!

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  13. Love the way the flowers turned out--great stamping! Love the button and ribbon embellie:) Thanks so much for joining in the fun and playing along with us at the Play Date Cafe:)

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  14. This is quite BEAUTIFUL and I LOVE the detail of the lines you drew on the paper! FAB!

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  15. Wonderful work as always Sarah...thanks so much for playing with us once again in The Cafe.

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  16. Ooh, I love this, Sarah - great work. Those colours do look lovely the way you used them. Lovely to meet you yesterday, too - sorry I was so excited but I had to come say hello! You look much prettier in real life than in your pic, btw, lol!

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