Black and White and Red all over!

good day my lovely followers! i have a very pretty card to share today for 365 Cards - day 136! what is black and white & red all over? you guessed it... the challenge cards for today! for some reason black & white usually inspires me to think of wedding cards. maybe because it can be such a classic and elegant colour combo. regardless, i reached for a beautiful photo my husband took to make another card out of it. (i had done one with this same photo before for a Hero Arts challenge a while ago. see it here on my flickr photostream if you like!)

that pop of red ribbon really gives it that somethin somethin, don't you think?!

i have a lot to do today so much as i'd like to linger over my post i have to get a move on! take care out there...

stuff used:
paper...
Halcraft USA - black notecards 5 x 6 1/2
Accent Design - black leather-look cs
white cs
extras...
black & white photo
Making Memories - velvet sayings
red satin ribbon
black loopy ribbon
Colorbok - chipboard button
black photo corners
Recollections - 1/2 pearls
Cuttlebug - divine swirls embossing folder

cheers!
crafty girl

Let`s Get Wild!

this card makes me wild! i had some fun with packets of Thickers i bought ages ago and never used yet. i seem to have this problem - i buy wicked crafty products and they collect on my desk until i have no space to work. then they get put in a drawer and have to live there forever until i get them back out to play with. poor little crafty products! i apologize to you - what good is having all this stuff if i don`t use it right!

AGAIN today i`m doing a double-duty card. i seem to be short on time this week and i am not sure why! it`s not really cheating - i think it`s actually more of a challenge to incorporate 2 sets of rules into 1 card! (grin)

i found a new site last week called Rubbernecker Stamps and they have wacky wednesday challenges. the challenge is called Hard & Soft, and you must use hardware & ribbon. i`ve combined their challenge from yesterday with the day 122 challenge from 365 Cards called It`s A Wrap. you have to use wrapping paper on your card.) i love how this cheetah-print paper even looks like it`s fuzzy!

now i only have 2 to catch up on to complete the week for the 3 time in a row! wish me luck!

stuff used:
paper...
Halcraft USA - black card & envelope pack
cheetah wrapping paper (from my stash)
kraft & chocolate cs
stamps...
Stampin UP! - cheetah from In The Wild set
ink...
Brilliance - pearlescent chocolate
extras...
Thickers - jewelry box chipboard stickers (chocolate)
Thickers - cream soda foam letters (black)
Imaginisce - copper brads lg & sm
ribbon from my stash

cheers!
crafty girl