ColourQ Challange #144

ColourQ has selected another grouping of colors for this weeks challenge, a very Patriotic set of colors...perfect for this past week's 4th of July holiday.  I have to say it took me awhile to get moving on this card just could not get inspired.  I decided to go through all of my stamps and find something that I have not used before.  I pulled out Waltzingmouse's Off Beat Backgrounds and used the chevron stamp, just too much fun.  I was kind of afraid to use it, afraid that I would not be able to get it lined up when I switched colors and to my surprise, it worked out and was lots of fun to play with. I used Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening, Pure Poppy and Berry Sorbet from PTI for my interpretation of the colors.  I love it when the challenges make you think outside the box as far as color combinations are concerned, I have found some new favorites.  Here is my card and thanks for taking a peek!

While working on this card I decided to play around with some dies I cut with my Cricut.  I borrowed the Hello Kitty cartridge from a friend and so playing around with it.  I made the card for one of the little girls in my summer school class, she has been an amazing help to me so far and I needed the perfect card to send her.  I did find out though that Hello Kitty's nose is not black but yellow, I am sure she will call me on that but there was no way I was going to pull the card apart to put on a yellow nose, in fact I think the black nose looks better.  

Ingredients

Peanut Butter & Jelly

Solid Card Stock: PTI - White, Enchanted Evening and Berry Sorbet

Stamps: WMS - Off Beat Backgrounds and PTI - We Go Together

Buttons: PTI - Blueberry Sky

Ink: PTI - Blueberry Sky and Berry Sorbet, SU - Real Red

Dies: Spellbinders - Labels #18

Flower: my stash

Hello Kitty

Solid Card Stock: PTI - White 

Patterned Paper: PTI 2008 Bitty Dots Basics

Stamps: PTI -Think Big Favorites #3

Ink: VersaFine - Black

Bling: Martha Stewart