Wednesday, July 16, 2008

FUNKY RETRO UPTOWN


This card combines SCS Color Challenge 175 of Almost Amethyst, Wild Wasabi and So Saffron and Lynda Benden's Sketch Challenge Tuesday from 7/08/08.

I was thrilled with this week's color challenge ... I immediately thought of the retired Uptown designer papers. I have alot of it left and barely used any when it was in the last catalog. The dp panel with circles have other circles from another piece of the same dp that have been punched out with various sizes of circle punches and popped up on stampin' dimensionals.

Lynda's sketch really caught my eye, as I'm a sucker for a sketch with several interesting layers ... perfect with Stampin' Up Designer Papers!

RECIPE
Stamps: Think Happy Thoughts
Paper: Uptown DP (retired), Almost Amethyst, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi, and Whisper White CS
Ink: Wild Wasabi and Versamark
Embellishments: Wild Wasabi Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, So Saffron Brad, Dew Drops (non-SU)
Tools:
Various Circle Punches

Supplies: Stampin' Dimensionals, Tombow Adhesive

18 comments:

Mauna said...

Look at you all retro...I love this card. Everything about it. That color combo is great! Great job Nancy!!!!

fran said...

It's so groovy! Love the idea for the DSP! You're just so hip!

Melissa said...

Excellent job Nancy!

Many Blessings,
M.

Alex said...

What a fun card Nancy - love that funky paper, I don't remember ever seeing that! Awesome take on the sketch! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex

Silke Ledlow said...

Nancy - you clever girl you - I have this DP too and I should have used it for the CC - LOL!!!

I love this Sketch too and you have made a wonderful, eyecatching card with it!!!

Brooke S said...

Amazing layout! so creative!

Dawn Easton said...

LOL...girl you are so ON IT! This was my colour challenge and I didn't even THINK of that DP...haha~! LOVE your funky retro card....and that you used some dew drops!! Aren't they the coolest...hehe~ I hope SU! comes out with something like them for sure!

Anonymous said...

Oh wow Nancy...that is funky...love it. We don't have that DP in Aus yet....love what you've done with it here. Enjoy the weekend.

MacKenzie said...

Wowza!! I love everything about this!

Lorri said...

CUTE card Nancy, very contemporary, and boy do you have a way with color! I always scrunch my nose when I hear the color challenges that you are doing, then am amazed at what you come up with. TFS, LOVE this card!!!

Lori Barnett said...

This card is "FAR OUT!" hee hee hee You always make the best stuff girl!

Allison said...

This is so awesome. Love the different sized punches. I wasn't too fond of this colour challenge so I didn't do it - but I really like your take on it!

Kriss Huels said...

Oh, my goodness, Nancy, this is awesome! So many interesting things going on with this card. Love it!

Jackie Pedro said...

This card is so cool, Nancy! Perfect for the color challenge!!!

Emily said...

Nancy, this looks awesome!! That is a great sketch, and I love what you've done with it. TFS! =)

Angie Tieman said...

Nancy, this is the coolest, funnest card ever! Love it!

Anonymous said...

Nancy - love this card, colour combo and the set - shame it is retired. Brill job. Petal

Diane Gilbert said...

Nancy what a great idea! Love this card!