Saturday’s inspiration piece for the challenge on SCS was a beaded handbag. Guess what color was on that bag? PURPLE!!!! Come on, that’s not right that I had to use purple twice in one week!
When working on the inspiration challenge, I usually check out the inspiration piece, write down what I want to incoorporate in my card and go to work.
For this piece I wrote down circular images and the color combo: Chocolate Chip, Lavender Lace, More Mustard and Tempting Turquoise.
I also knew it had to sparkle and shine.
I started out with the sketch from this weekend’s sketch challenge. It has the circular shape on the side and is perfect for it.
I got out my Paisley background stamp, stamped it on a 3 3/4″ square of More Mustard with Chocolate Chip craft ink and embossed it with Clear embossing powder. I used the ticket corner punch on all four corners and layered it on a 4″ piece of lavendar lace cardstock that was sponged and corner punched.
The card base is a 4 1/4″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock folded in half and sponged in the front. I like to sponge my plain cardstock to give it a richer look.
To add some Turquoise to the mix I cut a 1 7/8″ x 3 3/4″ piece of Tempting Turquoise cardstock, sponged the edges and stamped it with the flower/leaf image from True Friend.
I then ran it through my Cuttlebug (yes, I needed one when it came out. No, I don’t use it enough, I know), sponged the edges and the dry embossed pattern with Chocolate Chip and ran Chocolate Taffeta Ribbon around it.
For the Medaillon, I stamped the big image from True Friend three times with Chocolate Chip craft ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder. Once on More Mustard, once on Lavender Lace and one time on Tempting Turquoise. I cut them out in different sizes, sponged the edges and layered them on top of each other.
For the half circle I cut one out of Lavender Lace cardstock with my Coluzzle. I stamped the flower/leaf image on it, sponged the edges first with Lavender then with Chocolate Chip and paper pierced the outer edges. Next I cut a More Mustard half circle one setting bigger with the Coluzzle and used my corner rounder to make the scalloped edge. That was sponged as well.
I taped the medaillon on to the circles and added a Purple circle Jewel brad in it’s center.
I punched an oval out of More Mustard cardstock with the large oval punch, stamped the circle flower from True Friend on it with More Mustard and sponged the edges first in More Mustard, then with Chocolate Chip. Once it was dry, I stamped Thank you from All Holidays in Chocolate Chip Craft ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder. I taped it to the right side of the Tempting Turquoise strip, cut of the end and added another Jewel brad.
Beate
Stay at Home Mom of Three, Splitcoast Team Member and Copic and Spellbinders die Lover.26 Responses to “Purple Medaillon”
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Just LOVE this. . .especially because it’s PURPLE! LOL Just kidding! It’s just fabulous!
For purple, you sure aced it! I think purple may be your “new” color!
Wow! I could never have attempted this challenge! Still love that layout!
STUNNING Beate!
Just Beautiful!!!
I LOVE checking out your blog first thing in the am–your work is amazing and you give me SO much inspiration!!
Holy Cow!! This is just gorgeous!
Fabulous card Beate! I looked at that challenge and quickly passed it up. Didn’t think I was up for the task but your card is beautiful! Glad you pulled out your Cuttlebug, I don’t use mine nearly enough for what it cost either!
Great card Beate – and the purple just makes it – LOL! Seriously though, I love this card, it is really pretty! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
Wow! This is gorgeous. I would have never, in a million years, come up with anything close to this! You are so so cool! :o)
Wow! Your card is awesome! You really got the feel of that purse, right on the money! Come on…admit it…that purple is growing on you! lol!
I am not even sure where to start! WOW, that card is simply devine. Just amazing. WOW!
HUGS
How gorgeous and trendy all at once. Great choice of colors and love all the texture to it. You’ve inspired me to get out my Paisley Background stamp. I sometimes get too lazy to use it because of having to clean it. How bad is that????? Anyway, thanks for sharing.
Beate this is breathtaking! I love all the embossing and how you captured the bling of the bag and put it on your card! I think this is a great color combination!
OMgosh….this is perfect for this challenge!! And absolutely gorgeous!! Wow!!!
another beauty!!(but aren’t they all?!) I esp. love the embossing…am I going to have to buy craft ink now? well, you sold me on “all in a row” and I use it ALL the time! I love the sponging- could you tell me what kind of sponge you use? is it the round SU! one? I have that but my results are more “splotchy” than yours. any help is greatly appreciated!! Thanks for all of your inspiration!!
WOW, Beate, you did a fantastic job, especially using a colour that you had to grin and bear it 😉 I really love how the medallion turned out. It looks just like a piece of jewellry! Great job & Bravo!
Oh my — this is gorgeous!!! I looks just like the bag — all your work was so worth it! 🙂
Gorgeous card Beate, stunning layout and colors, Jennifer 🙂
Oh that worked just perfectly!
Wow! I couldn’t wait to scroll down to see the card after looking at the inspiration! Great work!
WOW!!!! What a GORGEOUS card… You did a phenomenal job!!! 🙂
Wow! You did a great job with the inspiration…the card reminds me exactly of the bag. Fantastic card! All the way from Ontario, Canada.
Wow! What a beautiful card! The colors are gorgeous!
You are so talented. I just love this. Thank you for sharing
Laura
This is just totally amazing!! WOWZER!
You certainly were inspired by that bag…..and captured it perfectly! WOW card.
Beate,
This is fabulous! I can’t wait to give it a go. You have inspired me.
Sorry to hear about your DH new assignment. I am a retired Air Force Wife and I so know where you are at! It is more difficult with children too.
SCS will keep you busy in the interim.