Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Let's Patch Things Up


I was absolutely thrilled to bits to be asked by Arielle to be a guest designer at ColourQ this week.  It has long been one of my favourite challenges and I've been honoured to be a Colour Queen on more than one occasion.  :)  I love the colours and the inspiration photo this week and after perusing my Unity binders I came across this cute patch stamp and sentiment.  I initially planned to cut and paste all the images but then I decided to be brave and try some masking.  I figured the simplicity of the shapes would make them good to practice with.  Now, go on over to ColourQ and check out what the rest of the fabulous DT has cooked up this week.  And be sure and stop by here tomorrow to see the brilliant RAK that I received!


Cardstock:  (White) Gina K
Stamps:  (Patch and sentiment from July '09 KOM - A Pocket Full of) Unity
Inks: (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko,  (More Mustard, Basic Grey) Stampin' Up, (Terra Cotta) ColourBox
Copics:  E08, R05

26 comments:

Marlena M. said...

Delightfully fun card Jen!

Joyce said...

Oh wow--congratulations to you for being a guest designer. You certainly deserve it, as you are so talented. This card is really great--so eye catching and interesting.

Chunyuan said...

what a fun and graphic card. congrats on being guest design. ColorQ is also one of my favorite challenges.

Brandi said...

Awesome! I love your card and am so happy for you!

LeAnne said...

So cool to have you as a guest designer! This is such a sweet little card....I am a pushover for anything fabric-y looking and this is adorable!

Jessi Fogan said...

I love this! Masking is always intimidating for me - I never screw up at the beginning, of course...ugh! Perfect image to practice with :) And congrats on being a guest designer - you definitely know how to rock colours :)

Kara said...

Beautiful card, Jen! So happy to have you with us this week!!

Jenny said...

Oh congrats on your GDT spot Jen..I've been so behind I hadn't spotted that!!
You've come up with a smashing card for this weeks colours and who can resist a pun???
Jenny x

Tracey McNeely said...

Congratulations on being guest designer this week. Great card, love your stamping.

Karen B. said...

Congratulations on your guest spot! This card is so fun, and the sentiment is just adorable!

Unknown said...

Jen, I am so bummed I missed playing the week you are our GD! This is fab, love those cute patches! :)

Christina said...

Adorable sentiment and design, Jen! So glad to have you join us as a Guest DT this week!

Lynn said...

Wooohoo!! so happy for you! And you knocked your card out of the park! I love it! And now...I need to go sneak in a card for this challenge before I head out of town :)!!

Kirsty, New Zealand said...

the bravery has been rewarded my dear, looks awesome and i love the sentiment with it!

Kimberly said...

I just popped into ColourQ to update my Excel challenge blog spreadsheet with the theme of the week (yes, in addition to lusting after Wentworth Miller, I'm also a nerd!), and who do I see as guest designer? Well, I guess I don't really need to ask you. CONGRATS, friend! Awesome card!

Michelle said...

I love this card. Sentiment and images work perfectly together, as usual. ;-) Congratulations on the guest DT spot! I can't work out why you aren't already permanently on multiple DTs, your cards are ALWAYS superb.

Maureen Morton said...

Guest designer - Wow! What a great job you have done with the task. Love this layout with such great balance and graphic style. You always are so on top of the ball, Jen. Love!

Virginia L. said...

Love your stamping, Jen! The placement of colors and position are fantastic! Congrats on the color Q guest design! Well-deserved honor!

Vicky Hayes said...

Congratulations on your GDT spot Jen - so pleased for you! I love the card - those colours were crying out for something graphic like your square patches and I love the punny sentiment. Vicky x

Emily Leiphart said...

Congrats on being a guest at the colourQ! I love their challenges, too and your card is so cute!

lostinpaper said...

Congrats on your GD gig! The masking worked perfectly, Great card Jen!

Marybeth said...

Congrats on being the guest designer how fun is that! You card is very creative and look great!

Lisa Elton said...

Congrats on your guest DT spot at the ColourQ! What a fun card, love the little patches scattered about!!

Lindsey said...

Yay for your guest design gig! You do regularly rock this challenge, so it's only right you were asked. :) That stamp is perfect for masking -- it has so much texture, I was sure you'd cut and layered until I bigged it. Nice!

Lisa Arana said...

amazing! what a fabulous idea. you used the colors fantastically.

Jen Mitchell said...

This such a cool card! Great way to use the colors!