Wednesday, July 23, 2008

KW Color Inspiration Challenge #17, OCC Faux Emboss Challenge

Hello Everyone,

It's time for another KW Color Inspiration Challenge and a technique challenge from the ladies at the OCC. When I saw the picture of that Kristina posted for the inspiration below - I had to get started right away. The colors to use were  Regal Rose, Rose Red, Sage Shadow and Whisper White. And from the ladies at the OCC (Our Creative Corner) the challenge was to dry emboss - but since I don't have the tools for that, I did the faux dry emboss.



When I saw the dress - I fell in love - I love that dress!!! -it has a simple elegance to it and touch of soft spring. I think my card has a lot of white in it because after the last post of bright cards - I think I needed to shift from the bright spectrum to something softer. As I mentioned in my last post, I need to make a slew of birthday cards - so thought this might a perfect one for a friend of mine whose birthday is coming up at the end of this month. 


 The layout for the card comes from Jen's sketch Inspiration that I made a card for (click here) and I really loved that layout - so I decided to use it again for this card. The dress is a stamp from My Sentiments Exactly (I folded the dress to mimic the pleats) and the ribbons are from Offray. The faux dry embossing was made using the smallest Fiskar circle punch on white cardstock and layering the background of the dress with it. 

Alright, going to go make breakfast now (Waffles! here we come!!)
Hope all of you are having a beautiful day!

Thanks for stopping by!
Sankari


45 comments:

Cindy Haffner said...

So pretty, wonderful job, thanks for playing with us OCC girls.

Anonymous said...

This is utterly amazing!! LOVE IT!! Thx for playing!

Sarah-Jane Kalé said...

Sankari!!!! This card is just gorgeous. I can't wait to have a go at this one too!!!!

Sarah
xx

Stamp With Linz said...

Yeah for cute dresses, nice job hun!

Dawn Easton said...

Great card...wow....I LOVE it!!

LeAnne said...

Aha, I recognized that sketch, I just used it too! SO CUTE is that little dress, I love how you did that! Great job!
LeAnne

Kadee said...

that is suck a cute card - great take on the challenge!

Tanja said...

This is a great card! I love it!

Anonymous said...

How cute! I haven't done one yet.. thinkin' about it :)

Brooke S said...

Wow your mind was in a major creative mode. This has so much going on. Amazing work.. I LOVE it... Great dress...

Now to find the time to play in between all the Convention cards.

Anonymous said...

Elle est très jolie !! j'aime beaucoup la robe !

Unknown said...

Kochu:

I am so flabbergasted by your talent. In fact I am wearing a similar dress to that of the one above your dress. I love that flower dress - you know it is my kind of dress.

Your card - the dress is adorable - woohoo

amma

Sankari W. said...

Thanks Amma (that's my mom's comment above me)! Isn't she the cutest!!! I love that you wrote "woohoo!! You are best mom ever!!! i love yoU!

Anonymous said...

Great card Hon!

You're really expanding your talent here. Great texture, great layout.

Whoa-hoa!

Hon

Sankari W. said...

Thanks honey-bunny :) LoVE YOU!!!

(Keith is my wonderfully supportive husband - who subscribes to my blog! how cute is that??!)

Meda said...

I love the card you made for the color inspiration challenge. It is great that you actually made a dress.

Anonymous said...

Thank you for you comment !!
Your french is good ! I understand all you write !! I hope that my english isn't bad !!
A bientôt
Monique from France (Normandie)

Anonymous said...

thank you for the sweet comment, your card is stunning, fantastic job!

Bethany Paull said...

That dress is so cute, especially the pleats! Fabulous card.

Anonymous said...

gorgeoous! Love the white ribbon detail & the embossing on the fantastic dress. You make incredible cards. TFS, Amy.

Traveling Mama said...

wow! Amazing card! Love the dress!

Chook said...

Wow, my eyes are just drawn to that dress. How sweet that your hubby has taken the time to post a lovely comment too.

Anonymous said...

Look at you being miss #1 you did an awesome job this week with the challenge...my favorite part is what you did with the ribbon!

Sharlene said...

Wow this is a terrific card! I love how you made the dress, just too cute!

Marie-Claude Bastien said...

Hi there! Great card! Lots of work, love the faux embossing, very clever!

yvonne said...

oh my goodness, this card is just stunning! Can't wait to give this challenge a go!

Catherine said...

simply stunning!

Carol Dunstan said...

oh this is great, loving that dress!

Mel H. said...

Wonderful! Love the "pleated" dress!

Becky said...

Your card is fabulous! That pleated dress makes it! I love it!

Mary said...

Well isn't that dress gorgeous! Great job!

Anonymous said...

Wow two challenges in one :) I absolutely love how you've done the dress!

Anthonette said...

Oh, such a beautiful dress!

Shawntel said...

What a Rockin' Dress! Your friend will LOVE this card!!

Manuela said...

Sankari... I am perplexed with your message in portugues. I was moved. You´re a very sweet blog´s friend. And your card is so original, the dress... without words! Beijos, Manuela

Anonymous said...

Hey Sankari - Just wanted you to know that I stopped by your Sunshine corner and enjoyed every minute.

Love
Chechi

Kate Souder said...

The card is almost as gorgeous as you are! Thanks for the inspiration!

Kate

Kellie Jupe said...

WOW, the dress looks very cool, nice work

Julia Aston said...

I love your pretty dress on this - great ribbons on the circle - wonderful design!

Two Happy Stampers said...

Your card is amazing! I love it!

Regan said...

WOW that all I have to say about this!!

Anonymous said...

Wow, look at that dress. This is so cool!

Rita said...

Gorgeous card! luv this layout!

Karen Giron said...

I really love all the 3-D items in this card - so cute!

Tess said...

I absolutely love this card. You really did a wonderful job on it. Thanks for sharing your beautiful work.