Hi Girls! Thank you for Scott's Happy Birthday wishes :) I am honored to be this week's Guest Designer at The Play Date Cafe & for the week of December 23rd.
For those of you who are not familiar with The Play Date Cafe, it is a WEEKLY Creativity (Color) Challenge site. When you visit the Cafe, you will find MANY BEAUTIFUL creations 
offered by the Design Team Members that will surely get your creative MOJO in motion & you will be eligible to become the next Guest Designer! This week Alison is the lovely Hostess who has challenged us to use these stunningly VIBRANT colors! Alison chose the color combo: Red, Lime Green, and Bright Pink. Alison can be quoted saying, "I just love the way these three colors compliment each other so well yet they create such a fun and funky pallet to play with." Fun & Funky they are indeed! Please be sure to visit The Play Date Cafe as well as ALL the Design Team members personal blogs for complete details on how they made their creations. Thanks for looking! Be Sweet!
Here is my offering:
I combined The Play Date Cafe Creativity Challenge #8, PDCC08 with this week's iheart2stamp.com, SFYTT, fun sketch challenge.
I pulled out my brayer, inked it up with SU Pixie Pink ink & rolled it right on to my Cuttlebug Snowflake embossing folder! If you haven't tryed this technique, you really don't know what you are missing! You can create ANY color of embossed paper that your little heart desires!!! :)
For the ornament, I inked up an image from the PTI Vintage Ornament set with SU Pixie Pink then cut it out & set it aside. I inked up a decorative layer from the same set with VersaMark ink & embossed with silver embossing powder then cut it out. As a final touch, I used some tiny glue dots to adhere a few red Darice crystals.
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25 Sweet Comments So Far:
You really made these colors come alive, Mona...It's exactly how Alison described them and why I think they inspire her at Christmas time.
Glad to have you as our guest designer for Dec and can't wait to see what you will have for us next time at The Play Date Cafe!
Great job with these colors! I never would have thought that these would be perfect for Christmas! You really make it work! That ornament is spectacular! Love those jeweled brads! Mona, you are awesome!
Fabulous job with this challenge, Mona! You have done a marvelous job making these somewhat odd colors work for the holidays! I just love how you embellished that ornament! Great tag too!
Fabulous, Mona--just perfect! Thrilled to have you with us this week as Guest Designer--I love your beautiful work!
Thanks for your kind visit--it's always appreciated! Hope you're having a cozy evening with your family!
Wow, Mona, this is such a pretty card! I love the beautiful ornament with the red jeweled brads! You really rocked this challenge!
Nice job with those colors, Mona! Very different for Christmas but your made them work very very well! That ornament is gorgeous!
Great card Mona, I love your idea to use a brayer on the Cuttlebug folders, the snowflakes look awesome! I'm looking forward to seeing you as the Guest designer over at Play Date Cafe too! ~Diane
Mona, you really worked your magic with this challenge! What a beautiful card! Those jewels on the ornament are perfect!
Love the layers and the colors! Beautiful ornament and brads! And of course, your snowflakes are fabulous!
Mona, this is a really gorgeous looking card. Those colors are so bright and different but you really put them together well! I never could have figured this challenge out. Wow, excellent job!
Mona...I LOVE the colors...its soooooo pretty!!!
I really love this beautiful ornament! Those red jewels in the center are just perfect! The colors really work the way you layered and organized them! I think it's great that you are their Guest Designer this week! You are one talented gal!
Mona, your take on this color challenge is so well done and so amazing! I love your brayering technique; it always comes out so perfectly. That ornament is stunning! Way to go!
Mona I ADORE your card!!!! BEAUTIFUL as always!!
I actually played along in some challenges you linked here! :) Hoping to get in more in 2010! Happy Belated Birthday to your hubby! (he does NOT look 48! What is his secret?!!!)
Happy Holidays!
This is a 100% gorgeous card! That ornament is spectacular! Love those snowflakes and the tag! Wow!
Hi Mona! Love your interpretation of these fabulous colors! You really made them pop! Love the embossed paper. I've used that technique and it's a cool one! Great job with the challenge! See you Saturday! ;-)
I have never played in the Play Date, but looking at your fab-u-lous card, I want to!!!! Girlie, you rocked this one. Your card looks as though it came together so very effortlessly! Your embossing is incredible and adds just the perfect little touch of dimension. You go girl! Thanks for stopping by and always putting a smile on my face! Big hugs to you, friend!
Blessing,
kim xXx
Mona, this is beautiful. I love the vintage ornament and all the detail with the embossing you did. I don't think you could come any closer with the color combo. My pink is a little lighter. :o)
Mona, I think this is the best interpretation of these colors that I've seen. I love your embossing and the way you decked out that beautiful centerpiece ornament! Totally fabulous in every way!
Your vintage ornament is gorgeous. Love these colors together :)
Mona,
I LOVE this card.. and what a fun techniqe.. I will have to try that.. :) You totally ROCKED this color challenge.. it's so nice to have you with us this week.. Look forward to seeing your next creation.. thanks for the sweet comment on my blog.. HUGS
Hi Mona! What a beautiful card! I got one of your tags in my batch from the tag exchange from Julie, and it's soooo pretty! I love it! ...I really love the way you photograph you things, so professional looking! Happy Birthday to you handsome hubby! Loved his card too! Hugs, =D
Beautiful Christmas card. Interesting colors but you made it work reall well! Love those red jeweled brads!
Hi Mona! This so very beautiful! I love the embossing; it adds a nice dimension to the project. And your ornament is so delicious! Great job!
Wow, when I saw these colors, I never thought of Christmas but somehow you made the perfect Christmas card out of this! Bravo, CupCake! I love it!
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