Sunday, July 18, 2010

                   
Pin It
   
   

Widgets

Dare to Get Dirty: Embrace the White Space


Happy Sunday! Hope you are having a great weekend and staying cool! It seems to be hot everywhere!


Have you heard about the Dare to Get Dirty challenges over at Splitcoast? There are fabulous challenges all week from the Dirty Girls for the Fan Club members, how fun!


I made this for the "Embrace the White Space" challenge...limit your layers, leave white space showing, try a minimalist approach. I just had to add a little pop of patterned paper at the bottom though. The stamped image and the sentiment had been laying on my desk back since the Gallery Idol contest, my first...and then abandoned...endeavor for the Creativity Heals challenge to make a "thinking of you/get well/inspiration" type card. I did create the sentiment myself on my computer using Word, I was happy with the way that turned out, just never could get the rest to come together, until now! ha!


So, did you hear my BIG news (No, not that I just turned 44 today, yikes!) for the day?! Laura and Kazan asked me to be on 2S4Y design team!! Imagine my happy dance here...sort of like Elaine's...I told Laura I almost threw my hip out dancing around the room when I got the news! hee! hee! I've been playing along at 2S4Y every since their very first sketch challenge, it's such a great community with so much talent, I'm super excited!


Okay, off for exciting things today...like brunch (something to act as a vehicle for my syrup, YUM!) and Inception and maybe a little shopping! Well worth a shower and hair wash, wouldn't you say?! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!

23 comments:

Barbara said...

First of all - I love the card! You rocked the white space!

Congratulations and Happy Birthday! It sounds like you got a wonderful birthday surprise with the dt invite! :-) I hope that you have a super great day!

claudia shadler said...

oh my goodness! Happy Birthday and Congrats are in order for making the 2S4Y DT, you will luv it, Kazan and Laura are awesome and so nice! good for you, it's about time, lol!!!! Well, cute card, and I'm sure you'll be a perfect fit! I'm so happy for ya!

Hugs
C

Brenda Weaver said...

Congrats, Angie! That's so awesome! That's one challenge I've thought I'd like to play along with many times but just never got around to it. I think i just might have to somehow find the time.
Great card. Love the white space.
Oh, and happy birthday! :)

Anonymous said...

What an awesome card, Angie! I totally love it! And congrats on your DT gig - cool! And Happy Birthday, too!!

Renee said...

A big congrats on your new DT role Angie. I can't wait to see more of your gorgeous work!

Savitri said...

Good gosh it's about time!!! Congrats on the gig and you'll have a FUN FUN FUN time!!! Love the card! I've heard it once today, this challenge, and now you tooting it. So I'll have to check it out. I need to make use of my membership anyways :)

Heidi said...

I love that card--what fun colors! Happy Birthday and congrats on the new design team adventure!

Winter said...

Happy Birthday and Congrats Girl! What a great B-day gift! Hope you had a very Blessed day! :)

Sue Lelli said...

LOVE LOVE LOVE this card!

And Happy Birthday!

And Congrats on the design team! YOU deserve it! So Happy for you!

Silli said...

This is soooo cool. Love the image muchly..., love the colors... BIG smile!

Kathy Martin said...

Way cool card! Love the text within the stamped image and the way you added your sentiment! :)

kathleenh said...

What a big day! Happy birthday and congrats on your design team! How was Inception? I just read a great review on it and it has me intrigued.

I love how you take pieces of stamped images and things you didn't use on other cards and use them on future projects. I need to do more of that. This came together beautifully!

Stef Perry said...

Lots to celebrate - hope you had a great birthday! Love the card, the color combo is unexpected (I always associate rain with gray or drab colors) and I think it really pops the image that much more.

Lisa Somerville said...

Wonderful use of the challenge. Congrats on your DT spot with 2S4Y

Juanita B said...

This card is fabulous! I've been looking at your published cards for some time and I LOVE your style. Congratulations on making the 2C4Y team, you deserve it. TFS.

Juanita said...

Love the colors of this card. That image is pretty smart, too.
Congrats on the 2s4u design team, you are an incredible stamper and totally deserve it!

Unknown said...

Wow! Great card Angie. Congrats on your big news with the design team. That's exciting! Hope you had a happy birthday, too!

~amy~ said...

I love this Angie!!!

Cindy Lee said...

WOOHOO! Congrats Angie! I can't wait too see more of your work at 2S4Y!!

Cindy Major said...

Congrats, Angie!! This is great news, and well deserved, too!

I really, really love that card. The man with the umbrella is super cool and so is your computer-generated sentiment. The whole thing comes together beautifully!

Cindy

Courtney K said...

congrats - so deserved!!! and love this card.

Ida said...

Loved this card Belated Birthday Wishes to you. Hope your day was fabulous!

Lisa H. said...

yeah! congrats to you and wow! love your card, soooo super cute!