Thursday, September 8, 2011

Play Date Cafe 98 -


Our new color story at The Play Date Cafe is TEAL, MUSTARD & NAVY.  Jax keeps coming up with the neatest color combos!  Although these deep, rich colors would not be my Go-To palette, my card came together really easily.

The Cafe's sponsor this week is

They kindly let us pick out stamps to play with, and I LOVE mine:


The Filigree Star paired so nicely with this sentiment, and I gave both a gleam with gold embossing powder.



We have some sad news to share as a team this week.  :-(  Two of our teammates are leaving the Cafe.  Libby and Tracey each have family matters that need attention, so they made the decision to retire from the PDCC.

I will miss Libby and her spunkiness.  She makes me laugh!  Her creations always have a fun look, echoing the wonderful personality of their maker.  :-)  And Tracey has the most beautiful, unique stamping style that amazes me each week.  She usually makes her own patterned paper and is addicted to embossing powder.  ;-)

I hope you will leave some love at their blogs.  And head over to  The Play Date Cafe to see our tribute to these wonderful ladies.  We will miss them very much!

Colleen

Stamps:  Filigree Star, We Create Our Tomorrows... - DRS Designs
Paper:  Night of Navy, Taken with Teal, So Saffron - Stampin' Up!
Ink:  Versamark - Tsukineko; Night of Navy - SU
Other:  velvet ribbon - SU; floral ribbon - Michael's; pearls - Recollections; gold embossing powder - SU; heat tool; dimensionals

28 comments:

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

This is amazing--LOVE your gold embossing and that star was the perfect pick for your creation!!! LOOOOOOOVE:)

Libby Hickson said...

Thank you sweet Colleen, I will surely miss all of you PDCC friends, but I'll still be around. And now I'll get to play for fun...ooooh maybe even someday I might make some worthy of a shout out!! Woohoo! hee hee Thanks for the kind send-off. And your card this week - stunning!!

LeAnne said...

Gorgeous star, Colleen! So impressive the way you've done your embossing! I love it!

Janny's Cards Creations said...

Schitterende kaart. Groetjes Janny

NanaConnie said...

Love the embossing with gold! Fantastic card today.

Bonnie said...

This is a wonderful star image and I love the gold embossing on it as well as the sentiment! Great card my friend!

Unknown said...

What a wonderful card. Those colors are wonderful..

Hope you are having a happy day!!

Hugs, Linda

Marisa said...

Love the embossed star and the row of flowers down the side. Fabulous use of the colours and a great sentiment too. Lovely card.

Emily Keaton said...

Wow, Colleen, this card has IMPACT!! And more to spare ;). I love it!! That star is so beautiful--the filigree pattern inside is so eye-catching. Great choice! And you pulled off this bold and beautiful color combo with style. Lovely work!!

Faye said...

It's a beautiful card, Colleen. I love that text stamp.

Ann Schach said...

You can't beat gold embossing powder and pearls! Beautiful, Colleen!

Jinny Newlin said...

That gold embossing powder goes perfectly with those fabulous stars! Gorgeous card, girl!

~Tammy~ said...

This is so beautiful! The gold embossing has such a wow factor!

Stacey G.-2 Craf-t-4u said...

So pretty Colleen! These would be tough colors for me, bit you used them beautifully! Love the filigree star! The gold embossing adds to the elegance!

Jacqueline said...

Beautiful bold card Colleen!
(Thanks for your prayers!)

Virginia L. said...

Hi Colleen, I love your detailing and layering for this card and your craftsmanship is SUPERB!! Thanks for stopping by my blog to say hi! Always a delight to visit your blog! I vow to stop by here more often as this summer went by TOO fast !! HUGS to you!

Maria said...

Gorgeous star, Colleen! You're always a shining star of inspiration! Always am in awe of your beautiful creations! Take care, hugs!!:-))

Lisa Elton said...

Wow Miss Colleen what a beautiful embossed star! Love that you've used it as your background stamp too. Very pretty :)

Donna B. said...

LOVE this card Colleen!! That star and the gold embossing are FAB!! Great design.

Pauline said...

Beautiful Colleen, I love the gold embossed star, and the sentiment is lovely. Gorgeous colours this week, lovely and rich.

Benzi said...

The gold embossing sends this card right over the top, Colleen...it's beautiful!

Marlena M. said...

Colleen, this card is amazing! I really love that gorgeous star. ;)

Shirley said...

How elegant, lovely, and uplifting too!

Linda Callahan said...

The embossing is just beautiful!

Stella said...

Twinkle twinkle little star.... I never realised how gorgeous you are.... :)
And the sentiment; this is the kind of card that makes my jaw drop.

Maybe not your go-to palette but you did an amazing job!
XX

Anonymous said...

Love this card! That gold embossed star looks fabulous against the rich blue colors :)

Erum Tasneem said...

Another stunning creation~

Anonymous said...

A star is born! Sorry, couldn't help myself. Another stunning card! I love that star! I am way behind on reading my E-mails.

Chris R. from Iowa

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