oof, talk about getting out of your comfort zone! this PTI challenge was both easy and difficult for me. easy because the sketch with exact measurements we given to us. difficult because i decided to substitute the PTI colors given to us for Stampin' Up!'s.
here are the parameters we had to play with:
according to my online name, i was assigned the following colors: kraft, ocean tides, spring moss, lemon tart and vintage cream. i substituted for kraft, taken with teal, old olive, so saffron and very vanilla -- all SU colors -- not my fav combo. these colors coordinate with the new Sweet Pea DSP from the Occasions Mini.
things went well at the beginning. i selected my colors, cut my pieces and then things got a little screwy.
i didn't like the look of a very vanilla cardstock on so saffron. so i decided to put a ribbon instead. here is the Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon -- all fine and dandy...
then i decided to be original for the 2nd card and put a brad for my ribbon closure instead of knot. ooops, one of the legs broke! get a new one, start from scratch, struggle quite a bit with bunching everything neatly and ... oooof, got it! but then -- then another boo-boo. i stamped my greeting (from the beautiful Well Scripted stamp set - #118601) and the "birthday" was didn't stamp well. i didn't ink it up properly. no problemo! take a stampin' write marker and go over! Yeah... well, as you can see it's far from being perfect. and for fear of messing it up even more, i left the "happy" alone. But it is what it is and i have to live with it.
after all, what would life be without its quirks :-)
enjoy you day! CeeCee
