Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Black and White and Red All Over


When I was younger I used to love the riddle "What is black and white and red all over?"  the answer was "A newspaper" (read instead of red)!  The colour challenge at Colour Q reminded me of this so I just had to add Red as my additional colour this week.  I was also intrigued by the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches as well so used that as my basis for this card.  I am also entering this card in the SUO Challenge "Feeling a bit Punchy" I have added butterflies from the Beautiful Wings die for this part.


I have been itching to use some of the flocked DSP in the Mocha Morning Specialty DSP, and this seemed just the right time to do so.  I love the black, red and white together and knew I wanted to use the stamp from Just Believe as a silhouette image with butterflies to add a splash of colour. It was all a bit dark so I added some Real Red mats to the DSP and I am really happy with the outcome.

It is so nice to have time and energy to be creative and play along with some challenges again.  I am hoping to get a few more done in the next day or so before I have to go back to work, so pop back and check them out.

Happy Stamping

19 comments:

  1. Beautiful black and red creation! The butterflies are just the perfect accent. Thanks for posting this with the SUO Challenge Blog!

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  2. Lovely card Monique! Thank you so much for playing along with us at Stampin' Up! Only Challenges.

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  3. Very striking card! Love the colors. Thanks for joining us at SUO Challenges.

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  4. Gorgeous project.............I thought the answer to the riddle was a sun burnt penguin not a newspaper!

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  5. What a super card Monique .... those colours are so striking together and oh so elegant!
    Thanks for joining in the fun with us at Freshly Made Sketches!!!

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  6. Fabulous card, Monique! I am partial to red with black as well. Thanks for joining us at the ColourQ this week. Have a wonderful New Year!

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  7. what a striking card, Monique! Love the pop of red with the black and that DSP. Thanks for playing along with us at FMS!

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  8. Beautiful card. That sketch makes it seem so fun--like things are just popping out to say hi.

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  9. Beautiful card! Lovely color combo and great use of the black and white challenge! Thanks for joining Freshly Made Sketches!

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  10. What a beautiful color combination!! So glad you joined my two favorite challenges with this one - Freshly Made Sketches and SUO Challenges!

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  11. Hi again Monique. This is gorgeous! I've used this set in the same colour combo and it always looks fabulous.

    Cheers,
    Kasey ~ in Oz

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  12. I love black, white and red together. So dramatic! I never thought to use the stamp from Just Believe in black but it looks fantastic with the red butterflies. Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!

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  13. Hi Monique! great combo of challenges, this card is really elegant! :) thanks so much for playing with us at colourQ this week! :)

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  14. Very striking colors! Thanks for joining us at SUO Challenges.

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  15. This is such a beautiful card. Great job. Happy New Year!

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  16. Love that pop of red! Very elegant and classy card!

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