Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Wonderful Wednesday

Good morning, friends! It is a good day, isn't it? My baby is currently bouncing like crazy in his jumperoo while babbling at the top of his lungs, so he must feel better--yahoo! I got some sleep last night. For our anniversary "date" (and I use that term loosely) I talked my dh into watching the movie/musical Annie, which was a childhood favorite of mine, and he had never seen. I STILL love that movie, and could sing along with every song! I remember singing those songs at the top of my lungs in the basement when I was growing up. "Tomorrow" is even one of the songs I sing at bedtime to the baby! AND, I've ALREADY had a chance to stamp today. Baby slept for an hour at naptime, and since dh was sleeping, I decided to do something I haven't done in a LONG time . . . I did Kristina Werner's color challenge!!!!!!! Here is her inspiration piece:


Here is my card, which I LOVE!!!!!


What I've now termed a "Happy Mistake" led to the flower corsage on the dress. I was re-inking my sage shadow pad, which I didn't even end up using, and I somehow got a dab of ink next to the dress. Well, I had already paper pieced it twice, because of another mistake, so I decided to figure out how to "fix" it... hence the flower corsage, which is a fun addition to the dress. That's about the right placement for it, isn't it? I mean, it wouldn't go any lower, because of, well.... :-) I suppose it would probably be a wrist corsage in real life, but that just wouldn't work for this card!

Happy Stamping, friends!


CARD RECIPE
Stamps: Cocktail Party (dress) and Cupcakes a la Yummy ("party") both by Unity, SU! (circle--I forget which set)
Cardstock: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Sage Shadow, Whisper White, Rose Red Designer Paper
Ink: Staz On Black, Regal Rose
Accessories: ribbon, green gemstones (K&Company)

24 comments:

Anonymous said...

That is really pretty! Love it!

Angie Tieman said...

Super cute card!! Love that dress and the oval sentiment! Your "happy accident" looks awesome, I love it when that happens!

Kimberly Crawford said...

very pretty! love the dress!

Stamp With Linz said...

Love it, perfect for the challenge!

Jessica said...

so cute! love the colors and the stamps are adorable! such a fun size too :)

Traveling Mama said...

Absolutely adorable! It's one of my favorites!

♥ Kristy Woods ♥ said...

Very cute!

Marie-Claude Bastien said...

Hi there! Cute card! I love the dress stamp, the corsage looks perfect just where it is!

Latisha said...

Very very cute, I love this!

Mel H. said...

Great card! Love the dress.

Becky said...

What a great party dress! I love it!

Anthonette said...

That dress is so cute. I love your happy mistake.

Shawntel said...

Cute dress, I love that you added the bling flower!

Mandy said...

What a great card! So very pretty!!

Kara said...

Hi Jessica, i love your blog, so pretty and stylish. I love kwerners challenges! Your card is awesome! I would love if you had any suggestions on how I could improve my blog! www.dkwatson.com/stampinup

Anonymous said...

Very cute! I have this challenge on my blog and my goal tonight is to complete it. Your care is great. Glad to hear your baby is feeling better. Nothing worse (or more cranky, lol) than a sick baby.

Heather
scrappinmominky.blogspot.com

Cassie_lu said...

You wouldn't even know there was a mistake. You did a great job with the challenge.

Tracy said...

What a great card! Happy mistakes are my favorite kind!

Tracy said...

What a great card! Happy mistakes are my favorite kind!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful card! And I love what you did with your mistake. I love your honesty too, because you really didn't have to tell us. The flower just goes with it.

Two Happy Stampers said...

Great card! That corsage is a great "mistake". =)

Julia Aston said...

Love that dress stamp! and how fun is the corsage!

Heather said...

CUTE CARD, I have been meaning to do these challenges and I alwasy forget. Love your card, I love that dress, I love the 50's so it's sooo cute to me!!

Anonymous said...

Wow ... I love this card, the colours are just so perfect!