Tuesday 6 October 2015

Featured Designer for The Challenge # 45 (a sketch)

I've been counting down to this day for weeks, ever since the fabulous Kim Heggins (from The Challenge Design Team) asked if I would like to be their Featured Designer for October. Of course I replied immediately, and said a great, big YES!!! So thank you to Kim and the rest of the DT for having me over the next four weeks, its an honour to be part of your team!!




This is the brilliant sketch we have for you at The Challenge this week. You can turn it around if you wish and use whatever products you like, which leads to endless possibilities of designs!

I'll be honest, I had a few ideas for the sketch and they all failed miserably. But then my seed beads arrived from The Ton and I knew a shaker card was about to happen:


I started this off by cutting a strip of patterned paper and adhering it to the card front. I then cut a stitched-circle frame from white CS for the shaker window and a full stitched circle for the back. I adhered some acetate to the inside of the window, added lots of foam tape and made a big pile of seed beads and silver stars on the back circle. The window was carefully placed over the top and the shaker was sealed. 

I die-cut the 'happy' from a mint coloured paint chip and glued it to the top of the shaker. I then fussy cut the 'birthday' which was heat embossed in silver and glued it to the shaker as well. Some double sided tape was added to the back of the shaker to hold it on the card front. So much mint yumminess!!!!!

The patterned paper is from Rosie's Studio 'Day Dreamer'. The 'happy' die is from Whimsy Stamps, as well as the 'birthday' stamp from the set 'Happy Everything'. The circle dies are from Waffle Flower 'Flower Circle set'. The seed beads are from The Ton and the silver star sequins from Papervine.

I have two challenges I would like to enter:

Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge (Anything Goes)

Seize the Birthday Challenge (No Topping)

 
This is a one-week challenge and will end on Sunday 11th October at Noon (PST). And if your needing any help in the 'inspiration department', please pop over to The Challenge blog to see what the Design Team have created for you. I really hope you have a chance to join in and can't wait to see you in the Gallery!!

Take care
Shona
 



 

20 comments:

  1. Aqua is one of my most favorite colors! And the pearls you used for your shaker are so much fun!
    Thanks so much for playing along with us at Seize the Birthday!
    Anni

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  2. Awesome card, Shona! Everything's to love - aqua colors, shaker, and the simplicity!! Love them all!

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  3. Your persistence paid off This is adorable! Way to go on being the featured designer.

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  4. This is super cute! I love it! Thanks so much for joining us for Anything Goes week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog!

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  5. Wildly cheering and applauding your debut card, Shona, that is nothing short of classy and truly amazing! You've worked wonders with the colours, the beads, the big happy and the special touch little stars! You are a designer who more than deserves to be featured here...and everywhere! WOW!
    Hugs~c

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  6. Mmmmmmm, good. Lovely minty goodness. Good to the last mint. Enough of that. Let's just say they picked the right Guest Designer when they pciked you...and it's a shoe-in winner for the other challenges. This is just AWESOME-MINTINESS.

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  7. Congrats on being the Featured Designer for this month, Shona. I am in love with this lovely shaker card you've created. It's perfect. I think I need to case it. :) xo

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  8. This is SO lovely, Shona!! The knit paper, the beautiful mint color, and your fabulous shaker (love those seed beads and the silver stars), all make for one fantastic card! So happy to have you as the featured designer this month at The Challenge!

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  9. So pretty and I love the monochromatic colours you used! So soft and delicate! Happy to have you as our Featured Designer, Shona!

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  10. And another memo missed! [they may be offering you my spot, Shona =] So gorgeous, and I could not be more happy to have you hanging with us this month!!! Yay!
    =] Michele

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  11. This is just so clean and fresh and perfect! Love it!
    Thanks for joining Seize the birthday Shona!

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  12. What a monochromatic beauty! So glad to have you guesting with us this month, Shona!

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  13. Shone, I just adore this, pure elegance. Every time I see you make a card like this with a circle die, I tell myself I must buy them!

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  14. This is a gorgeous shaker card! Love the colour and all those fabulous beads. Thanks so much for playing along with us at Seize the Birthday!

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  15. Congratulations!! So super to be guest for a whole month! And your start is a super one; great design and such a stylish shakercard! Hugs, Gerrina

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  16. love this.. that shaker is fabulous

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  17. Such a beautiful card Shona - you're a marvel! Congratulations on the GD spot: very well deserved. Yes, was in Australia - just got back - had a fabulous week of hot beach time at Noosa.

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  18. Congratulations to you!!! I really love this card, Shona! The soft pastel green is gorgeous and your shaker component is amazing! Such a lovely take on the sketch, and I love the font on your sentiment!

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  19. Congratulations on your GD spot, Shona! All that minty freshness is just gorgeous ... fab shaker element ... the touch of silver in the sentiment and stars is wonderful! Hugs, Anita :)

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  20. wow you made shaker card out side of the card
    CLEVER
    and the color so soft
    I love this one too Shona
    so many post and so many adorable card
    I must work now I am in fhe office hehe hugs, Monika

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