Thank you so much to Dawn, Maria, Lai-Yoke & Martha for all your sweet comments that are so encouraging to me & for entering my first challenge! You all blew me away with your wonderful cards inspired by my dress.
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Hubby reminded me that he got an A in his college art class (surely making him a qualified judge--we won't say what year that was--LOL!) Here are his comments about the winning entry:
- Good use of the inspiration picture
- Pleasant freedom of movement about it
- Very artistic while being unstructured without any harshness
- Appears to have abstract smiles making the sentiment perfect for the card.
Yes, the winner is Dawn's lovely creation. I think I know why so many challenges have a random drawing--I wouldn't have wanted to choose between these terrific cards! Thanks, hubby! Nice to get feedback from a non-cardmaker sometimes.
Here's the little giveaway going to Dawn--enjoy! I have a small token of my appreciation for the rest of you, too. I just need a Flickr mail with your addresses Martha & Maria, as I have Lai-Yoke's & Dawn's. Hope you had fun--I sure did!
Hello friends. I made it to post 100 & I have 35 followers--time for a little giveaway! I so appreciate all the encouraging comments & your friendship. Decided to practice for my future DT duties (it's a goal for someday!) with a challenge for you. This dress, surprisingly, has been one of my summer favorites--a little bold with some colors I usually don't wear. By adding a brown sweater it's also working for the transition to Fall. Here's the challenge: use this dress to inspire your work. Remember, you can click on the picture to get a better look. Leave a link to your card in a comment on this post. I will copy a picture of all the entries for the post where the winner is announced. My hubby will be the judge. He has always liked art & has a good eye for color & design (at least I think so!) Sometimes it's nice to get the opinion of non-cardmakers--not just the "experts."
I focused on the border for my card to get you started. It was fun to just grab a variety of stamps & inks:
- HA, Impression Obsession, Penny Black, Autumn Leaves, JudiKins, PSX
- Memento Bamboo Leaves, Versafine Vintage Sepia, ColorBox Apricot, Distress Inks ripe persimmon, pine needles, festive berries
Hope you'll join in & have fun with this--you truly are special! I can't wait to see your cards. The deadline is midnight, Pacific Time, Saturday, Oct. 13th.
Thank you so much to Dawn, Maria, Lai-Yoke & Martha for all your sweet comments that are so encouraging to me & for entering my first challenge! You all blew me away with your wonderful cards inspired by my dress. 
