I’m so excited to be sharing some fantastic news that I’ve been holding onto for a while now. As of today, I’m officially a member of the Colorful Options design team. A few months ago I was one of the lucky winners for their pastel challenge and was approached by the lovely and talented Makira and was asked to join the team and of course, I accepted immediately.
For the next month, our challenge theme is Red, white, Blue.
You have the freedom to play with one, two, or all three of the colors, mix and match them in any combination. Or you may choose to venture into a rainbow of colors. The choice is entirely yours!
I actually made two cards for this challenge.
The first is this amazing stamp by Tim Holtz The Inspector. I wanted to keep it simple so just stamped and coloured the image with Distress oxides and water and added a little glossy accents to the eyes. The sentiment is from Tim Holtz which I thought was quite fitting as he looked like a miserable so-and-so. I added a frame and matted it with red card and there you have it!
For my second card, I used the amazing die set Arista from Birch Press Designs, with lots of lovely layers and endless possibilities. For the background, I used the Pinpoint Radial Plate also by BP.
I do hope you will join us at Colorful Options my teammates have the most amazing projects to delight and inspire and there is also a 25$ gift voucher from Simon Says Stamp so even more incentive to join in!
I’m linking up with the lovely Darnell at NBUS as The Inspector is fresh out of his packet
Wishing you all a fabulous weekend
Take care
Marie
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Marie! Congratulations on your newest DT! Your premier is fantastic – I love ‘the Inspector’ and agree with your assessment of his personality – ha! smile indeed!
Birch Press have the most wonderful die sets – loving the red, white, and blue colors for this Arista… that pinpoint background is calling my name!
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Thank you so much Michele for your lovely words
Congrats on your new gig! Great use of the colors on your TH card 😊
Thank you Vicki
Dear Marie,
I must say, both the cards you have created are exceptional! The way you added the sentiment “smile” to the Inspector card was simply brilliant. Thank you for joining our team, we’re thrilled to have you on board. I’m eagerly looking forward to your next creation. Wishing you a creative and peaceful week ahead!
Cheers, Makira
Thank you so much, Makira for the warm welcome and lovely words. Looking forward to our creative journey
Welcome to the team, so happy to have aboard!! The inspector card is super fun and the sentiment is brilliant, made ME smile lol!! Love the beautiful second card too, wow are you going to have fun with that die, I can see it in many different colors!!
Thank you so much Diane for the warm welcome and lovely comment. I just couldn’t help myself with the smile comment!
Congratulations my friend. So well deserved, you will be a great asset to them. I love the “happy” Inspector with the perfect sentiment. Your die cut card is fabulous, love how you used the colours and love the background too.
Thank you so much Faith always lovely to hear from you
A Huge congrats to you my friend! I can see why they want you on the DT, you are a brilliant papercrafter and always an inspiration! Yay!!!
Likewise haha
Brilliant cards – I really love the die cut one! Hugest congrats on your new DT role – they’re lucky to have you!
Thank you so much Deborah
Absolutely stunning Marie, so love this design and it’s a real wow factor x
Thank you so much
Congratulations on the new DT appointment, Marie! I’m sure they are thrilled to have you on the team! Both your cards are red, white, and blue awesome! They really show your range and your eye for design, not to mention your flawless execution every time! Thank you for inspiring everyone at NBUS! Hugs, Darnell
Thank you so much Darnell for your kind words
Congratulations on your well earned design team position! Your first card is so cool and I love your second geometric creation~
Thank you so much