Sock Monkey Balance!

I just got this set after pining over it for a couple of years. Now that it's retiring, I had to buy it. I was determined to use him today, so he is purple with blue accents. What fun! This card will probably find its way to my DD who found out today she has been cast as a water nymph in "Camelot." Her husband has a monkey "thing," so he may like this little dude, too.

Asymmetrical Balance

Now here's a cheerful little card. I designed it based on a sketch demonstrating asymmetrical balance. I found I needed something pretty heavy in the 3-cluster to balance the rest of the cards, so I had some fun digging around in my vintage buttons collections from Papertrey.

Symmetrical Balance

Thursday's camp experience was about using a sketch and design concepts. Here is my first card. I was just determined to use that patterned paper. I've had it for ever so long. It's the right color for this week's challenge. I finally put it on this card. I just don't like it very much! Time to recycle the rest.....

Colored Flowers

Now here is a series of cards that are identical except for the colors used. I was trying out a new technique. I used my Stampin' Up markers to blend colors. It worked very well. I was pleasantly surprised.

I'm such a visual person! I just love looking at all these cards at one time! Notice that I changed how I made the borders on each card. It was fun to think up different ways to achieve the same concept.

Tuesday's Card #2

Here is my transparency card. I had a really hard time not copying the original card! I just kept changing aspects of it until I had my own version. I'm pretty happy with this card, and I think some little girl in next year's class will like it, too.

Tuesday's Card #1

Here is the next card I made using the color combination. I was trying to make a transparency card, but ended up with a "peek-a-boo" card instead! I really love those little flowers from Papertrey! Can't wait to ink them up again.

I'm "attending" Card Camp this week. It's been a push to participate, but all my cards are complete and I'm ready to share!

For Week One, we were given the challenge to create with five colors: purple, pink, orange, blue, and white. Here is my first attempt. I have wanted to make a card using all my different "birthday" stamps. The ribbon looks red in the picture, but is really pink....