No, you haven't come to the wrong place. I know what you're thinking: where's all the white Susan loves? I guess that's why these are called "challenges." We can stretch ourselves outside our usual comfort zone and it's all good. I've stretched. Cookiebaker's inspiration card is AWESOME, and why my creative muse took me to the land of Asian color drama, I'll never know. Charlene's colors are so much more appealing to me. But I'm still proud of myself for making such an "out-of-my-box" card. Black card base! Me? Amazing!
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But I immediately turned around and made this one:
Much more comfortable. Safe. Some might say boring. But hey, welcome to my world!
Supplies
stamps: Hero Arts
paper: PTI white, SU black, real red
inks: Palette noir, real red
accessories: gold cord, dimensionals, rhinestones, black marker
Give-aways coming soon...
Beautiful cards, both of them.
ReplyDeleteI do like black bases, but by no means is the second one boring.
Both beautiful, and the second is surprisingly not boring. TFS!
ReplyDeleteI was a bit concerned when I saw the first card. It is lovely, but I prefer the second. Guess I'm developing into a white-space lover.
ReplyDeleteReally great use of the gold cord. I'll be stealing that. ;)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely not boring! Love your style!
ReplyDeleteLove both cards, but I really like the black and red mix, they work so well together.
ReplyDeletesimply stunning! both of them
ReplyDeletethey are both gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteA black card base - what a surprise! I remember learning from a designer that 'white space' doesn't have to be white. But the second one does feel more like you!
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are beautiful Susan, but I do love the drama of your first card! Jo x
ReplyDeleteI like the black better (fits the Asian theme better) but the white is more like your signature.
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful cards, love both colour combos. Who said CAS had to be white space......
ReplyDeleteI really love the black based card! It really brings out the red and the gold thread, and the wee dragonfly is so cute!!
ReplyDeleteYep, I agree.
ReplyDeleteI love that black base, it all works beautifully.