Friday, February 24, 2012

Guest Bar Tender


My card was selected in the top 3 for the last challenge over at Raise the Bar! Joni invites the top three to be a Guest Bar Tender for the next challenge. I was very excited to play along. The challenge for this week is the colors of Mardi Gras (purple, green and gold). 

I decided to go all out Mardi Gras for this card with the theme as well as the color palette. I used this fun Masquerade 2 digi from Sassy Studio Designs and a freebie patterned paper from Paulette at Create with TLC

My sketch comes from Sweet Sketch Wednesday #142, another great sketch!


Thanks so much to Joni and the Raise the Bar DT for having me as a guest this week!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend.

Card Recipe:
Ink: printer
Paper: pattenred paper from Create with TLC, PTI ssw, Royal Velvet, New Leaf
Extras: copics, sakura glitter pen, rhinestones, MFT die, PTI felt and ribbon, dimensionals, cuttlebug embossing folder, nesties, pearl pen, metal dots

16 comments:

Catherine said...

This is stunning, again I love these colours together and that yellow bow is fab!

Linda Palmer said...

This is gorgeous Kathy. Love everything about it. Your coloring is amazing too!

Marie said...

Congrats, Kathy on your top 3 win! This card is wonderful. Love the delightful colors and the beautiful layers.

Linda Anderson said...

Congrats on your top 3 win. And what a stunning card you've created here!! Such gorgeous colors. Thanks for joining us at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Linda

Maria said...

Congrats on your top 3 win! This mardis gras card is perfect! Love the bright colors and adorable girl image...so festive! Take care!!:-))

Sandy said...

Congratulations Kathy!! When i first saw the title I though "what does she mean - this is queen of the prom!" and then I read your blog. Love the colors - I think I will do me a Mardi Gras card too - the colors are wonderful!
Sandy

Cheryl said...

Your Mardi Gras card is gorgeous, Kathy. I love the embossed bg, die cuts and punched border, and your coloring on that cool image is fab! The bling you added is perfect! Congrats on your top 3 win!

Heide said...

What a fantastic Mardi Gras card! Love the bright green and your embossing. The purple photo great too. I always have problems with my photos with purple. Thanks for joining us at Sweet Sketch Wednesdays.
Hugs, Heide SSW-DT

mulberry station said...

What a fabulous card! I love your bright fun color scheme. i especially love how you cut your image out and popped it. Thanks for sharing your card with us this week.
Nancy SSW-DT

Jeannie said...

The perfect Mardi Gras creation and she is just gorgeous! That felt purple flower is fabulous too! Thanks so much for joining us this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Peace & Luv,
Jeannie

Imke said...

Wonderful Mardi Gras card. I like the purple/green and all the little details. Great layout too !!

Patti P. said...

Kathy, congrats! How fun and creative with your image, papers and colors, no wonder you were a top 3. Thanks so much for using our sketch this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday, your card is gorgeous.
Patti SSW/DT

Genevieve said...

Wow! This is one fabulous card! Fantastic colours & how perfect is your bow?! Thanks so much for joining us @ Sweet Sketch Wednesday :)

Genevieve DT

Angela said...

You carried out the Mardi Gras theme perfectly...beautiful card! Congrats on your win too!

Kathie said...

Hi Kathy what a wonderful card, I do love your bright colours and your Sassy Image. Your lovely bright embellishments are the most perfect finishing touch. Great card and thanks so much for sharing it with us at Sweet Sketch Wednesday and good luck.
Hugs
Kathie SSW-DT

Sharon Basel said...

Hi Kathy -
Your cards are always so rich with details and this is a perfect example of that with the wonderful embossing for texture and the die cut edges. The colors are terrific too. Beautifully done. Thanks for joining us at Sweet Sketch Wednesday!
Sharon, SSW-DT