Play Date Cafe Challenge #53 - Take Two

This was part of the idea I first had for the Play Date Cafe challenge... black, white and a splash of burgundy.  Not sure whether there is too much burgundy to count - but I like how this one turned out in the end.  I tried something new....

the pleated ribbon.  I stamped the Music background in Aged Mahogany ( the nearest ink I have to Burgundy) and added the pleated ribbon.  Punched out 2 Martha Stewart Monarch butterflies and layered together.  Added the black gems and put the whole panel onto black deckle cut card.   As the background is quite busy looking I haven't added a sentiment.

Had a fab day with friends, stamping and talking... got lots of cards done, mainly doubles of ones I have already made.... got 4 Christmas ones finished that I had done the blue backgrounds for nearly 4 weeks ago!!!!  Just needed to black stamp the three wise men and added the sentiment and layer the cards altogether.... more tomorrow on the others I made.

Got to run as we are heading out to a Pot Luck dinner with the Family Groups from our church... our group is meeting with other groups to eat and then watch the rugby.  The All Blacks are playing Australia ~  in Hong Kong of all places~~~~

GO THE BLACKS!!!!!!!!

Black White and a Splash of ............

Burgundy.  That's this week challenge over at Play Date Cafe.  Here is the fabulous inspirational photo

Isn't that just gorgeous.  I just love challenges with Black and White and a splash of colour.... they are so much fun.

So here's what I came up with

I have had this little Inkadinkado stamp for a while now but it's never been stamped so broke it out and stamped it twice... once on white card and once on the burgundy bazzil - cut out the cardinal and popped him with tiny pop dots over the black and white.  Cut the image with a square nestibility and mounted it onto the burgundy scallop.   Add the ribbon and sentiment by Stamp-it.  I quite like stamping my sentiments straight onto the card.... gives a more clean look I think.   All in all, I am pleased how this turned out.  My original thoughts were to use a butterfly cut out with my new Martha Stewart Monarch butterfly punch - got it today and the Burgundy bazzil, but changed my mind.... maybe I'll work on the other idea tomorrow at stamping group.  Some of us are meeting round at Glenda's for a day's stamping.  Have the butterfly double punched already to go!!!

Off to pack the bag ~  trying to think what I'll need.

Enjoy the weekend all..
Ciao for now