Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #71, Crafty Calendar Challenge, Freshly Brewed Challenge

The MMSC has two sketches this week for you to choose from. This is the one I chose to do.






I'm glad to be back doing a Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge, found here. I think those girls are still on a cruise and will be back soon. Hope everyone had a blast on the high seas.

I'm also entering my card into the Crafty Calendar Challege here. The challenge is Blue and the optional extra is Flowers.

Also entering: Freshly Brewed Challenge here. Use Brown-as little or as much as you like.

Stamps: Ladybugs and Carnations by Mark's Finest Papers for sentiment
Martha Stewart chrysanthemum punch...added SU Dazzling Diamonds and gold leaf pen to the flower
Spellbinder's square scalloped nestabilitie
Paper: Tim Coffey Blossomwood Collection - dbl sided, PTI white cardstock, scraps
Brown ribbon
Spare Parts antique flower brad
Sizzix branch w/ leaves

19 comments:

Marisa said...

Love how you used the leaves around the sentiment and the flower if fabulous. Great card :D

Anonymous said...

Wow! This is stunning, Benzi! I love the leaves, and that antique brad is fabulous!

pam124 said...

Woo Hoo Benz, so good to see you join the MMSC. You did such a magnificent job with your creation this week. LOVE the punched flowers, the beautiful brad, dp, sentiment and flowing leaves. Golly Gee, what a wonderful job!! Make sure you give me credit as I told them I was the only one having everyone join the challenge and they'd be lost without me. Guess that didn't happen!! LOL!! Hugs, pam

scrapperjulia said...

This is beautiful! Love the colors and the saying!

Carol Hurlock said...

Benzi this is astonishingly beautiful. I love how you added the leave element for a fantastic visual effect. What a beauty. Great job with the sketch this week. Thank you so much for playing along with the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge.

Bear Hugs,
Carol
Midnight Madness Design Team

Joan Ervin said...

WOW!! Is this ever pretty...I love your beautiful flower and the brown leaves framing the sentiment look awesome!!!!

Connie M. said...

Oh my, Benzi! This is just sooo beautiful! I so love the middle of your flower, and the leaves behind your sentiment! Thanks so much for playing this week in the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge! Hugs!!

Connie
MMDT-GD

Lovely Linda said...

Hello Brenda - this is gorgeous! I L-O-V-E the colour combo, then that flower - it is stunning - gorgous take on the sketch Brenda - I am glad to see you have a Blog and am now following!! Love it! Thank you for joining us at the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge this week - we love having you play along and would love to see you again next week! {{{hugs}}}
Linda MMSC Design Team

Emily Keaton said...

This is just stunning, Benzi!!! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the color combo, and must say that you ROCKED this MMSC. Your beautiful blossom and lovely branch punches look just amazing. You really hit a homerun with this one :)

Denise @ kc242 said...

Wow your card is so pretty. Your sentiment is perfect with all of your fine details! Beautifully done! Thanks so much for joining us this week at Midnight Madness!
Denise
MMDT

Holly said...

This is so pretty. Yet another fabulous way to make a flower! I love the blue and brown together. Thanks for joining us at Midnight Madness this week. I hope you play along again soon.

Holly
MMSC-GD

Colleen Dietrich said...

These colors are beautiful together, and such a hot combo right now. You did a really good job on that MMSC sketch!

Sharon Basel said...

This is a beautiful card - work of art. It has such an elegance about it. Beautiful colors, DP and the branches I love as the filigree from the sketch. Best wishes in the challenge by the way.

Holly Moore said...

Benzi the colors are wonderful!! I just love the flower you chose too. It matches the sketch almost exactly! Too cool. Thank you so much for playing the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge this week.

Yours,
Holly R. Moore
MMDT - GD

Karen Hanim said...

Just beautiful. I love the colors and how you've done the leaves.

Liz Williams said...

Love this color combo and the beautiful way you accented this sentiment.

pam124 said...

CONGRATS on winning the remarkables award this week Benz. You sure deserved it with this beauty. Your cards lately have been OUTSTANDING. Not that they aren't always, but they are really a poppin'!! Hugs - pamz

Heide said...

This is gorgeous! The colors are fantastic.
Congrats on making the remarkable!

Gunn (MsPlum) said...

This is very pretty Benzi! Congratulations on winning our Remarkable Award! Well deserved.
I am creating a gallery on Facebook for cards that has won our Remarkable Award and was wondering if you would let me put your card in this gallery? Please?

Mvh
Gunn
MMSCDT
e-mail: gunn@k1-a.net