Thursday, January 20, 2011

Play Date Cafe and exciting news! :)

Hi everyone,
I finally decided to play along with one of the Play Date Cafe challenges. I LOVE color combo challenges so why don't I enter them?... (Good question, yes?)

Anyways, here's the inspiration:


 and here's my card:

All stamps are Hero Arts; patterned paper is My Mind's Eye; ribbon - Basic Grey; embossing powder - American Crafts;  


Oh... and I mentioned exciting news, right? One of my cards is published in Paper Craft's 'Stamp It'!!! My very first pub! I'm so excited! Found a copy while out shopping today and after I told my Mom she went out to 3 Wal-marts before finding one! Love you, Mom! :)


 Here's my card:

All stamps - Hero Arts; Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Inks; Patterned Paper - Basic Grey; Twin - Papertrey Ink;

Of course it looks better in print. ;) I'm assuming it's okay to post it as I've seen some others doing so. If not, somebody please let me know. :)

Ill be back in a couple of days to post the card I made for my son's 8th birthday. Can't believe he's going to be 8 already! Time sure flies...

Thanks for stopping by!

26 comments:

Joy said...

Love your play date card Sarah, super beautiful, really love all those depth of colours and all that stamping goodness, big congrats on your first publication. Aren't Mum's just the best!! :) Hugs!

Jill said...

Congrats, Congrats, CONGRATS!!!! I am sooo excited for yoU! You ROCK and soooo deserve to be published!!! Love both of these cards- the first has such a lovely design and all the right finishing touches. And the second just leaves me breathless!! HUGS, my talented friend!

dustypenny (Joy) said...

Congrats, Sarah!

Kelly Booth said...

Conrad Sarah....you know I have always thought you were awesome...glad you ate getting some recognition....woo hoo!

Latrice said...

Love your challenge card so much and your published card is to die for! the colors are perfect and you did a great job on every part of it. Congrats again.

Fiona said...

Sarah it is great to have you playing along with us in the Play Date Cafe! And such a lovely bright card to make someones day very happy! Hope you'll be back to vist REAL soon :)

Virginia L. said...

CONRATS, Ssarah! I must seek out that issue!! So happy for you! I'm sure there will be MANY more pubs to come! WAy to go! The card is super fantastic!!! Love this fun background for the image!

Julie Ranae said...

Congratulations to you! Jaclyn Miller, one of our designers has a few projects in the same issue, HOW FUN!!!
It's so great to have you play with us for the first time, hopefully the first of many : )
Your card is wonderful and a great use of the colors!

Tiffany said...

BIG congrats to you! Yay! What a thrill that is! And your card is beautiful! I love your take on the challenge colors, they look difficult but you pulled it together so well!

Tracey said...

BIG Congrats on your first pub!!!! WHOO HOO!!! SO happy for you Sarah, that is one gorgeous card!!! LOVE your PDCC card too...WOW! Perfect use of this week's colours!!! Thanks for playing along with us at the Play Date Cafe :)

Barb said...

Oh my gosh!!! I am sooo excited for you, Sarah! Yay!! Yippee!! Woo, hoo!! Huge congratulations to you, my friend! I'm so glad your talent is being recognized! And that card is gorgeous! No wonder it was published! Love your gray, green and orange one too! Hugs!

Dawn said...

congrats on your publish.... it is a beautiful card

Brenda said...

Congrats on your publication Sarah! I just got the magazine today and your card looks awesome in it! Also love your card for the PDCC, perfect matching of sentiment with the camera!

Libby Hickson said...

HOORAY SARAH!!! I'm so happy for your and your first publication! Your card is GORGEOUS!! Wow. Very smart of them to pick it up. :-) And I also ADORE your PDCC card, I'm so happy you played along with us!!

Michele Gross said...

Woot Woot!! I happy danced for a week when I got my first PC pub :) Even made my short people call me Rock Star Mom! ;D Huge congrats, well deserved as that card is Scrumptious!! So happy to have you join us at The Play Date Cafe! Love what you did with the colors! Such a fabby image and honestly you had me at polka dots ;)

Suzanne C said...

Sarah... I just saw it in my mag last night! Congrats! Beautiful card. So happy for you!!!!

Love your card with the camera. Beautiful use of the colors.

Angela said...

You can bet I will be perusing the shelves for this issue too! Your mom is so awesome - 3 Walmarts!! Congratulations! I just know we will be seeing more and more of your work in print. You are such an inspiration to me...and I love that I can now say I know someone famous ;) Your published card is beautiful - love all the textures and that bright pop of red! And the playdate card is awesome! Love how you manage to mix all those different patterns, and still have a classy, seamless finished product. I need to make a couple 'guy' cards and will definitely be coming back to this one for inspiration. Thanks for sharing!

Jaclyn Miller said...

LOVE how you've used the colors for this week's PDCC. The pattern behind the camera on that amazing frame with a bit of distressing is just awesome (and that you embossed it in orange). That sentiment font matches perfectly too - I just love everything about this card. Congrats on the pub - I saw your card in there and thought it was really neat how you created that flower on canvas.

Lin said...

Congratulations, Sarah! Being published is my next goal and I'm thrilled for you!

Good job on the challenge card, too - good luck!

Sam F said...

Love both the cards but especially the "Thinking of You" card. I love the colors!

Sue McRae said...

Congratulations Sarah! Your card is beautiful!

donna mikasa said...

Woot woot! Congrats on being published, Sarah! This is only the beginning! Love your card--it looks stenciled! Your PDCC card is great, too--love the masking and awesome colors! Way to goooooo!!

Jinny Newlin said...

You're card is, absolutely, perfect, for our color story, in every way! Thanks so much for playing along with us in the Cafe! And congratulations on your publication! That card is just beautiful! It's no wonder it was chosen ;).

Nancy said...

Wow, Sarah, I'm so happy for you, kudos on having your first card published (I'm sure it will be the first of many)! Your card is fabulous...stamped and distressed to perfection. I love your Play Date challenge card, your colors are wonderful and I love your choice of stamps, too!
blessings

Agata said...

Great card! I love how you've used those color together!!! And congrats on being published! It's also my first card publication! So happy for you! :)

Amanda said...

Congrats Sarah! :D Beautiful card!! That's so exciting! :D