WPlus9 April Release Day 4: "Filigreed Frames"

Happy Thursday!!  Welcome to day 4 of the WPlus9 April release!  I have another card to share with you using "Filigreed Frames" set.  I shared a little bit of info on the set yesterday, and today I wanted to let you know that Dawn actually has the full reveal up on the WPlus9 Design Blog!  So, you can see the whole release for yourself...and get a chance to win it!  Just be sure to answer Dawn's question that she posed in the post.

WPlus9 has also partnered with The Play Date Cafe, where Dawn is the guest designer, and also offering up a prize to one lucky participant!!  So, be sure to head on over and participate in Challenge #75 at PDCC by April 5th at 11:59pm for a chance to win.  Here is my disclaimer though...make sure you use all the correct colors.  Tee hee!  You see- we were given the colors beforehand, so we could all participate as well.  And I promise I looked at the colors, but obviously not well enough.  And then I did remember the Monopoly game in the background, and Monopoly is red.  So- I used all the correct colors...except the red, which should have been pink.  But, what can you do...I am owning up to my whoops, and am still going to share my card with you...one wrong color and all. :)   I also used the Viva la Verve! March 2011 Sketch #4 for my card.

   "Best Wishes" supplies: 

Cardstock: Core'dinations (red) 

Paper: My Mind's Eye (Bella Bella: Sweetness to Me, A Bit O' Dots, Simply Plaid) 

Stamps/Die: WPlus9 (Filigreed Frames set, Labels Layer 1 Die) 

Ink: Clearsnap (Pigment: antique pewter, colonial blue, merlot) 

Ribbon: Renaissance by Design

Twine: Darice Inc. 

Flower: Recollections

Pearls: Kaiser Craft

Corner Rounder: EK Success

Diecut Machine: Cuttlebug by Provo Craft 

Instructions:  Fold red cardstock in half to make card base, and round the upper right corner.  Cut blue paper slightly smaller than the card, round the upper right corner and adhere to the front.  Cut two more blocks of patterned paper, round the upper right corners, and layer to the card front.  Add the ribbon treatment to the middle of the card, adding three pleats to the right hand side of the ribbon.  Diecut and stamp the frame, then adhere to the left side of the ribbon with foam adhesive.  Tie a bow from twine, adhere it to the bottom of the frame, and accent the middle with a gray flower.  Add three pearls to the frame to finish. 

You know what...even though I got one of the colors completely wrong in the challenge- I love this card.  I love how it turned out, and if I hadn't gotten the color wrong, I don't think I would have used these older papers.  And I am so glad that I used them...they are beautiful.  But, this little mistake will teach me that I need to print out my challenge information...not just try and pull it from memory.  Ha!! 

Well, I am assuming that the rest of the WPlus9 design team members that are participating in the challenge actually got the colors correct!  So, make sure to check out their blogs and see their beautiful creations with "Filigreed Sentiments". 

Dawn Woleslagle - www.stampawaywithme.blogspot.com
Elise Durenberger - www.mamacowcreations.blogspot.com
Hannah Craner - www.sherbetblossom.com
Jinny Newlin - www.jinnynewlin.blogspot.com
Kerrianne Gwin - www.retrogirlycreative.blogspot.com

Savitri Wilder - www.scrapbit.com

April Guest Designer: Paulina Nakamura - www.prettypinkposh.blogspot.com

I hope that you have a wonderful day today!!  Just a reminder that you will be able to purchase both of the April release stamp sets at 12:01am in the WPlus9 store! ♥♥♥ 

Until later,

~Lea L.

Here is the Play Date Cafe Challenge #75 Graphic: