Sunday, July 5, 2009

Lots o' Dots & Dawn's Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #11

Holey camole macarole!! I actually completed a Dawn McVey Color Challenge!!! Everytime she puts one of her challenges out there, I have the best of intentions to participate and somehow, that deadline always seems to come and go faster than I realize! Maybe it was the colors, maybe it was the extended deadline, maybe it was just those little circles that spoke to me!

See? Having five colors, Dawn had to make her circles smaller and all I could see were the circles! Funny how our eyes get locked on to one aspect that then takes our hand and leads us to whatever we choose to make. :> Speaking of which, I have so enjoyed opening my book and seeing the bookmark I made for a challenge last month greet me each time I settle in and am transported to another world via the words on those pages. So, I thought I would make another bookmark to make me just as happy now that I'm on to another book!

When pulling my colors for Dawn's challenge, I discovered, yet again, that I still do not have grey cardstock. I must have an aversion to buying it or something! However, I have a light silver. In lower lighting, it looks like light grey, under direct lighting, you can see the shine of the silver, and as I found out from my photos that in a window with the light of an overcast sky, it almost looks white!! But, I assure you, it is a light grey/silver cardstock in color. I also used Papertrey Ink's True Black, Pure Poppy, Raspberry Fizz, and New Leaf cardstocks.

My lots o' dots were simply cardstock punched out with a hand punch that I've had from an office supply store for about fifteen years now. If I had been smart when I started the process of gluing the dots to the black cardstock, I would have run them through my xyron. But, I like a challenge and glued them all on with my Scotch Quick-Dry Adhesive (which is a Great adhesive, but can get a little messy when you're gluing 53 dots down). I used Stampin' Up!'s grid paper to help guide the lines, but I did not lay them out or mark the cardstock before starting....I just eyeballed their placement after using the grid to help me get the first row down.

After I had layed down more than half my dots, I thought it would probably be a good idea to think about what image I wanted for a focal point. Initially, I thought I would go for a flower of some sort, something bold and graphic. But, as soon as I opened a drawer and saw one of my cute Snoopy stamps that I picked up in the '90's, I knew he was perfect for a fun and happy lots o' dots bookmark! After stamping him, I detail cut him out, cut off the stamped string, and added some Stickles to his collar. I colored his balloon in with my Bic Mark-It pens and put a coat of Crystal Effects on. I replaced the stamped balloon string with a strand of red embroidery floss. Doesn't Snoopy look happy with his shiny pink balloon?!

To top the bookmark off, I cut a strip of Raspberry Fizz grosgrain, cut the tips to a point, folded it in half and adhered it with Fabri-Tac. Atop the Fizz ribbon, I adhered a black button that has a bow tied off with a double layer of full embroidery strands. Below is one last pic with the ribbon unfolded, showing the bookmark from top to bottom. I think I have a happy little bookmark to make me smile each time I dive into the adventures that a great books' pages hold waiting for me! And, I'm really glad I made time to play along with Dawn's color challenge...finally!

Supplies:
Cardstock: True Black, Pure Poppy, Raspberry Fizz, New Leaf - PTI; Silver - The Paper Company
Ink: India Ink Black - Stewart Superior Corporation
Stamps: Snoopy's Balloon - Rubber Stampede
Ribbon: 5/8" Raspberry Fizz Grosgrain - PTI
Button: True Black Vintage Buttons - PTI
Other: red embroidery floss - Making Memories; Crystal Effects - Stampin' Up!; Xmas Red Stickles - Ranger; Permanent Mark-It Markers - Bic

22 comments:

  1. your right the snoopy was a perfect complement to this book mark. i love it girly, you did a fantastic job on this challenge!

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  2. Snoopy is just adorable on your bookmark! Great job with the color challenge.

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  3. Wow! What a work of art and heart! How long did it take to glue those all down!! It's gorgeous, especially the ribbon and button. It's inspiring me to make my own, rather than use the book cover folded into the page I'm on :)

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  4. This is just fabulous!! I love all of those little dots. And I love it even more that you chose the dots as your inspiration instead of the photo :0) I think snoopy looks just too darn cute amidst all those pretty colors :0)

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  5. Love the polka dotted bookmark, Karen. Now THIS is a creative answer to the color challenge! :) I just finished a great book...and you just reminded me that I have a wonderful bookmark a stamping friend of mine gave to me that I haven't used in a little while. I'll be sure to use it for my next read.

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  6. Guess what, sweet girl: that was SO worth the effort! Your bookmark looks like it has electricity pumping through it! I thought Dawn had really thrown us all a curve ball, but I'm seeing, ACROSS THE BOARD, some of the most fantastic cards - ever! And yours is OVER the top! How about entering it in next year's SR Fair! Huh!?! Doncha' think! Too bad it's too late this year, but seriously: SNOOPY! C'mon! You'll take a blue home for sure! GREAT, GREAT, painstakingly, but GREAT card, Kare! Yipee!

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  7. Too cute! What a fun way of using the colors!

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  8. i like the button at the top with the splay of ribbon
    i thought that was a refreshing updated touch
    and i think you took your chanllenge on a lovely ride...
    even though you have used "girl" colors
    i think it is either gender friendly..
    nice job

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  9. uh huh! You have done it! What amazingly perfect dots...I seriously thought it was patterned paper! I love that you pulled ol Snoopy out of the drawer. Thanks for sharing that story...I want to do that now! And a cute bookmark will be so much more fun than the flimsy library receipt bookmark I am currently using ;) Inspired!

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  10. Absolutely adorable! Such a fun little project!

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  11. Aw! Who doesn't love Snoopy! Love the design!

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  12. Oh, my goodness! I thought that was patterned paper and wondered how in the world you happened to have one with dots all in the right colors?! Can't believe you punched and glued each one -- to perfection! I just don't have that kind of patience, I guess. Your bookmark looks great. And your writing made me have a strong desire to pick up a good book and read -- it's been too long! Great job with the challenge!

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  13. Cute bookmark. I love how you used the circles!

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  14. Very cute!! Love the Snoopy and all the colorful dots... those must have taken forever to glue down! Thanks for commenting on my card... kids are funny ... they make life fun! :-)

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  15. I love Snoopy! very sweet indeed...

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  16. Karen---this is really, really cute! Those polka dots were amazing! I really love the bookmark----great job on the whole thing!

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  17. WOW Karen this is fantastic!!! I love the polka dots in those colours they look so awesome!! And of course snoopy! Well done !!

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  18. oh cute! its snoopy! love the book mark!

    clouds :D

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  19. Really adorable. The dots are fab and the glossy balloon! The bow is so perfect!

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  20. Okay, now how cute is this??? That polka dot paper is perfect for the color challenge!!!! Thanks for stopping by my blog :)

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  21. What a great idea to make a bookmark!! And it is just too CUTE! I think it's interesting that you saw dots when you looked at the challenge. Hmmmm!!!!

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  22. oh, oh, i loooove snoopy, this is the cuuuuutest!!!

    hugs & so much love!
    danni

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