Moxie Fab - Cure for the Winter Blues - Challenge!

Hi peeps! Today I'm posting a card I made for the Moxie Fab World Blog! I love their challenges, and it's been too long since I entered one. This month's challenge is Cure for the Winter Blues... The challenge was to make a project using navy blue as the predominant element. Right up my alley!

When I think of navy blue, I automatically thing navy and white, nautical, crisp colors, pops of yellow or red... I adore navy and white together. So that's what I knew I wanted to use. Next to decide what images and embellies. I was having such a hard time deciding....so I went with whatever was sitting on my desk! I rather like the result.

 

 

I had this brand new San Francisco Stamp from Penny Black on my desk and it called to me! I stamped it in navy blue ink and didn't color it. That was hard - to resist the urge to color! The fence die is new from Memory Box and that was sitting on my desk too. In the back of my head was a photograph I took last year in San Francisco....you can see the photo at the end of my post.

 

I wanted a sentiment that referred to leaving my heart in San Francisco. I had this stamp in my stash. I use it all the time. I got out my stamp-a-ma-jig to line up my words. I blocked off part of the stamp and inked it and then blocked off the other parts that I didn't want. Voila...this saying in a line!

 

 

Here's a close up of that teeny tiny fence!

 

 

I popped a bright red heart on the top using my Epiphany Shape Studio Heart 25 tool and some red paper. Added some grey clouds (a Memory Box die) to look like foggy San Francisco clouds and that finished it off!

 

Here is the photo I was referring to! Cool, huh? I took this from the top of Lombard Street looking out at the Bay Bridge and Coit Tower to the East.

Thanks for coming by my blog today! You have until the 11th if you want to enter the Cure for the Winter Blues Challenge! Join me? CLICK here for the deets. Have a wonderful day. 

 

Comments

[Cath]

Hey Wanda! Thanks for linking this up to the Cure for the Winter Blues Challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)

[Marion]

Awesome, awesome card!

[Holly Saveur]

SUPER cute love the red heart too!

[Julie Ebersole]

WICKED CUTE!!! OMG, I've been coveting that series of international images by PB something fierce! You are KILLING ME, girl! ;)

[Kathy Ireland Hurst]

Beautiful! I love that fence - how cute is that?! And it goes so well with your pic. Adorable! Think I'll mosey on over to Moxie Fab now.... I just might be up for a challenge! :)

[Pam Sparks]

fabulous card Wanda! love how you designed it!

[Jenyfur]

Oh my - This is one of the first cards I've seen with this new stamp. So gorgeous!

[Richele]

Love your card. The die cut fence is so delicate. A must have. You photograph is beautiful just like you card. Thanks for sharing.

[julie]

I loved the dimension, colors, and theme of this card. I've never seen the PB stamp you used, but have been coveting some of their London stamps.

[Katrina]

LOVE it, LOVE it!

[fondajo]

What a great job of fulfilling the challange of Winter Blues! Love the card!!

[Julene]

A work of heart!!!!! Heeheehee. Love the card Wanda. The City by The Bay is wonderful. You did a great job capturing it. Great! Just great! xo

[Vickie Erickson]

What a creative card, you amaze me! I did leave my heart in San Francisco, what nice memories. Thank you

[Lin]

I always love visiting your blog, Wanda! Love your card today and the inspiration picture at the bottom is beautiful too!

[Audrey Pettit]

Awww, your card just makes me smile, Wanda! Of course you know how much I love SF, too, so this is right up my alley. Love the scene you recreated from your photo. That fence is just fabulous. Love your epiphany heart, too.

[Kathy Martin]

Adorable card and cityscape!

[Susan zuzarte]

Such a beautiful card, makes me want to go back to San francisco

[TeaDub!]

Fabulous card interpretation of your SF photo Wanda! I love the stamp image and the monochromatic use of color!