Monday, July 27, 2009

I ain't gonna lie...

...I just hated this week's LPS Monday challenge. I am sure the rest of the LPS team could hear me cursing throughout the whole of North America trying to figure out what I was going to do with these colors! Just look at them!

To deal with this scary color combo, I went clean and simple (e.g., a focus on the neutral!). Here's my end product:


To see how the other girls fared, and try out the challenge yourself for a chance at some free digis, visit the LPS blog!

25 comments:

Kim said...

You handled the challenge wonderfully, your card is awesome!!

the whimsical butterfly said...

This was a tough challenge! You did great and I love that little heart! Hope you had a great weekend, Allison!

chelemom said...

I thought I could hear you swearing......or maybe that was just my husband??!! LOL! In the end, your card turned out beautifully!!! Love all the white space in it too!

Danni said...

Love your card...for struggling, you did a wonderful job!

Elaine said...

It may have been a hard challenge but you pulled it off very well! Great way to use those difficult colors, Allison! :)

Cindy Haffner said...

You go girl, you pulled it off wonderfully. --I found them hard to!!

Crystal said...

Great job Allison, you pulled these colors off GREAT!!

Elena said...

These colors look great on your card, Allison!

Basement Stamper said...

You did an awesome job with these colors. I like the simplicity of it yet you incorporated them all in beautifully. Great job!

Margaret Kane Ward said...

You did great!!! Anyway, that's why they call it a challenge!!! "Time to stretch yourself, young lady!!!" Good job!!

Bonnie said...

It looks great Allison but I am laughing at your truthfulness! It was a difficult challenge for sure.....but I would never say that out loud....I'll wait for you to say it!

Julie said...

Allison, I think it's gorgeous! You did awesome with these colors! It was a challenge for me to so don't worry! :)

Vicki (basement stamper) said...

Oh well look at you!! You did a perfect job with these colors!! IT turned out brilliant as far as I'm concerned!! :)

Deb Neerman said...

This came out beautiful, Allison! Tough colors but you made 'em work!

Ann said...

I think it's fab--love the clean design!

Ann Kranitz said...

I love what you did with the colors together. It was hard. Pink and red just do not belong together in my book but you really made it work.

Ida P. Krause said...

Wonderful job with the color challenge. The little Red Heart is just so cute and perfect for this CAS design.

Christy Croll said...

It turned out great. :)

Shannon McGann said...

Wow, that is a tough colour challenge, but you rocked it! This card looks great!

Monika/Buzsy said...

Cute card Allison! Love the sentiment. Great take on the color challenge. TFS!

Diane said...

That sure is a hard color combo but you did a wonderful card with them! Gorgeous and elegant!

Joan B said...

gorgeous!! love using all that white!

Julia Aston said...

I'd have trouble with those colors too - I think your clean and simple angle did the trick - your card came out wonderfully!

Rose Ann said...

With a tough color challenge like that, you've certainly nailed it, Allison!! Love that sentiment and little heart!

Stamp by the Light of the Moon.com said...

Yikes, that was a tough color combo! I'm not sure WHAT I would've done with it! You did a great job! Jen
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