And, as per usual, I had one heckuvatime narrowing it all down. And though I also loved approaches by Stephanie M., Jennie Harper, Kristin Tierney, Susan Conrad, and Kelley Eubanks, I also loved these amazing cards that make "going gray" a wonderful thing.
Drum roll, please...
You Card by Melinda Spinks
Moxie Fab Alert: Moxie delicious gradient + soft shades of pink + special line of pink flowers tying into the sentiment = one amazingly inspiring use of gray and pink!
Hello Sunshine Card by Ivanka
Moxie Fab Alert: I just love the elegant simplicity in this bold yet sweet card. I also love the way Ivanka has played on the notion that sunshine breaks through the gray, which is exactly what the flower and ribbon do as well.
Extraordinary Card by JulieHRR
Moxie Fab Alert: The subtle green floral stamping and its exquisite placement. The font choice which is a perfect accompaniment to the style of the card. The band of gray ribbon with the cording to add texture. And those rhinestones! Expertly placed to echo this card's sentiment: extraordinary.
Kindness Card by Rosemary D.
Moxie Fab Alert: This artful card made me gasp when I first saw it. It is gentle, like kindness is gentle. It is sweet, the way kindness is sweet. It elevates kindness, personifies it, if you will. It is, my friends, simply moxie fab.
Be Mine Card by Courtney K
Moxie Fab Alert: Does a card get to be more trendy than this? The use of a flower made of a vintage pattern, the use of dye ink spray on the flower, the washi tape in combination with the stitching, the playful font? All I can say is yum, yum, yum!
Moxie Fab Alert: This artful card made me gasp when I first saw it. It is gentle, like kindness is gentle. It is sweet, the way kindness is sweet. It elevates kindness, personifies it, if you will. It is, my friends, simply moxie fab.
Moxie Fab Alert: Does a card get to be more trendy than this? The use of a flower made of a vintage pattern, the use of dye ink spray on the flower, the washi tape in combination with the stitching, the playful font? All I can say is yum, yum, yum!
Join me in congratulating these winners by leaving a comment saying which inspires you and why by midnight EST on Sunday, January 30, and I'll draw one lucky to win something delightful from my moxie magical prize drawer.
Thanks to everyone who gave this challenge a go--I enjoyed looking at every single one of the entries. And friends, if you haven't clicked through the entries, I highly recommend it!
Winners, please send me an email with your addresses to cedvalson@papercraftsmag.com with "Gray is the New Black Challenge Winner" in the subject line and I'll send you your "I'm Moxie Fab" challenging winning button and a moxie fab prize!
Now my friends, of course I'll have a new and oh-so-moxie-fab challenge for you tomorrow, but don't forget that our Color Inspiration for Card Makers Week challenges are still going strong. Click HERE to see all SIX fun challenges using TDF combinations you will love crafting around! (Or click directly on the links on the right hand sidebar of this blog!)
I'm not washing this gray out anytime soon,
~Cath
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126 comments:
ohh I love the cards you have selected to highlight Cath!! They are all truely Moxie fab!!
I love the kindness card by Rosemary D. for its elegance and how soothing it is to the eye!!
these are truly delicate cards with an impact! how lovely and stunning. congratulations to all.
Wow!!! these cards are really stunning Cath.They are all Gorgeous but I really like the Kindness card by Rosemary. Its simple,elegant, peaceful and that layered cut flower is hanging like a Jewel on the Crown:))
ROSEMARY D ........... WOW!!!
I love Courtney Ks gray flower - stunning!!
These are truly gorgeous cards! Congratulations to the winners! This is a wonderful learning experience for me to compete against some of the very best. The challenge was indeed challenging!
Great cards! I love them all. Good job Cath, you picked a great bunch.
Great cards. Love the inspiration.
Great choices Cath - these are gorgeous!
I love the pink and gray, and Rosemery D's...so hard to pick a favorite! I love pink and gray together, and Rosemary's card is just so elegant.
I love the Be Mine card by Courtney K! The layout, the colors, the simplicity of that card all inspires me =)
Wow! What an awesome bunch of winning cards:-) Amazing creativity, and so inspiring! Congratulations to these super talented ladies!
I agree with you- they're all absolutely fab! However, if I had to commit to one, the "Kindness" card is just beautiful in its simplicity!
Oh the cards are beautiful1 I really love Melinda's! Thanks for the kudos on mine!
Girls, you nailed it!!! Everyone's card is original and so Moxie Fab :D
WHOO HOO!!! Congrats girls!! All of these cards are stunny but the Hello Sunshine card...WOWZERS!! I just love that bold yellow flower against the grey background. And the yellow ribbon, perfect touch! I'm completely drawn to it! Awesome job to everyone who participated!! All the cards were really wonderful!
Really beautiful cards! Thanks for the morning inspiration:)
I love all the cards. Congrats to the winners.
I really like the You Card by Melinda Spinks.
Thanks for the chance to win.
Hugs,
Melissa D
mkds312@hotmail.com
www.sleeplesswonder.blogspot.com
The Kindness card is simple & simply beautiful.
Amazing! What all these designers did with gray!
Congratulations to all of the winners, what unique takes on the challenge! All are very lovely and stunning, but I so loved Courtney's flower and the textures she created with. Simple and striking!
Congrats winners!!! You all rock, those cards are amazing!
gray with any color makes for an elegant card I think! My favorite is the Kindness Card...elegant sentiment and even though, there is no other color, it speaks wonderful to me!
They are all simply gorgeous! The gray and pink card reminds me of a favorite skirt and sweater set I had in grade school. LOL! It was one of my favorite outfits of all time because of the color combo.
Congrats to all winners, your entries are fabulous!
Congratulations to the winners! What amazing cards! Truly stunning . . . each and every one!
The first card with the gradient stamping is my favorite. I want to perfect that technique myself! Anne, yourmainestamper
I'm completely inspired by the You Card by Melinda Spinks! I love the gradient with the insertion of pink! It completely makes the gradient stand out yet still first within the challenge! I love it!
Congratulations to all of the winners!! This was a challenging challenge and it is great to see how everyone interpreted their grays. I was most inspired by Melinda Spinks' gradient card. Wow! What an awesome idea. :)
Thanks for sharing girls. I love pink and grey, but it was so refreshing to see the yellow and greens
Wow! Each card is spectacular in its own special way, but I think the YOU card wows me the most. It's just so....innovative.
They are all lovely cards and I like Melinda's with the nice shades of gray and a little pink. What a great pick Cath!
Gorgeous picks, I just love the simplicity of them all.
lisa arana
Wow, these are FABulous! I love each one, but the flower popping off the white on Rosemary's card has my jaw on the floor. Gorgeous. Congrats to all the winners :)
beautiful beautiful cards ladies!! congrats :D
That 'Be Mine' card by Courtney is to die for. It is so funny...when you see the first card you think wow!, love it. Then you see the second card and it is another wow, then the same thing happens when you see the third card. But then that fourth card showed up. WOW! I just love it, love it. Thanks for the inspiration.
Wow, stunning projects! I have to say I really admire the bravery of the Kindness Card by Rosemary D. It is just so simple but yet totally stunning!!
All of these cards are GORGEOUS! I think the Be Mine card is more like something I would create, so I think it inspires me the most. But I have ideas from all of them now :)
They're all gorgeous! I didn't expect to like grey so much, but these artists really made it work. My favorite is the You card.
I think they're all stunning, and it's great to see grey in a positive light, not a grey dreary light.
SUPER Cute cards shared toady--that first one is def. my fav! Great job everyone:)
Hear, hear! I LOVE Melinda Spinx card and immediately thought it should win when I saw it. All the others are lovely too! Congrats ladies!
Congratulations, they are all fantastic. Love Ivanka's felt flower
Congratulations to all the winners! Love all the cards Ivanka's bright tulip and Courtney's elegant flower on the Be Mine card are just awesome. TFS
COngrats these are all stunning cards.
love the "be mine" card...too, too, too CUTE!
These are all just amazing! First impressions count..I love the first card with the gradations of grays. But it wasn't nice making me pick just one. These were all just amazing!!
Congrats ladies! All of your cards are just stunning!
I adore the Kindness card by Rosemary.....just sings CAS and beautiful!
These are wonderful cards! So soft with a hint of color. Especially love Julie's hint of green...they are all so lovely!
Melinda's You Card is so soft and delicate looking - so pretty!
All of the ladies did a great job on this challenge.
Rosemary's card does, mainly because I love the grey and white combination ( it's what I used ) :)
Melinda's and Courtney's cards were two that stood out for me. Melinda's gradient of color with the pop of pink are lovely. Her design can be adapted with different colors and shapes. Courtney's card brings all of the trends together in one eye-stopping card. Congratulations to all of the winners.
Beautiful card! Love the yellow and gray combo, unexpected but beautiful!
The gray and pink card are right up my alley but the first card is especially inspiring. Such a brilliant way to tie in the sentiment!
Oh, my.....my inspiration to get out and shop for GREY! Rosemary, you rock. So do you, Cath.
Love the simplicity of Melinda's card and so doable. Thanks for such great inspiration everyone!
Wow... these are great cards!! All of them are gorgeous! Thanks for the shout out Cath! :)
I love how you all made the non-grey color pop!
Absolutely gorgeous cards. I like the kindness card best I think. It stands out so well, and I love how the flower looks like a piece of art, reflecting the sentiment.
They are all beautiful but I think the one that draws me in the most is the bitty flower card by Melinda Spinks. The flowers are just so delicate and I love the fading of the gray and the single row of pink flowers. So pretty!
Congrats to the winners! Those are some beautiful cards!
i LOVE the first card, it screams at me saying "make me, MAKE ME"
Love the cards, but excited to see Julie's in there...I loved it on her blog and glad to see it won!
Congrats, ladies! You gals totally rock this challenge. I love Rosemary's beautiful flower card.
What wonderful gray winners and projects, Cath! The variety of designs was truly delightful. Congratulations, ladies!
Lovely cards by all. My favorite is the "You" card. This would bring a BIG smile to a Breast Cancer Survivor.
Honestly, they are all gorgeous!! Great job ladies. I'm most inspired by the graduation of colors on the first card. That's just brilliant!
Congrats winners! I love the YOU card. I like how the gray goes from bold to light and the little splash of pink....just so pretty!!
They are all beautiful cards! I really like the "be mine" card.. the flower is cute, love the pink tape and the stitching
I am in awe of the "Kindness" card- it's so graceful and elegant, and just gets a big "ooh" and "ahh" from me!
These are all fantastic cards! Congratulations ladies. My favorite is the Be Mine card.
my favorite card is JulieHRR's card: "extraordinary". it is so chic and elegant! :)
Gorgeous cards ladies! Congrats and thanks for the inspiration!!! I think Courtney's is my favorite. So fresh and fun!
I love the texture on Melinda's card, and the dimension in Rosemary's! Lovely cards one and all!
Congrats to all--fabulous! My favorite is the Extraordinary Card--love the green color and the cording on the ribbon--makes it very elegant.
All of the winning cards are so lovely, but, I must say that "You" with it's gradient grays really is inspiring. Who knew such a use of gray could be so beautiful?
Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com
Congrats to all the Moxy Fab winners-the cards are all beauties!! I must say tho, my fave is Melinda's-how I love pink and gray together and this card is simply elegant! :)LindaK
Congrats ladies! Fabulous cards all. The Kindness card is so very elegant. But my eye keeps being drawn back to the Sunshine card - that pop of yellow is so dramatic. Simple yet stunning.
I'm definitely most drawn to the first card- but they are all stunning!
Fabulous cards! I love the elegant simplicity of them all. They don't overwhelm your senses, yet they're divine!! I love the You Card by Melinda Spinks...I love the gradient grays. I love the
Be Mine Card by Courtney K w/the black, pink and gray. Love how the pink in the flower just pops!
love that be mine card!
I love Melinda's pink and gray "YOU" card---so soft and pretty.
I very much liked Rosemary D's card using the Vintage Vogue set by SU, but all the cards featured were really stunning.
Melinda's card def made me smile. I love the pink in the middle of all those grays.
Love melinda's card! Congrats ladies!
Congrats to all of the ladies! They are all FANTASTIC! But, Melinda's work inspires me the most! I think it is because of her exquisite attention to detail! TFS!
The Kindness card just knocked my socks off! Right behind it is the simple yet elegant Be MIne card. They really all are beautiful. Congrats to the winners!
The You card by Melinda Spinks is absolutely beautiful! I am going to have to try my spin on this.
WHAT super elegant and COMPLETELY inspirational work displayed here! Great job, ladies! In particular, that DROP DEAD gorgeous card by the fabulous Rosie D. made me positively giddy from the clever elegance of it's construction and use of materials! Yee Haw!
Gorgeous cards ladies!
The extraordinary card challenges me. I love the (seeming) random placement of those darn little rhinestones--such a small embellishment with such a large impact!
WOW!! Congrats to all of the winners!! These cards are ALL fantastic!! If I had to pick a favorite, it would be Ivanka's card! I just LOVE that bright yellow felty flower against the gray embossed background!! GORGEOUS!
Fabulous picks for the Gray is the New Black challenge! Everyone is pure eye candy~great job and CONGRATS to all the winners!
Nice work, ladies!
I like the Be Mine Card by Courtney K, it is simply beautiful and lovely.
Congratulations to everyone. My fave is that "Kindness" card. So elegant and lovely. Thanks for sharing everyone.
they are all fabulous! Just cannot stop looking at them. Guess I was most drawn to Julie's card...love how she did the faux suede on it!
WoW..these are some amazing cards!! Good job all of you! Hard to pick a fave though. I guess Courtey's "be mine" is my pick. everything you said about it is true! The flower is beautiful and the shock pink of washi tape grabs my eye!
congratulation to all! i love courtney's card, so simple yet adorable!! :)
You're right--the winners are all amazing and Moxie Fab! Pink & Gray is one of my all-time fav combos, so Melinda's card really struck a cord in my heart--perfectly designed! Rosemary's card amazes me with the depth & pure artistry--where I hope to get to someday with my work!
Wow! What a stunning group of cards! They are all fabulous! Congrats ladies!
My fave is Courtney's fabby grey flower!
wow so much inspiration! I loved M. Spinks card. Just beautiful. I loved the gray flowers with the one line of pink. Fabulous design.
What a lovely lineup of cards!! My favorite is Melinda's gradient gray with pink.....I fell in love with it when I first saw it on her blog. Thanks for sharing these with us!!
Hugs,
Amy ♥
These cards are so special - who expected such beauty from the colour grey? Congrats to all the winners! My fave was the first one with the small pink and grey flowers, Gorgeous!
congrats to the winners! beautiful creations.
wow thank you so much for mentioning my card and congrats to the rest of the ladies beautiful cards!!!!!
Great, great cards! I love Melinda's the best for her beautiful tiny gradient blossums. So pretty and delicate!
I adore Rosemary's Kindness card. The sentiment is extraordinary and the stamping is lovely. It is delicate and lovely and the recipient is a very fortunate person!
These cards are so beautiful! WOw, great job ladies! Im loving the flowers that go from light to dark to pink! Very smart! :)
Congrats!! I love the use of the grey ink on the flower card - I wouldn't have even thought of grey ink!
congrats! they are all so pretty!
I love them all! Gorgeous! The sunshine card is my favorite. I love how she used the actual materials to convey the message, not just the sentiment. Very cool! :)
Melinda's card is my fave because it is so simply stunning. The grey/pink combo is beautiful and the gradient effect is devine.
These are absolutely fabulous. I am in love with gray,and the simplicity just makes these cards pop!
All the cards are incredibly inspiring! But I'm partial to COurtney's. Her cards rock!!!
Well, I love them all but Rosemary.. your card is amazing.. the monotone is stunning!
All the cards are incredible but my fav is Melinda's "You Card." It's so soft and soothing but makes a statement.
all the cards are gorgeous but i think the first one with the shades of gray and pop of pink is my favorite. so simple but elegant and beautiful.
I loved all the entries but Melinda got my vote! Congrats, Girl! Congrats to all!
The extraordinary and kindness cards really spoke to me.
oh wow, these are all so beautiful. I do love Melinda's series of flowers with the soft pink to contrast. But beautiful cards by everyone!
Just beautiful- all of them. Melinda's really inspires me and reminds to be simple- in both creativity and my life x
congrats to all the winners. They are all beautiful and my favourite is Rosemary's with that awesome flower.
SNW
these are all beautiful cards, especially "Extraordinary Card", which showcases CAS and ribbons to the max. Awesome.
the you card has got to be my favorite. I love how she incorporated several shades of gray. Simple is my style and this card is just that. Great job!
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