Monday, May 16, 2011

BBTB2 Forever Young Sunglasses Challenge



Time for another BBTB2 challenge and this week our dear and terrifically talented Heather has chosen the sunglasses from Forever Young. Sure wish I needed sunglasses the last few days, but it's been chilly and dark with sporadic rain. Not May CA weather at all. I redesigned my glasses a bit into "love goggles", you know, those wonderful things that you see your Sweetie through when you are head over heels in love that permanently erase anything but youth and beauty in your eyes. I used Cricut DS to make a shaped card using the shadow cuts of the sunglasses and welded the hearts from Cake Basics to them. A teeny amount of hand trimming was required near the nose bridge. The sparkly DP is from K&Co Portobello Road. "Hot" is also from Forever Young and is just how I see my man, even after all these years. (I'm kinda counting on him wearing them too, if YKWIM. LOL) I cut it 3 times each, glued them slightly offset, added some gems and popped them up. The cool holographic striped paper is from my LSS. I have no idea why I bought the stuff, but could it have been any cooler for this project?

I actually was gonna quit there, but the glasses looked too plain so I searched for a tropical flower and found several. I was thinkin' that it would be tucked behind my ear as we frolicked in the sand. The one I chose was from Car Decals because it had a shadow (and the ones from Life's a Beach did not). Normally I would have welded the shadow of the flower to the whole thing as well, but it was an afterthought. Thankfully I was able to peel some of the assembled layers away to insert the shadow where I wanted it and build from there. The DP is also K&Co, this time from Que Sera Sera. I love the fabulous prints and saturated colors of those lines. The stamen is actually from on of the hibiscuses from Life's a Beach because it was in one piece instead of a bunch of little circles near the end so I tweaked it in DS to make it fit and added adhesive gems and Stickles to bling it up a bit.

Here's the dimensional shot. My DT sisters HERE have done fabulous work with the cut, as always, and if you'd like to play along, remember, you can use any sunglasses from any cart if you don't have Forever Young. I'm also entering this in the current Whimsical Wednesday Take Shape Challenge which is to make a shaped card. So sorry Steph, that this is combined, but the chances of me making 2 shaped cards in a week are pretty slim and I so wanted to play along. Be sure to stop over to Whimsical Wednesday Challenges too, and prepare to be amazed. So there you have it. I'm smiling big time, still thoroughly lost in my little island fantasy and longing for the day we can run away, smash the mirrors, and see ourselves only through love's reflection. MMMmmm....perfect!





35 comments:

  1. Who would think of this but our Donna... These are adorable girl... You never never cease to amaze me. hugs

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  2. awesome as always donna! your creativity just astounds me.

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  3. Wow how adorable! These are great. Love them.

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  4. Your sunglass challenge card is..... So fantastic.... but I always love reading your story lines... especially that "love goggle" bit because oh my ain't it da truth.....
    ...Hugs
    Carole

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  5. Adorable!!! LOve the shape, colors, bling, EVERYTHING!!!! Thank you for playing along with us at Whimsical Wednesdays! Hugs, Cathryn :)

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  6. These are sooooo cute!!! I want glasses this cute!!! lol

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  7. Love goggles!! too funny my friend I have been giggling reading your post! Having said that this card is absolutely fabulous, love the heart shaped glasses and the holographic card for these is genius!!
    Hugs
    Juliexx

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  8. Hi Donna,
    These are fabulous. I love the idea and you have made a fantastic job of these "love specs".
    Hugs,
    Fiona x

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  9. Oh wow!!! These are just about the cutest sunglasses ever!!! I love the shape and all the detail. Thanks for joininf Whimsical Wednesday.

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  10. SUPER cool glasses ! Love your creativity - the colors are so bright and sunny ! Hugs-Lori

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  11. This card is so cool! I just love that flower incorporated in their & the shape of the hearts within the glasses. Now that is hot! The colors and layering are outstanding too.
    Great job!
    Thanks for playing along with us at Whimsical Wednesday!
    Crafty best wishes,
    Sonia

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  12. You are just so amazing!! I am in awe of another awesomely cute shaped card!! :)

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  13. omg................this is fantastic

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  14. Just incredible, Donna. Perfect glasses for a trip to Hawaii, I think. I feel so much better after reading it's been cool, cloudy and rainy in CA. That's been the story of our entire spring here in Michigan. It's so cold today my furnace just came on. I'd like to say I need some sunglasses right about now, too.

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  15. Oohhh...how cool! Love the addition of those tropical blooms!

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  16. What a cool card! I love the flower on the side and the "hot"! Great job and thanks for playing at Whimsical Wednesdays!

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  17. Always fun to see how your crafty mind works! You're the best at being original!

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  18. Donna,
    OMG! Again you never dissapoint! NEVER! You just couldn't do the glasses.. you had to add some beautiful flower! Then the hot..hot! On top of that your stories are to funny! As always LOVE your creations and your sense of humor!
    I am so sorry I have been mia on not just your but many blogs... then blogger had to delete every stinking comment I made... so I was back to square one! Then it decides it's not sending any comments to my email any more!Another words sorry for not being over and so sorry about the rant!

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  19. Hi Donna! Found some time to blog about and I came straight here! I always love seeing what you have in store and I just LOVE these glasses! You have given me a great idea and I'm going to work on this challenge tonight! x

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  20. WOW!!! Just the cutest sunglasses ever !

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  21. Donna, don't ever be sorry! I don't care if people enter my challenge and also enter others. I encourage it:) Anyway, your card is amazing as always. I really like the colors that you used. So creative to add the word HOT to them. Love the story behind it too. I hope my hubby see's me through those too.:) You totally rock! Thanks for joining us over at Whimsical Wednesday.

    Hugs,
    Stephanie

    BTW...crummy weather here in NY too. RAIN and more RAIN!

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  22. Lol, those are great Love goggles!!! So cuuute!! And if your hubby does decide to wear them try to sneak in a pic.
    Speaking of bad CA weather, we are beginning to get some rain over here. And as usual, it has brought a lot of car accidents with it. I do hear its bad up there in the north. Hope its not to bad.
    Jess :)

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  23. OMG! These are AWESOME girlfriend!!!! I love, love, love them!!!! You are just wicked talented!!!!
    hugs, Sharon

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  24. LOVE this!! I love the hot, summery colors and all your fab layers. Another "thumbs up" from me! ;)

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  25. These are awesome, you never cease to amaze me what you can do with design studio.
    Kim xXx

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  26. Ahhhhhhh so Sweet, your Hubs is one Lucky Guy! Love your Love shades, I knew you'd have something amazing and the colors are Great! Love the halographic paper and your right, it's perfect for these! Another one of a kind work of Art!
    ((Hugs)) Theresa

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  27. good grief girl these are awesome!!!

    after 4 years i still see my hubby through these :)

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  28. Okay, so how do you go from designing these hot shades, with a hibiscus no less, and create a gorgeous card with snowflakes...all in the same week? That alone is pretty impressive! These pretty babies look like they're on fire! Another cool 'Donna' card!

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  29. OMG Donna, this is just way too cute! Love how you added the hibiscus. You've never know it was an after thought.

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  30. This is so cute and original! I always love all your work :) SO glad you entered this over at Whimsical Wednesday.

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  31. Your husband is so lucky to have you--you love him so much :) That flower is awesome on the glasses--your description gave me a visual, maybe to much information, LOL!

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Thanks for making my day!