The inspirational colors for today’s Utah Divas Color Challenge are: Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron, Basic Black, Basic Gray, Soft Suede.
I had fun with today’s card! I love this stamp set and was determined on finding a way to make all these colors work with it. I was doing good until I realized that I couldn’t really find a good way to add Basic Gray. That’s when I decided to pull out my En Francais Back Ground Stamp and Ink it all up with Basic Gray. I then stamped that fabulous background on the So Saffron. It turned out PERFECT!!! That subtle background was exactly what I had hoped for.
I have wanted to play with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch since I bought it. So, I pulled it out and decided to take some Hemp Twine and thread it through the holes. I really didn’t know what I was going to do with it or where I was going to put it; however, I knew I liked it. I wanted to keep this card earthy and simple but I also wanted to add some dimension & texture. Braiding the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border was a great touch.
I stamped my image in StazOn Black because I knew that I would be watercoloring it. With that said, I am not using Watercolor Paper… Sometimes I enjoy watercoloring on Whisper White Card Stock. In order to get a beautiful colored image you need to take your time, control your level of water and color you apply. Works Great!
Now the greeting was stamped on a banner and popped up with Stampin Dimensionals. The funny thing is that’s not originally how it was supposed to look. I stamped it WAY CROOKED under the actual image and had to figure out a way to cover the Oops because I was not prepared to start over. Lol.
That’s pretty much it for today’s design. Before I go I do want to point out that fun yellow Jewel Rhinestone on the buggy. That is a clear Stampin Up Jewel Rhinestone that I colored with a Yellow Sharpie. Pretty Cool isn’t it?
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Items Used For This Card Include:
- Stampin’ Up! On The Grow #123075 (Summer Mini)
- Stampin’ Up! En Francais Background Stamp #109521
- Jewel Rhineston with Yellow Sharpie
- Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch #119275 with Hemp Twine
- Basic Black, Soft Suede, So Saffron, Pear Pizzazz Card Stock
- StazOn Black and Going Gray Stamp Pad
- Waterwonder Crayons with Aqua Painter
To see what the other Utah Divas Designed please click here!
Love everything you did with this card.
Brandy, again, you have done an awesome job with this challenge! I had a hard time with this one but I love your card!
What a cute card. The background is perfect.
Hi Kathy,
Thank You for stopping by BrandysCards.com and for leaving your comment. I sincerely appreciate it! Thank You. Yes, I too thought the background turned out great. I was so excited!!! Stay in touch and have a good week. Brandy