Guest Designer Series, part 12

Joy Anderson is back today to share another card with us! Great color combo!

Hi, Everyone.

I have a friend I wanted to send a card of encouragement.  She’s not one for flowers or bling, so I made this card.  For the background I used the water color pencils and overlapped the colors in the middle to get the blended look.  I used SU! Markers to color in the greeting from Rooted in Nature and then cut out each phrase so I could stagger them under the image.  I used a black pen to draw the border echoing the line art image. 

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Beautiful You, Rooted in Nature

Paper: Thick Whisper White Cardstock, Melan Mambo Cardstock

Ink Pad: Basic Black

SU! Markers: Melan Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Only Orange(retired)

Other: SU! Mini Dimensionals, Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue, Black Pen, Water Brush, Stamparatus

Flourishing Phrases + Marbled = Kissing

Soooo another fun thing you can do with the "Marbled" background is the "kissing" technique! So easy... look:

In case you've never done this technique, here is a video that shows you how easy it is:





Oh and the colors that I chose for this card are:

Poppy Parade

Powder Pink

Lemon Lime Twist

Product List

Flourishing Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141534] $37.00	Marbled Clear-Mount Stamp Set [144772] $15.00	Home To Roost Cling Stamp Set [149736] $0.00	Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143704] $9.00	Corrugated Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [148026] $10.00
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $30.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.75	Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245] $8.50	Powder Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144244] $8.50	Poppy Parade 8-1/2" x 11"" Card Stock" [119793] $8.50
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $7.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

Winter Woods - fun color combo

So last week I participated in a color Challenge and came up with this card:

The options where these:

The larger circle represents the main color of the project... as you can see, I chose "B" and made it a non-traditional Christmas card ;-)

A lot of times we get stuck and reach for the same color combos that we are comfortable with.  I like to play along color challenges for that reason to learn of new combos and break free of the "old"... Why don't you give it a try... you might really like it!



Product List

Winter Woods Clear-Mount Bundle [149992] $50.25	Labels To Love Clear-Mount Stamp Set [144967] $21.00	Everyday Label Punch [144668] $18.00	Swirls & Curls Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [147923] $7.50	Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131297] $8.50
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $7.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $7.50	Frost White Shimmer Paint [147046] $8.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00
Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint [147044] $8.00	Stampin' Spritzer [126185] $3.00	Real Red 3/8" (1 Cm) Mixed Satin Ribbon [147894] $6.00	Gold Metallic Thread [138401] $3.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

Color Combo Monday

Today I chose to work with "greens" because I have to push myself to use them LOL. Here are the 2 I picked for this week...

Mint Macaron

Tranquil Tide

And here is my quick card for you guys:

When I colored the butterfly in, I had to cheat a little bit because we don't have a Stampin' Blends marker in Tranquil Tide... so I simply mixed 3! I colored in the whole image first in Mint Macaron, then where I wanted the Tranquil Tide, I added "Call me Clover" and "Bermuda Bay" over it. TaDa!!


Product List

Painted Glass Clear-Mount Bundle [148362] $42.25	Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140517] $20.00	Lovely Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [148048] $9.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337] $8.50
Tranquil Tide 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144246] $8.50	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill [147277] $9.50	Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [147146] $7.50
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Dark Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends Marker [147021] $4.50	Bermuda Bay Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144579] $4.50	Dark Call Me Clover Stampin' Blends Marker [147024] $4.50