I have another blog hop for you today, along with a couple of challenges that I've done over at Splitcoaststampers.
I saw the first one, TLC724: to make a monochromatic card yesterday, just as I was putting things away after creating and playing with my Wonderful Romance Bundle and I still had a bunch of Petal Pink supplies on my counter. Why not pull them together with a little more of that gorgeous vellum?
Monochromatic cards are one of the best ways to get a good looking card without getting carried away with clashing colors. The first swap I ever hosted as a demonstrator was one for monochromatic cards. I often combine more than one version of the same color but the directions for this card seemed to indicate only one. (I think you could get away with using Grapefruit Grove with Petal Pink and I would still consider it monochromatic.) Another thing to keep cards relatively easy - and easy to replicate is to use borders. The only important measurement you need to remember is to use 5 1/2" strips.
- I took the picture last night and it might be hard to read the lovely embossed greeting: "You are the Best Things I never Knew I Needed".
- The bouquet is stamped in Petal Pink.
- The vellum from the Floral Romance Specialty papers is just Petal Pink.
- The 5/8" variegated ribbon is, you guessed it, Petal Pink.
- I also used the beautiful leaf border fancy edged oval from the Wonderful Floral Framelit dies. These were cut from Whisper White and Petal Pink, respectively.
Don't forget there is still time to sign up for my product shares. The Floral Romance Specialty papers are included and you could get quite a 3-4 of each of the vellum border cards that I've shown the past few days just out of your 6" x 6" samples. The deadline to sign up is Sunday, January 13th.
The second challenge I did is actually 2. I used the today's color challenge at Splitcoaststampers (Powder Pink, Real Red and Silver) along with Stampin' Up!'s January Simple Stamping Challenge: Valentine's Day using just stamps, ink, paper plus an optional punch.
I chose to use a circle punch since I'm pretty sure a circle punch was my first punch and it is also a very versatile shape. I have a whole Pinterest board just about cards made with circle punches.
- Can you see the fun I had with the rose border stamp. I used it 3 times: on the envelope, on the card and then on the punched circle. It is layered to line up with the border stamped onto the note card.
- I incorporated the silver by adding an extra circle punched with the same 1 1/2" punch and having it peek out from behind my focal point circle.
- While there are several other hearts from the Meant to Be set that could be added, I think when you are using red it's best to keep it simple because sooner or later you are going to smear the red. Ask me how I know. This was not my first version...
Well, it's time for me to turn you over to the blog hop. Come back and visit me another time. I'd like to think there are a lot of ideas to find here.
I sincerely thank you for stopping by my little place in the stamping world. Let me know what you think and come back again soon!
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Chris
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