Last week I hosted a color challenge with these colors:
Dessert for this challenge was to include a circle.
It was a natural to go to the soon to be released Forever Fern Bundle and the larger Forever Greenery Suite:
- I die cut three of the die images that don't require stamping out of the three challenge colors - cardstock, that is. Check out the link in the product list to see all of the beautiful dies that are part of the Forever Flourishing Dies/ Forever Fern Bundle.
- Since the Forever Greenery Suite includes these beautiful gold circles that was a simple way to include a circle. I was curious about how easy it would be to attach these circles to your card but a few tiny dots of Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive did the trick.
- A Gold Embossed greeting and some Gilded Gems from the Ornate Garden Suite repeat the shiny gold of the circle and easily complete this simple look.
Of course the process I went through before getting to this card wasn't that quick and I developed a few other ideas and cards in the process. I started playing with these colors thinking I would try the baby wipe technique - but I was up at the lake with no baby alas, no baby wipes. I tried to use some make-up remover sheets but that didn't work so then I needed to rescue the ink I had put on them. Here are a few photos:
- I basically just smeared the makeup wipe onto a couple of pieces of white cardstock. First the back sheet which I haven't used yet and them the top sheet.
- The ink was getting a little sparse so I added a few drops of Whisper White which didn't blend all that well so I embossed it with the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder and by the time I cut this piece into smaller pieces I think I can safely say I rescued the ink.
In the end I ended up with these other cards before settling on the one I used for the challenge. I'm still working my go to spot for photo shoots when I'm at the lake. It was a little too sunny for these but I think you will get the picture...
- This colorblocked base is always an good for a try when doing a color challenge. It also features the Label Me Bold set from the Occasions Catalog. Unfortunately this set will retire. I will miss it since it is SO easy to use. No need to emboss or worry about stamping it straight. Just stamp a bunch of images and keep them to VERY easily snip out as needed. Do a bunch in black that can be used for almost any color scheme or coordinate to your card.
- Leaf images are stamped with Versamark on the color-blocked portion.
- I used a leftover die cut from the Smooth Sailing Die cuts for the skinny border above the color-blocking.
- I LOVE the little Flowers for Every Season Gems and used the clear ones on this card.
- This uses the detailed sunflower die from Sunflower Dies. I thought about using this card for the challenge since the sunflower center could be my circle but even though it technically used all the challenge colors they are, though beautiful, a bit mashed up.
- Once again the greeting is from Label Me Bold - stamped in Coastal Cabana.
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