Not having a lot of StampinUp products and in particular inks I have to play around to match colour challenges. A good friend sent me some card stock which makes it easier and I used a piece of smoky slate to cut the frame which is from Crafters Companion. I cut and then embossed the edges so they would show more and went over the raised bits with some sparkle. My free choice colour is obviously red and I added a red border to the frame as well as used it for the holly berries. The stamp is from an older set by GKD called Dashing and I used Distress Oxides to colour it. The closest ink to Coastal Cabana is Broken China but I found it a bit too blue so I mixed a small amount of cracked Pistachio into it and it made a huge difference. I even had enough left over to drag some CS through and got an interesting background piece to use later. As well I used a small amount of an opal blaze on the leaves so they glimmer and shine when card is tilted. I added a few sequins for some additional interest. It is a small card 4″ x 4 1/4″ so I’ll have to make an envelope to go with it.
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I love the cool, subtle feel to this! So pretty!!
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Thanks – it evolved as I was doing it. still have the original idea on my desk so may come up with another one.
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Pretty card! I find it interesting how you create a similar color to the requested one. I would like to see you create the newest in-colors as I find those a harder match, especially Bumble Bee.
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Thanks Lisa – I don’t have samples of the newer colours so would have a hard time playing to get a match. Need to actually see the colours in reality as computer screens never show true colours.
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Very pretty with a nice calm feeling.
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Thanks Gerry
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Pretty card and I think a good match for the SU color challenge. I really like the cool tones of your card.
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Thanks my friend. Took a bit of playing to get the ink close enough to use.
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Lovely. You really nailed the colors. I like the embossed frame you used in the background.
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Thanks Judy – That frame came with my new foiling platform and is lovely when done with foils, but I decided to use it as is for this card.
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This is beautiful, Johanna! I really like your use of the colors, too.
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Its fun to play and get something that works for a colour challenge
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