Color Hues #53 Scarlet and Green
I have an unbranded banner die set that I’ve been using a bit lately and it has one tiny thin banner that I couldn’t see how I might use. It is too small for a sentiment, or at least any that I own and in general I don’t use banners very often. When I saw the colours for this challenge I was thinking about what kind of design I would use and had the idea of cutting a few of these very thin banners in different greens and a bit of scarlet. Two of the banners look blue in the photo, but they are actually a dark teal. I wondered what they would look like if I attached them at the top section and spread them out, decided it would give a kind of tree effect and using a small hole punch and a brad I attached them together. My original idea was to have the tree sitting on a border and I played with some new Heffy Doodle border dies to see what would happen. I added the border to the embossed background (SSS Filigree Folder) and made a black frame (Hero Arts Infinity dies) for that layer. I wasn’t sure I liked the result but after I added a bit more of the black above the border it worked. I set the ‘tree’ above and added some die cut stars (Hero Arts Infinity dies) from mirror CS and foam tape to the top. The sentiment is from a Divinity Design set and I added a black border to that as well. In the end I quite like how this turned out. The border grounds the tree nicely and my hubby thought it looks good so I’m posting it. I hope you are enjoying your weekend. We make the most of a couple more dry days before the predicted week of rain starts on Monday. Thanks for stopping by.
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Quite the artistic tree! I like the embossed background. The tree stands out being very unique.
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Thanks, of course since doing it I’ve thought of another way to use the banner. I’ll give it a try sometime soon if I have time.
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So creative!! This came out great!!
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Thanks Lisa. It was fun to make.
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A very clever and effective way to use that banner die! Thanks for joining us at Color Hues!
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It is fun to participate in the challenges and I’m happy when others like what I make.
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WOW! Very clever This really turned out great.
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Thanks Gerry.
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Clever and creative. Definitely thinking out of the box. The embossed background looks great too.
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Thanks a lot. I love that new folder although it is a pain to put through my big shot. Twice I’ve had to have help to finish the last turn.
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I’m so happy that you joined us again at Color Hues! I love your creativity with the banner dies, and the star is gorgeous!
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Many thanks. It is fun to find a way to use something that is so small.
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Great way to use that die… so creative !
Thanks for joining us at Color Hues !
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Thank you. I enjoy participating when I can.
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What a fun way to do the tree! It looks great and sounds like you had some fun making it your own.
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Every once in a while I have an idea that I can make work – this was one. Glad you like it.
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