This stamp set just keeps calling my name and requesting ink -- I haven't been able to let it sit without ink for a few days. I wanted to make a card using the new In Colors and try to find someway to make this DSP look good as well. It's bright, but I like it and who would ever have thought these colors would look okay together?
This card base is Crushed Curry and I love the color! I layered on Rich Razzleberry and kind of stood back and looked at it. Then, I used two strips of Dusty Durango and scalloped them both. I decided to pierce them as well and put a pierce in each scallop too. (I'm sure those of you in my Techniques classes are not surprised -- my piercing kit sees a great deal of use!). I cut a piece of the Razzleberry Lemonade DSP and adhered my scalloped strips to it and then placed it on the card base.
I stamped the butterfly and the sentiment in Dusty Durango on Whisper White and layered this on Crushed Curry. I wanted a separation between the stamped images so I wrapped some hemp twine around the entire layer. I added this layer to my card with dimensionals.
Next, I stamped the butterly image in Dusty Durango again and cut it out (Pat from my Techniques classes calls this "fussy cuts"!). I fluttered up the wings and added it above the stamped butterly with dimensionals. I still felt the card was a bit unbalanced, so I punched three 1/4" circles from Dusty Durango and added these to my card with glue dots.
Now, I admit, I would not ever have put these colors together, but they work well with this DSP and I really like the final result. Even my resident card critique said he liked it and that is a good stamp of approval -- kind of like Good Housekeeping's seal of approval!
I am continuing to work away on my Catalog Debut being held Wednesday, July 1, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Stop by and see the new catalog, check out some new stamp sets, make a couple of projects and see what surprises are in store for you. I'll be here to answer any questions and share some munchies with you. I hope to see you here and share some new projects with you!
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