Dawn McVey is an extremely talented stamper and designer, and I love visiting her blog for inspiration. Recently she started a weekly colour challenge and I finally found the nerve and time to enter it. I just got another order of stampining goodies the other day and was so excited to try out my new background stamp. I had been eyeing this one for a while and am so glad I finally decided to get it. Using background stamps is such a great way to step up a card with out using patterned paper or to give terture and depth to a card depending on the image. I just love all the different fonts and the script style of this Tres Chic one. For the challeng I chose to use the colours Cameo Coral, Chocolate Chip, Melon Mambo and Very Vanilla. The background was stamped in Chocolate Chip on Very Vanilla cardstock and I sponged the edges with Close to Cocoa. Sponging is such a quick and easy technique that can really change the whole feel of a card. Instead of stamping a main image I decided to use two butterflies from the Beautiful Butterflies die for the big shot. I used two different Designer Series Papers for them; Bella Rose and A Walk in the Park, then used a Vanilla Jumbo Brad in the middle and popped them up with dimensionals on a Vanilla square that is matted with Melon. The sentiment was stamped then punched out with the Wide Oval and layered on a Cameo Coral tag, all were sponged again with Close to Cocoa. The ribbon is the very yummy Melon Mambo Poka Dot Ribbon, I know some of you out there think that this is such a bright colour and trust me I was one of them until I started playing with it-Love It! Chocolate Chip and Melon Mambo is quickly becoming one of my new favourite colour combos-but then again doesn't Chocolate go good with everything?! On that note there is some Purdy's Chocolate Peanut Butter ice cream calling my name!
Stamps: Warm Words, Tres Chic BG
Paper: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Melon Mambo, Cameo Coral, Bella Rose and Walk in the Park
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa
Accessories: Big Shot, SU! Lots of Tags and Beautiful Butterflies die, Melon Mambo Ribbon, Jumbo Brads, Wide Oval Punch.
Wow, your card is gorgeous! Love how made the colours 'work' together and set each other off so beautifully!
Posted by: Dawn | 06/30/2009 at 04:56 PM