Elegant Sweet Pea
Hi Everyone
I hope you had a nice weekend. It always goes so quickly and I never seem to get everything I want done. Today I want to share with you the card that I made for last week’s Mojo Monday Sketch #91. I didn’t make it in time to link, but never mind. This was an interesting one, with the shape of the card being tall and narrow. I made my base from Kraft (the first time I have used it – I hear Christine gasping in shock and horror!!) 21cm square, giving a 10.5 cm x 21cm card that fits into a standard DL sized envelope. I got the colour combo from the 09-10 Stampin’ Up! Colour combos they put together for the In Colors (so hate leaving out the ‘u’). You can download it from my Tips & Hints page. If you are in need of some colour inspiration, it is a great place to start.
The main colours are Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Pink Pirouette and I have added in the Elegant Eggplant and Sage Shadow for some contrast. The result is soft and muted, but elegant I think. The Sweet Pea image comes from the Echoes of Kindness Level 2 Hostess stamp set. The Perfect Plum layer has been stamped with French Script (now retired and replaced by En Francais) in Versamark. I have used two Cuttlebug A2 embossing folders – Swiss Dots and Bird Call. The sentiment is from the really versatile Short & Sweet stamp set which is great value at $29.95 for 6 sentiments and 6 matching icons. Here it is and the details are below.
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Card Details |
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Stamps |
Echoes of Kindness (Level 2 Hostess), French Script (Retired), Short & Sweet |
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Cardstock & Papers |
Kraft, Pink Pirouette, Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant, Sage Shadow, Whisper White |
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Ink |
Going Gray, Versamark, Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum, Pretty in Pink, |
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Accessories |
Pretty in Pink grosgrain ribbon, Ice Rhinestone brads, |
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Tools |
Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots & Bird Call embossing folders, Oval punches, Watercolour crayons, Aqua Painter |
Enjoy the rest of your week.
Judy.
Judy, this is a very sweet card. I love your colouring, and the embossed panels, and, WOOHOO, you used kraft card!!! I knew you’d find a use for the 3 pieces of kraft you own (the other 300 from our shared pack are at my house, ha ha)!! See, it wasn’t that hard, was it? Gorgeous result. Christine xx
Lovely card Judy, the Sage Shadow mat really sets the image off beautifully 🙂 Look forward to seeing you next week.