Today is Thursday, which means we have a new Pals Paper Arts Challenge. Woo hoo! This week’s color challenge consists of Elegant Eggplant, Smoky Slate and Very Vanilla. What to make with these three colors? I opted for an elegant congratulations for a new couple. Here’s my card:
And here’s the challenge banner for this week’s challenge:
- Layout Inspiration. We can find inspiration everywhere. As I pulled into the parking garage at work, I was inspired by the parking deck signs that label the floors with a circle and layer the circle on a slanted square – I used that inspiration to create this shape on my card. It gives a modern edge to this classic background.
- Using Markers to Color Stamps. Have you ever used markers to color stamps? It’s an easy way to get the most out of your stamps. Because the background and image on the slanted piece are soft and a bit distressed, the image didn’t need to be perfectly crisp and clean. I inked up the entire image with Smoky Slate. To add Elegant Eggplant to the flower, I swiped the flower with a Blender Pen to remove the Smoky Slate and then swiped my Elegant Eggplant marker over the flower. I then huffed on the stamp (to moisten it just in case some of it had dried) and then stamped it on the Very Vanilla. How easy is that?!
- Layering the Sentiment. I knew I wanted to recreate the Elegant Eggplant/Very Vanilla layering on my sentiment – it’s shown on the card base, on the slanted pieces, so I wanted to include it with the sentiment. To incorporate the Smoky Slate, I trimmed the edges of the punched sentiment and then added it to a punch of Smoky Slate. It’s just a small border, but it adds that touch of color I wanted.
Stamp Sets: Flowering Flourishes, Label Love Papers: Elegant Eggplant, Smoky Slate, Very Vanilla Inks: Smoky Slate, Elegant Eggplant Accessories: Artisan Label punch, Circles Collection Framelits, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by my blog today!
Brian
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This is gorgeous. The slanted piece is ingenious.
Elegant and gorgeous, I love how you cut the pieces of CS in a slanted way, really showcases that pretty flower against that sweet flourish background. Beautiful Wedding card, thank you for sharing.
This is gorgeous. And what a fabulous idea to use a blender pen to remove color from a small area of a stamp!! I’ve tried several ways to do that; thanks!
Elegant, classy and perfect for a new couple! I love what you did with this color challenge!
Perfect wedding card – elegant and unique! And I love the colors chosen for the PPA Cor Challenge!
I really like this, Brian! Love how you created your own DSP for the background, the pretty flourishes and the elegant color combo.
Hi Brian. Another beautiful card. Love the background stamp. That was on my “maybe” list, moved right on up to my “Wish List”. Also, the slanted layer is nice. 🙂
Such an elegant and unique card for a very special day. The happy couple will love it as much as I do. Putting your blender pen tip in my memory bank. Brilliant! I am in need of a wedding card in January, I may just have to case this one. With your permission of course.
This is truly a custom made card …what detail and thought . I bet the couple will never ever receive a duplicate . I wish that I could color my stamps with markers and get a good result . Oh, I huff and puff but, mine come out splotchy or uneven …once in a while I get a winning look.
Pretty card ! The colors are rich and elegant .
Totally. Love. It!
Nice card, Brian. TFS!
Brian – that is a “knock your socks off”, “out of the ballpark” card! The different shapes turn this from an ordinary card to a piece of artwork for sure. You’ve done it again oh mighty King of design!
So classy……love all of the stamping stamping stamping!
What a great sketch you created with that slanted sign look, I so like it. Wonderful wedding card so classy.
GORgeous, Brian! Thanks for playing at PPA!
Very elegant! It’s always a joy to see what you create for challenges.
Another KEEPER…where in the world do you keep coming up with these AMAZING ideas!!!! Love it all the way around!
This is gorgeous!!! I love the slant you added; what a cool sketch! I can’t wait to play with the color challenge this weekend 🙂
This is another gorgeous card, Brian. I love the design and how it perfectly highlights the different stamp designs from that set. Thanks for sharing with us at Pals Paper Arts this week!