You Are Invited with Marquee Messages

We are kicking off a fun color challenge at FabFriday today – we are showcasing the gorgeous combination of Powder Pink, Night of Navy, Soft Sky and So Saffron. That’s four colors! I reached back to my Annual Catalog to make a fun invitation with the Marquee Messages stamp set. There’s coloring, snipping, layering and some other fun surprises in this clean, Spring-ready invitation. Here’s my card:

And here’s the banner for the challenge that inspired my card:Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• Multiple Inks. Archival Basic Black ink is my go-to black ink. Unless I’m using my alcohol-based Stampin’ Blends (when I reach for Tuxedo Black Memento ink), I always use my Archival Basic Black pad. I stamped this image from Marquee Messages with Archival Basic Black on Thick Whisper White, So Saffron, Soft Sky and Powder Pink.
  

  Marquee Messages, Stampin’ Up!

  My plan was to cut out all the images, color blocked as shown in the final card. BUT…there was no way I was going to snip around all the slats that run down the left side of the blue base for this sign (and I didn’t want to leave the panel white), so…I stamped the image and “YOU ARE” sentiment with Tuxedo Black Memento ink on the Thick Whisper White panel and colored the central panel with the Light Pool Party Stampin’ Blends Marker – still such a smooth effect. I colored the slats along the left side with the Dark Night of Navy Stampin’ Blends Marker.

• Shining Lights. No marquee is complete without shining lights. From the start of this card, I knew I wanted my big arrow to be yellow. Thank you, So Saffron. It still felt a little flat, so I grabbed my Fine-Tip Glue Pen and dropped a little glue into each of the dots along the edge of the arrow. You might not have seen this added element on the card (they are small), so here’s a closer look at the finished arrow: Fun, right? It’s a small element that adds a lot to this card. I was inspired by the glue resist card I shared last week – you can see that here.
• Lay It Out Before You Glue It Down. There are three snipped elements that layer over one another for a fun paper-pieced project. Be careful, though, to think through all the layers before you start gluing down the elements. The sentiment panel (with the snipped stars) needs to be glued down before the arrow is glued down since the arrow overlaps. You’re welcome.

Stamp Sets: Marquee Messages  Papers: Tutti-Frutti 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper, Night of Navy, So Saffron, Powder Pink, Thick Whisper White  Inks: Archival Basic Black, Tuxedo Black Memento, Stampin’ Blends (Light Pool Party, Dark Night of Navy) Accessories: Fine-Tip Glue Pen, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Marquee Messages Photopolymer Stamp Set – 141727

Price: $21.00

Tutti-Frutti 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 145606

Price: $10.00

Night Of Navy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 100867

Price: $8.00

So Saffron 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 105118

Price: $8.00

Powder Pink 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 144244

Price: $8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock – 140272

Price: $7.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad – 140931

Price: $7.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad – 132708

Price: $6.00

Fine-Tip Glue Pen – 138309

Price: $7.00

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I hope you’ll pop over to the FabFriday site to see the cards by the design team members and to play along with this week’s challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

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