Fab Friday is rolling out a new color challenge this week – Merry Merlot, Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay and Coastal Cabana. I pictured flowers and had a project in mind but quickly changed plans to make a sweet thinking of you card that features some of my favorites from the new catalogs and a favorite stand-by from the annual catalog. Here’s my card for this color challenge:
And here’s the banner for the challenge that inspired my card:
Tips, Tricks and Reminders
- Lily Pad Dies. I used the droplet-shaped dies from the Lily Pad Dies to build the backdrop of Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay and Whisper White bands on my card. This die is so versatile and so fun! There are three lily pad-centered products in the Sale-a-Bration catalog: Lovely Lily Pad reversible stamp set, Lily Pad Dies and Lily Impressions Designer Series Paper. Each of them is wonderful, but together they are amazing. Here’s a look at all three:
 
The Lovely Lily stamp set and Lily Impressions Designer Series Paper can each be your Sale-a-Bration selection with a $50 order. The Lily Dies can be your Sale-a-Bration selection with a $100 order. So…buy $200 of product you want, earn $20 of Stampin’ Rewards to spend wherever you want and pick up these three coordinated items. You deserve it! - Building the sentiment. With a panel of raindrops in the background of this card, all I needed was a sentiment to bring comfort to the recipient. Even though I didn’t showcase an umbrella, “rain or shine you’re always on my mind” from the Under My Umbrella stamp set gave me exactly what I needed. I stamped the sentiment in Merry Merlot on Thick Whisper White. Here’s a look at the Under My Umbrella bundle:
I punched the sentiment out with the Heart Punch Pack, layering the two hearts over each other. Here’s a look at the Heartfelt Bundle which includes the Heartfelt stamp set and Heart Punch Pack: 
Here’s a closer look at the finished sentiment on the face of the card: 
- Follow Your Art. When I reach for papers to create a beautiful sky, I almost always reach for this panel of watercolored Coastal Cabana paper from the Follow Your Art Designer Series Paper. When I wanted to create a backdrop of water, I reached for the same page. Water or sky, this paper is awesome. Here’s a look at the colors and patterns in the pack of Follow Your Art Designer Series Paper:
Stamp Sets: Under My Umbrella Papers: Follow Your Art Designer Series Paper, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Thick Whisper White Inks: Merry Merlot Accessories: Heart Punch Pack, Lily Dies, Stampin’ Dimensionals
I hope you’ll pop over to the FabFriday challenge blog 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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Clever card with a great interpretation of this challenge. Trying to incorporate all those colors couldn’t have been easy.
It wasn’t easy, Sharon. 🙂 I cheated a bit by just putting the sentiment in Merlot, but they are all there. 🙂 Thanks!
Darling how you added those sweet border rows!
Thanks, Mary! Pulled that idea right out of the catalog. ♥
Love your take on the color combo. The “raindrops” die is so versatile and works great for this card. Love this sweet card. Have a wonderful day!
Thanks so much, Hilda! I’m not sure if they are intended to be raindrops, but that’s what I saw. 🙂 Glad you like it! ♥ Have a wonderful weekend!
You sure were able to showcase alot of products in one cute card, Brian!
🙂 Thanks, Dawn! I love mixing things up. ♥
Cute card ! Your sentiment brings to mind a Willie Nelson song from long ago ! Like your color combo .
That song is always on my mind, Sonny! ♥ Thanks!
I like the mix of all those elements together and you made those bright colors for the challenge look so soft! Sweet card!
Thank you so much, Windy! I tried lots of backdrops, but this piece of Follow Your Art really softened the blues. So glad you like it! ♥
I’m not sure what I would have done with that color challenge other then flowers but you really nailed it. I love the sentiment and it fits so perfectly into the punched hearts. Just beautiful Brian.
The Merry Merlot really stumped me, but I really liked working with the other three. I was surprised when I saw that the sentiment fit inside the heart. Yay! Thanks, Grace! ♥
What a combination! Only you could come up with this. Good job!
♥ Thanks so much, Liz! I tried several things before landing on this. Happy with how it turned out, though. Glad you like it!
I always enjoy seeing your cards!
Thanks so much, Sharon! I love sharing them.
I do like this card. The linked hearts are super and that’s such a pretty sentiment.
Thanks so much, Deborah! I’m so glad you like it! ♥
Beautiful die cut backdrop! Perfect colors!