I was immediately taken with this week's Color Throwndown combo. Such gorgeous colours! (And I wish I had that exact outfit! Although I do have a Pool Party faux leather jacket, so I'm thinking I'll need to find a coral shirt to pair it with.) I paired the color combo with the sketch from Create with Connie and Mary and this produced the card I am sharing with you today.
The stamp set I used is called Mixed Bouquet and it has been retired for a long time, but it's my favorite flower set. I've owned a lot of flower sets over the year (mostly because SU! keeps giving some to us at every single event!) but this one remains my personal favorite. I think I like its whimsical look and the fact that it can be use as bold images or can be watercolored. It can also look really elegant or just plain fun depending on what you pair it with.
A couple of details about this card:
- To create the embellishments at the top, I cut the prongs off of polka dot brads and glued them on top of the Sycamore Street buttons from the past SAB promo;
- The silver strip was created by embossing En français with Silver powder on Brushed Silver cardstock. Looks very neat! The coral striped borders were made with Calypso Coral Chevron ribbon adhered on both sides of the silver cardstock;
- The flower was stamped in VersaMark on watercolor paper and embossed with silver embossing powder. Then, I colored some highlights with a Calypso Coral marker and used an Aquapainter brush to spread the ink around;
- To get the two-toned embossed background, I inked one side of my embossing folder with Pool Party ink before running it though the Big Shot. Here's a tip: Use a brayer to ink the folder. It's much easier than using the ink pad directly and creates a more even look.
Color Combo: Calypso Coral + Pool Party + Night of Navy + Silver + White
Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Mixed Bunch, Exprimez-vous, En français
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Coral Calypso, Pool Party, Whisper White, Brushed Silver, watercolor paper
Ink: Pool Party, VersaMark
Accessories: Coral Calypso marker, Sycamore Street buttons, Polka Dot Brads,
Silver metal button, Pool Party baker's twine, Stampin' Dimensionals, Silver embossing powder,
Circle punch, Brayer, Brocart soyeux embossing folder, White envelope,
Calypso Coral Chevron ribbon, Aquapainter Brush
Love the two-toned effect of the embossing folder! And the colors are gorgeous together, too! Love the button/brad combination, too! Thanks for playing the challenge at Create with Connie and Mary!
Posted by: Deb | October 20, 2013 at 20:46
Love this color combo! Love all the textures, brads and embossing! Very pretty card! Thanks for playing the Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge this week!
Posted by: Lisa Martz | October 20, 2013 at 21:46
You are right...that color combo is a WOW! It's funny, doing inventory I just ran across this stamp set again...I always loved it! Nice to see a card with it again. Gorgeous card, Cindy! Thanks for playing along with the sketch challenge this week on Create with Connie and Mary!
Posted by: Connie Babbert | October 21, 2013 at 07:27
So pretty! This is a beautiful use of our colors! Thanks so much for playing along in the Color Throwdown with us!
Posted by: Broni | October 21, 2013 at 17:52
Oh what a unique color combination! That is just soooo AWESOME!!! I am going to have to try it sometimes! Beautiful card with so many textures! Thanks for playing along this week in the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!
Posted by: Mary brown | October 21, 2013 at 21:56
That's a great color combo and you used it to perfection with this sketch! I love the chevron trim on the silver embossed silver cardstock... what a great look! Lots of gorgeous details! Thanks for joining us this week at Create with Connie and Mary!
Posted by: Margaret Raburn | October 21, 2013 at 22:49
What a lovely and creative card! Love how you layered the embellishments and the flower and the use of so many other wonderful details. Thanks for joining us this week at Create with Connie and Mary.
Posted by: Lisa Young | October 22, 2013 at 07:33
I never would have imagined these colors together! Beautiful cards with beautiful elements! Thanks for joining us in the Sketch Challenge this week at Create with Connie and Mary!
Posted by: melissa davies | October 23, 2013 at 19:35
Congratulations! Your card is beautiful! I love the colors, embossing and the brads/flowers!
Posted by: Claire Broadwater | October 23, 2013 at 20:32