Still on my mission to make love cards, I drew inspiration from the Freshly Made Sketch #218 and Colour Throwdown #374 challenges. I'll admit the color combo is unusual for a love card, but I've noticed in the past that women sometimes hesitate to choose frilly, pink and red cards for their spouses, so I thought this year I'd try to offer a wider variety of options. I also couldn't pass up the Color Throwdown combo, as I really love pale blue-green paired with orange. With the addition of the pale grey, the combo felt modern and fresh to me.
I first started with two panels that were the same width, but when I decided to switch cardstock for patterned paper and used a wider strip, I thought the uneven look made the card design more interesting so I stuck with it.
Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Love Owl-ways, C pour toi (Tags 4 You), En Français, Viola's Lace Wheel (unmounted)
Cardstock: Smoky Slate, Pumpkin Pie, Pool Party, Whisper White
Designer Series Paper Stack: Brights
Ink: VersaMark, Jet Black StazOn, Pool Party, Pumpkin Pie, Rose Red, Smoky Slate
Accessories: Corner Rounder Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Aqua Painter Brush,
Label Bracket Punch, Sequins and beads, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper, Owl Punch,
Smoky Slate Stampin' Emboss Powder
What a sweet and pretty card! Thanks so much for sharing with us at the Color Throwdown this week!
Posted by: Broni | January 11, 2016 at 18:37
Beautiful! I love your choice of these colors for your romantic card. Thanks for playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches!
Posted by: Jen Mitchell | January 11, 2016 at 19:58
Great take on the colors and the sketch...this is beautiful!!!! Thanks so much for playing along with us at the Color Throwdown Challenge!!!
Posted by: Joan Ervin | January 11, 2016 at 23:18
I love those sweet little birdies!! Thanks for playing the Throwdown! Hope to see you again next time!
Posted by: Barbara Anders | January 12, 2016 at 09:24