This is for the Color Challenge. Our hostess is Chris and she selected Crushed Curry, Poppy Parade, Pool Party and dots for dessert. This fabulous combo said flower to me, but what to do about the leaves? I thought since Pool Party is a blue green perhaps it could work. After inking the stem & leaves stamp in Pool Party, I rolled the edges in Mossy Meadow (approved neutral) to give more credence to the color as leaves.
The two-steps for the bloom were stamped in Poppy Parade. The base layer was stamped off first and the detail layer was stamped in full ink. The center was stamped in Crushed Curry. The flower parts were die-cut. For the dessert option, I used a large polka-dot embossing folder in the background and a gold dot on the sentiment strip. The flower rests on a die-cut circle of Crushed Curry DSP with a strip of sparkly Pool Party ribbon underneath.
Terrific colors to work with. Thanks, Chris. I look forward to seeing all the creativity this week. Have fun. TFL
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Registered: September 24, 2007 Location: WA Posts: 13991
Mon, Jun 27, 2022 @ 9:15 PM
Perfect use of this week's colors to create a lovely floral birthday card, Diane! The shading on the flower and leaves is beautiful, love the big dots, too!
------------------------------ Barbara Splitcoast Dirty Dozen My website: Inky Fun SCS Fan Club Member Color Challenge Team Member QFTD215
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105272
Tue, Jun 28, 2022 @ 8:56 AM
Great idea to use the ef of big dots as a bg for this beautiful blossom!
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Registered: June 3, 2006 Location: In my "She Shed Tornado Shelter" Posts: 4010
Tue, Jun 28, 2022 @ 9:24 AM
Diane your flower is beautifully accented with the Crushed Curry circle, I also love your idea of using Pool Party for the leaves with a touch of Mossy Meadow. Beautiful design!
Registered: April 6, 2009 Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley Posts: 31212
Tue, Jun 28, 2022 @ 11:52 AM
Very pretty bloom, Diane! I like the way your large polka dots enhance the center circle. Beautiful stamping-off, two-step and rock 'n roll techniques~
------------------------------ ~Roberta
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