Colors influenced by Splitcoaststampers CC929 | "Happy Birthday" | Digital Project | This Winter card has a painted cake and platter die-cuts on a distressed spiral abstract. The bottom layer is a Gray Granite / Merlot/ Mossy double swirl paper. One photo-shop element is in the card. | Created via #Inkscape | Poster: brentsCards
Splitcoaststampers CC929 | inkpad (Chris) | Minty Espresso Sorbet (01/03/23) | Early Espresso, Sweet Sorbet and Mint Macaron
Dessert: sweet => chocolate cake
photo-shop | Photo Shop Elements 15 Editor
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Inkscape Colors, Objects, and Filters (textures, and finishes) are, as follows . . .
Main: Early Espresso RGB(80 57 49), Sweet Sorbet RGB(237 78 96), Mint Macaron RGB(149 188 161)
Stamps: greeting, name
Inks: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Night of Navy, Soft Suede, Sweet Sorbet, Mint Macaron
Neutral: Basic Black RGB(19 27 29), Basic White RGB(255 255 255), Basic Gray RGB(118 122 121), Smoky Slate RGB(180 176 173), Gray Granite RGB(180 176 173), Merry Merlot RGB(167 36 70), Mossy Meadow RGB(87 104 46), Very Vanilla RGB (255 250 226), Night of Navy RGB(33 64 95), Soft Suede RGB(124 103 74)
Support: Gold (SCS) RGB(214 181 76)
Papers: Gray Granite / Merry Merlot / Mossy Meadow double swirl, Very Vanilla light linen thick, Early Espresso plain
Special: design stencils, wire brush, Gold Number Decorations (stemmed), EF for beveling and curvature, fine brush for cake decorations
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Gray Granite / Merry Merlot / Mossy Meadow double swirl | (from bottom):
1. Base: Gray Granite plain 5 x 7 with thin Basic Black border
2. Red Swirl: Merry Merlot vertical waves with Filter (Liquid Drawing)
3. Green Swirl: Mossy Meadow with Filter (Liquid Drawing) and flipped vertically
Very Vanilla light linen thick with lines pot and floral | (from bottom):
1. Vanilla Base: Very Vanilla plain with thin Basic Black border [shadow]
2. Green Spiral Stencil Base: Mint Macaron plain
3. Green Spiral Stencil Texture: Mint Macaron with Opacity (42%) and Filter (Growing Cells, Dots Transparency)
4. Red Wedge: Sweet Sorbet plain
5. Horizontal Brushing Photo Shop (PS): Image is based on 1 ,2 and 4 with PS Filter (Rough Pastels)
6. Name Stamp: Basic Gray with Basic Black border
7. Greeting Stamp Base: Basic Black with Basic Black border
8. Greeting Stamp Blue Flow: Night of Navy with Opacity (42%) and Filter (Cracked Lava)
9. Light Linen: Smoky Slate with Opacity (12%) and Filter (Canvas Bumps, Convoluted Bump))
Pedestal and Platter | White thick with gray WC marbling and beveling (from bottom):
1. Pedestal Die-Cut Base: Basic White plain with thin Basic Black border [shadow]
2. Pedestal Gray Marbling: Smoky Slate with Opacity (12%) and Filter (People, Cracked Lava)
3. Pedestal Beveling: Smoky Slate with Opacity (42%) and Filter (Relief Print, Combined Light)
4. Platter Base: same as 1
5. Platter Gray Marbling: same as 2
6. Platter Beveling: same as 3
Cake Die-Cut and Decorations | (Early Espresso paper with Soft Suede painting and decorations) | (from bottom):
1. Cake Die-Cut Base: Early Espresso plain with thin Basic Black border [shadow]
2. Cake Side Curvature Painting: Soft Suede with Opacity (24%) and Filter (Convoluted Bump, Eroded Metal)
3. Cake Top Painting: Soft Suede oval with Opacity (24%) and Filter (Convoluted Bump, Eroded Metal)
4. Front Edge Paint Stroke (between Top and Side): no base color with thin Early Espresso border, and Filter (Thick Paint)
5. Side Decoration Painting: no base color with thin Colors (Sweet Sorbet and Mint Macaron) borders, Opacity (84%) and Filter (Canvas Bumps Matte)
Gold Number Decorations (stemmed) | (from bottom):
1. Base: Gold plain with Basic Black border [shadow]
2. Shine: Gold with Opacity (42%) and Filter (Smart Jelly, 3D Wood)
3. 3D: Gold with Opacity (30%) and Filter (Reflective Gel B)
[shadow]: Filter (Drop Shadow)
Date: Monday, January 2, 2023 GMT Views: 651
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Registered: April 6, 2009 Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley Posts: 31212
Mon, Jan 02, 2023 @ 7:28 PM
Your bold bg pieces are perfect elements in aiding the chocolate cake to shine, Brent! After all, she/he is turning 39 once again, and that's reason to celebrate~
------------------------------ ~Roberta
�Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.�
― Lou Holtz
Registered: October 12, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 70680
Mon, Jan 02, 2023 @ 7:31 PM
Awesome design. Love the cake on the stand. The scallop decorations are just the right touch. The number candles are so cute. The bold background is terrific. Wonderful use of the challenge colors! Welcome to the team for January.
Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Alumni Splitcoast Challenge Hostess The Charmed Life
Registered: November 19, 2005 Location: Bethel Park, Pa Posts: 37249
Mon, Jan 02, 2023 @ 7:51 PM
thsi is a great birthday card Brent- love the background design- and the fancy chocolate cake - welcome to the team for January- looking forward to seeing all your designs.
------------------------------ Mary Marsh SCS Color Challenge DT Coordinator My Blog- The Charmed Life
Registered: February 27, 2007 Location: LaCrosse, Wisconsin Posts: 39770
Tue, Jan 03, 2023 @ 6:02 AM
Those swirly things do look like fancy paper plates. So nice to see you in the color challenge, I'm sure I've missed some, I'll go to your gallery to see. Great work!
------------------------------ Jean Bean the Dancing Queen "You can play a shoestring if you're sincere." -John Coltrane
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105272
Tue, Jan 03, 2023 @ 10:45 AM
The icing on the cake looks fab, and so yummy! Pretty card, nice use of the colors. The bg shape is so very interesting. Glad you are going to be making samples for us!!!
------------------------------ Anne HarmonFS154, QFTD58, PROUD FAN CLUB MEMBER (photo of our Great Granddaughter Elise, just 6 months old) and me, even older.