We are so happy to share a new stamp set, "Peony", illustrated by our fellow Design Team Member, Kim Teasdale, offered by Clear Dollar Stamps. This set is such a joy to have and I know that it will be inked up frequently as it will prove to be a versatile stamp set. The peony is a gorgeous illustration and such fun to color, as you will quickly learn the first time you color it. The stamp set also includes 4 sentiments, one of which is featured on the card sample above. "Peony" will be released at Clear Dollar Stamps on June 1st.
For this sample of "Peony" I used an orange and black color scheme to satisfy a CDS Design Team Color Challenge. The challenge was to design a card using orange & black or using red & blue. I immediately invisioned "Vermillion" (well, close enough to orange -- wink, wink) for the peony and ran with the orange & black choice. White was an optional netural that we could use, and I used it for "eye relief" from the intense orange & black and for contrast. I popped up the peony after coloring it twice and cutting both images out as you can see the cross-section view in the other photograph above. Although I wasn't initially crazy about the colors posed for the CDS Color Challenge -- I concluded when finishing this card, that they were a beautiful combination. What do you think?
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Registered: June 21, 2006 Location: Still getting giddy over paper and ink in Colorful Colorado! Posts: 14180
Fri, May 29, 2009 @ 6:46 PM
I think this is gorgeous, and thank you for the "eye relief" of the pristine white...but golly, this is an amazing layout, Linda!! You have showcased this beauty so well!!
Registered: March 24, 2006 Location: Deep in the Heart of TEXAS Posts: 15980
Fri, May 29, 2009 @ 7:50 PM
Wonderful flower!! Love all your details. Please check out the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge. We are in our third week and going strong. We would love to see your lovely cards in our challenge this week, next week and all the weeks thereafter!!
------------------------------ Phyllis Young at heart, slightly older in other parts. We really never grow up, we just learn how to act in public!! What if you woke up today with only what you had thanked God for yesterday??