Hi there and welcome back! It's time for a new Color Challenge! I'm hosting this week and have chosen Shaded Spruce, Mango Melody and Grapefruit Grove with a dessert challenge to use polka dots, stripes or plaid.
For this week's card I decided to make my own plaid pattern, since we are coming up to flannel weather. I pulled out a panel of Bristol paper, took two strips of Post It tape to mark off the stripes (lining it up straight with the Stampin' Up grid paper underneath) then used a Ranger ink blending tool to apply the color. I went across the panel alternating the colors, the size of the inked strips and white space in between. I then turned the panel 45 degrees and went the other direction using the same colors and pattern.
The leaves were die cut from watercolor papers previously covered with watercolor washes, one mixed with spruce and mango, the second spruce alone. The were tied together with linen thread and added to the plaid panel along with the die cut sentiment and my card was done!
Thanks for looking and I hope you'll be able to join us for the Color Challenge this week!
Stef
Product details
Stamps: None
Paper: Neenah Solar White and Desert Storm, Koh-I-Noor Bristol, Canson XL watercolor
Ink: Shaded Spruce, Mango Melody, Grapefruit Grove
Other: Happy Birthday Script and Stitched Rectangle dies (Simon Says Stamp), Layered Leaves Die-namics (MFT), Linen Thread (SU), Ranger Ink Blending tools, Post It 2" inch tape
Registered: December 4, 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 16610
Mon, Sep 24, 2018 @ 7:42 PM
This is such a fantastic Fall card Stef. I love the homemade plaid and how you cut it out with a stitched rectangle die. The plaid highlights this wonderful cluster of leaves so nicely and adds to that crisp fall feeling. ~Karen.
Registered: April 6, 2009 Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley Posts: 31064
Mon, Sep 24, 2018 @ 7:45 PM
You have chosen to use these colors in a bold way, and I'm really liking what you have created, Stef! Your sentiment and leaves show up very well! Cute fall card~
------------------------------ ~Roberta
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Registered: May 12, 2016 Location: NW Wisconsin Posts: 8485
Mon, Sep 24, 2018 @ 9:04 PM
That handmade plaid is fab Stef!! Would love to have a cozy blanket with it. Love the thin lines of your sentiment with the plaid pattern! Fun fall leave adds the the theme!
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Registered: August 10, 2006 Location: Sunny Florida Posts: 25290
Mon, Sep 24, 2018 @ 9:48 PM
Wow, Stef! You did a remarkable job creating your plaid background! When I first saw the card, I thought that it was designer paper! Very impressive work, Stef!
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Registered: May 18, 2004 Location: Southwest Michigan Posts: 36959
Tue, Sep 25, 2018 @ 7:55 AM
Very impressed with this perfect hand made plaid, Stef! I have never made one that turned out to my satisfaction! The little bunch of Autumn leaves and die cut greeting are just enough to let your plaid really shine.
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