This card almost drove me crazy! I know, short trip! What easier colors and sketch could there be?
I guess the problem was trying to make my colors right. How hard can that be? Let me tell you... First of all, my new colors haven't arrived yet. I had to use Bashful Blue. I stamped the flowers on the colored cs in the same ink. It was plain so I sponged the edges with the same color ink. When I got to the bashful blue piece it looked too dark. I realized I had sponged on bordering blue instead. Oops! The only way to fix it was to use regal rose on the pink and almost artichoke on the celery. I also stamped each panel in Linen BG in Celery, Pretty in Pink and Bashful Blue. Now what color to use for the bg piece and what stamp to use. I chose bashful blue and Floral. The white piece with celery sponged on is crimped. Now things got smoother, thank goodness! I used pretty in pink for the card with weathered bg and "happy" in stamped in bashful. The word is actually from a stamp that says Happy St. Patricks Day, from the retired set, More Great Greetings. Now that you know the story, Thanks for Looking. (I still haven't decided if I like it or not.)
Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 GMT Views: 1074
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Wed, Jul 26, 2006 @ 3:35 PM
I think it's a beautiful card.
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It came out great! We are always our worst critics, as I am sure you know. You should reward yourself for recovering from that slight "deviation from the plan"!
Eileen
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Wed, Jul 26, 2006 @ 5:42 PM
It may have been frustrating getting there but it turned out great in the end! It is very cheerful and nicely laid out. I think your bordering blue "mistake" was a good thing because the darker colors around the edge give the panels depth. Great job!