Happy Thanksgiving Week everyone! I'm hosting this week's color challenge: Pretty Peacock + Lovely Lipstick + Crushed Curry with, what else, but Pumpkin Pie for dessert. While I've chosen to use the color Pumpkin Pie, I encourage you to interpret dessert however you choose!
I have a few preview things on my stamping desk this week so it was hard not to use these dies for my card. I initially looked up images of a Christmas rose to see what the botanical color is, mostly whitish with pinks at the center though a few are brighter, Well, my whitish rose looked more like a piece of peppermint candy than a rose so I decided stick with the brighter shades.
I couldn't resist trying these colors out on a blended background done with reinkers and white craft ink and my trusty sponge daubers. I added the neutral Mossy Meadow but you could easily mix Crushed Curry and Pretty Peacock to get something similar.
I used the dies with a mix of colored cardstock and white that I colored with sponge daubers. I thought I might create a Christmas Greenery look by layering the finer leaves but it didn't really look the best. Thus this looks a lot more tropical than Christmasy - Ah, well. My thought of a card that might be used for someone who has a hard time during the holidays still works...
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving if you celebrate it where you live! Wherever you are I hope you can join us in the gallery.
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Tue, Nov 26, 2019 @ 7:43 AM
How gorgeous to use the colors sponged on the side of those lovely flowers!! Super color challenge!!!
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Tue, Nov 26, 2019 @ 7:55 AM
A beautiful design.
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Tue, Nov 26, 2019 @ 11:18 AM
Lovely sentiment on this beautiful card, Chris! The flower does look tropical, but it's a good thing--makes me long for Hawaii. I especially like the blended colors on the side!
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Tue, Nov 26, 2019 @ 6:26 PM
Love the look of these new dies and you put them to marvelous use with these beautiful colors! I just love the blended strip with the Peacock at the edge. The leaves of the poppies really bring all the colors together into the card! Gorgeous!
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