Saturday, March 30, 2013

Fav Combo! ~ DD46 & FM103

 
Good Saturday morning everyone!  I'm in love with this weeks color combo at Dynamic Duos!  It's the 5th Saturday of the month and that means you get to choose the second color!  The first is Primrose Petals.  I used the sketch from Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch Challenge 156, too. 
One of my all time favorite color combos is pink and navy, so that was a no brainer for me.....although, if you've looked a my last two blog posts, you may see a little bit of Primrose with other colors.  I needed to make a get well card the other day, so I thought I should incorporate this weeks combo.  I liked it alright, but it wasn't Primrose and Midnight Muse like I had originally planned.  Then, I saw some scraps laying on my desk.  The black and white designer paper looked soooooo good agains the Primrose, so I put together a card using it.  I liked it OK, but it still wansn't my first idea.  I just HAD to make one using Midnight Muse as my second color, and I'm glad I did.  I love it! When I look at it, the colors together are so pleasing to my eye! 
I created this card a couple of days ago, because as designers, we get to see the color combos ahead of time.  Imagine my suprise when I found that the challenge over at The Friday Mashup 103 was to use lined or gridded paper plus distressing on your card.  My card matched right up with the challenge without even trying!  It's kismet!!!
 
 
I started this card by cutting out a flower in the Print Poetry DP with my Island Floral Die.  I inked a couple of French Foliage stamps with Crumb Cake ink, along with the bird image from Silhouette Sentiments, and stamped them right on the flower.  I stamped the bird image again on Midnight Muse, but the bird out and popped him up with a dimensional.  I distressed the flower by sponging and crumpling it up.  The flower center is a scrap of Primrose cut from the Blossom Party die and a 5/16" vanilla brad.  I layered the flower on a Print Poetry DP oval, with a paper doily and some ribbon and trim underneath.  I sponged the doily with Crumb Cake ink first, but it wasn't getting a dark enough color for me, so I brought out the brayer and layed the ink on with it.  That achieved the color I was looking for.  For the background, I had a scrap of retired Newsprint DP, stamped it with more Crumb Cake inked French Foliage stamps, sponged it and ran it through the Big Shot using my Lacy Brocade EF.  To finish everything off, I added a scrap of Midnight Muse Print Poetry DP to the torn off corner. 
Here's a list of supplies.....
Stamps: French Foliage, Silhouette Sentiments
Paper: Primrose Petals, Print Poetry DP, Newsprint DP
Ink: Midnight Muse, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Island Floral and Blossom Party dies, Oval Framelits die, Natural trim, Primrose Petals satin stitched ribbon, Paper Doily, 5/16" brad, Lacy Brocade EF
 
Thanks for taking a peek!
Jenny
 

12 comments:

  1. Very Pretty!!! Beautiful color combo!!! Love all the texture!!! Sponging is the perfect accent!!! Thanks for playing along with HSS, Diane

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  2. Adorable! Love your little bird cut-out!! Thanks again for joining the Friday Mashup this week.

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  3. So feminine and pretty. I love the flower image and all the pretties you used. A wonderful interpretation of the sketch. Thanks so much for playing at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

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  4. Lovely card, Jenny! Such a bold colour combo, but you manage to make it look soft & pretty :o)

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  5. Gorgeous, Jenny! I love the color combo and the pretty layout. The ribbon banners and the little bird are such fun touches. Hope you had a wonderful Easter with your family! Hugs! :)

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  6. You've made a beautiful card Jenny!!

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  7. Adorable card Jenny- so glad you chose to play along at HSS this week!

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  8. I love pink and blue together, too, and you've done it beautifully here. I love the embossed grid DP in the background, and that big polka-dotted flower above the doily. Fantastic little touches with the bird and ribbon and distressing. And it's always fun to nail more than one challenge at a time, too! Awesome job. ;-)

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  9. Pretty card, I love all the layers. You've added such lovely little details, too, I especially like the tiny bird! Thanks for joining us for the HSS sketch! Erika

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  10. Fun card Jenny, love the doily behind the flower.

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  11. Lovely card Jenny! Love the little bird on the flower! Thanks for playing along with the Friday Mashup!

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  12. I can see why it is a favorite combo for you. It is a very pretty card. Love all the texture on it. Thanks for joining us this week at HSS.

    Robbie

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