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August 2, 2019
The 2019 In Colors: Pretty Peacock
Today’s card features Pretty Peacock, a nice warm blue-green color. We’ve had colors in this range before and I think they play well with others, which makes it a good versatile color to have. I’ve used a paper from the Woven Threads designer series papers that’s all Pretty Peacock for the background. The pattern gives it a nice texture that’s not too busy.
This is a masculine birthday card, featuring one of the sail boats from the Sailing Home stamp set. I stamped it in Memento black ink and colored it with three Stampin’ Markers: Pretty Peacock, Crushed Curry and Gray Granite. I also used the Pretty Peacock marker to color one bird from the three seagulls stamp.
I wanted to keep the card fairly simple, (more…)
Posted in Creativity | By Paula Cannon
July 19, 2019
The 2019 In Colors: Seaside Spray
Soft, serene, Seaside Spray. When I first saw the new In Colors, I thought this pale blue was light and drab. Then I used it, just once, and fell in love. Now I think it’s light and beautiful! It pairs well with light colors, as in today’s card, but works with darker colors, too.
I thought some light blue daisies in Seaside Spray would be pretty, so I got out my Daisy Delight stamp set and Daisy punch. Then I played around with some design ideas and choose this look. I really wanted to use Soft Sea Foam with the Seaside Spray. They look so nice together.
Posted in Creativity | By Paula Cannon