It's time for a new month and new challenge at Color Hues! I love October as the weather turns cooler here but it's still most enjoyable to be outside. It also begins my frenzy of making Christmas cards which is one of my fav stamping seasons.
For our challenge to use orange and green I began with an older kit that I still really love, Color Pop Autumn from PTI. It includes sturdy papers, stencils, stamps and pre-printed die cuts.
Beginning with a charcoal textured card stock that has design in white (you can see a sample of that behind the card), I used the stencils and Distress Inks to color the leaves and blossoms in shades of orange and greens. Stamping over the images, I added details like the veining or berry centers. The sentiment is die cut in white and I stamped the thanks. The die and sentiment were part of the kit.
I apologize for using products that are no longer available! These seemed perfect for the challenge and I am glad to have used them again after a long time of sitting on the shelf.
I sure hope that you will have fun creating and link your cards to the gallery! Have a wonderful weekend.
Be yourself
Have delight in your craft
Make something beautiful!
9 comments:
I love the orange and green combo and this is absolutely beautiful, Cindy! Half the products I use are no longer available. It's all about playing with our toys. That's why we do this, right? This looks like it was an amazing kit!
This is gorgeous! I love how you used two very different orange tones, and also how you let the white peek through.
I wondered how you did the stamping, thought it could be like the Cn9th sets. Never come across this idea before but the effect is stunning. :O)
Cindy, Such a great card and so glad you stuck with the background color! Now if we didn't use our old stamps then what did we buy them for? That is my thoughts anyways! I hope you had a lovely WCMD and had a chance to sneak away. Hugs
Love this, Cindy! Funny thing I was just thinking last week I need to pull that kit out and use next time I stamp. Now you’ve totally inspired me. Hopefully life is going better for you now!
This is fabulous! I immediately recognized the sentiment. I have the same set, and have never used the stencils. You've inspired me to put them to good use!
Cindy I simply love this card! The bold background makes the flowers just pop. So lovely!
...and yes what Lindsey said about the two different oranges!
Gorgeous card, Cindy! I love the background color, it makes the other colors pop! Have a great week!
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