Summer Fun Layout ~ Color Dare #706

 Welcome to a new color challenge from our Design Team at Color Dare! Each Friday we give you a new set of colors to create with. Make any project you like using the colors in the graphic below. Make sure your colors are a very close match to those shown. There are free colors you can also use with the challenge colors. See the graphic below for more information.

Our challenge this week gives you 2 colors with 1 color of your choice. My color of choice is the bright green. My free colors are black and white.

I felt like creating a simple design today and the Scalloped Bloom Dies were sitting. on my desk. Layering the 3 smallest dies is perfect for making flowers. Using these colors and making the flowers reminded me of the 60's. Yes, I'm that old. ha ha ha.

Just a scattering of the flowers along the bottom as a wide border was all it took. I had a few leftovers over to use at the top as well. The title was done in the same 3 colors. I'm not good at stamping straight lines so it was our New Stampin' Positioner to the rescue. I tilted the letters because it fit the feeling of the layout but they are in a straight line! Some Rhinestone Jewels for flower centers and accents finished the look.

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How will YOU use our colors? What will your color of choice be? We can't wait to see what you create! Have fun!

Michelle Loncar

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Favorite 3 from What's Up Wednesday

Yesterday in my What's Up Wednesday post I shared how changing out the card stock color can make a huge difference in the Berry Botanical Vellum and how it looks. This idea works with any project really. A simple color change is an easy way to alter the look of your design. 

I promised to share my favorite 3 color combinations today and here they are! Soft Sea Foam, Fresh Freesia and Hydrangea Hue. Let's take a closer look.

Hydrangea Hue was going to be a favorite because it's my favorite new 2026-2028 In Color. This color really brings out the blues and accents the other colors, too. Adding the butterflies seemed like a natural with all the flowers. 

Fresh Freesia is layered on a Highland Heather card base. I love all the purple tones but it also makes the other colors pop, too. For fun I used our New White Gel Pen to dots the flower centers. 

Our White Gel Pen is the best I've ever used! There is no struggle to get the ink flowing and keep it flowing! You need to check it out!

Soft Sea Foam is another soft look brining out the greens in the Vellum. Simple butterfly accents are all it needed to finish the look.

As you can see, I favored the softer look with the colors. I do really like the darker colors, too, but those felt more Autumn-like and since we're entering Summer here I leaned towards the lighter look. However, the lesson is how changing the colors can make very different looks!

Give it a try and see what you think. Have fun with stand maybe you'll surprise yourself with what your favorites will be.

Michelle Loncar

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What's Up Wednesday ~ Color Variations

With  so many beautiful colors in this Berry Botanical Velum and how different it can look when paired with colored card stock, how do you choose? The translucent nature of Vellum makes it change so much at times! Let's take a look at how that can affect our design choices.

The Berry Botanicals Vellum is our May Product of the Month. It's an exclusive product you can buy for only $5 with a purchase of $75. This is a 12 pack of 4 different designs that are all gorgeous and fun. Below is photo of the 4 patterns in the pack. Can you just imagine what you'd make with these patterns?

For my project today I used the pattern in the lower right. It has an all over floral design with more white space in the background than the other floral. Let's take a look at how this floral can change and adjust when paired with different card stock colors.

The colors below are all 9 of the listed colors on the pack label. These are the colors in the patterns and I'm pairing each one with the Velum sheet I chose.

In the left column top to bottom is Flirty Flamingo, Hydrangea Hue, Strawberry Slush and Misty Moonlight. Right column top to bottom is Fresh Freesia, Peaceful Pine, Golden Glow, Soft Sea Foam and Bubble Bath. 

This is how the same pattern of Vellum looks layered on each of the card stock colors above.

1. Strawberry Slush  2. Misty Moonlight  3. Bubble Bath

4. Fresh Freesia  5. Peaceful Pine  6. Golden Glow

7. Flirty Flamingo  8. Hydrangea Hue  9. Soft Sea Foam

Wow! What a difference, right? The darker ones I feel are more Fall like or dramatic. The lighter ones feel like Spring. Fo they feel that way to you?

Which ones are your favorites? I'm still deciding. Come back tomorrow to see which 3 I've created with as my favorites!

Michelle Loncar

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Paper Pumpkin ~ June

 The beautiful Bikes and Blooms Paper Pumpkin can be yours..... if you sign up by June 10th.

Paper Pumpkin is a fun subscription product you'll really love! You can subscribe in a couple of ways:

• pay as you go monthly
• three months at a time
• six months at a time
• 12 months for a full year of fun

You can even GIFT someone a Paper Pumpkin subscription!

No matter how you go you'll receive Stampin' Rewards if you've entered that program.

Did I mention that Paper Pumpkin is exclusive? Only subscribers can get the Paper Pumpkin kits and exclusive add-on products!

 

Click here for Paper Pumpkin information.

Stampin' Rewards: you must have an online account (free), opt in to Stampin' Rewards and spend at least $20 to earn 10% in Rewards. The Rewards will deposit into your account for use on a future order. 

So here's your assignment:

• set up a free online account
• opt in for Stampin' Rewards
• check out Paper Pumpkin (sign up by the 10th of the month)
• take a look around other products while you're there

Have a crafty day!

Michelle Loncar

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Cute & Simple ~ Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #683

Do you sometimes have trouble getting started on a project? A sketch is a great way to get the creativity going! it gives you a way to create just the way the sketch lays it out OR as a point to shift and pivot the design your way.

Our team at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge shares a sketch each Monday to get you started. The blo9g opens on Wednesday for entries.You can use it as is or flip, flop, rotate, change shapes....whatever works for you. We just need to be able to see the sketch in your project. Most of all....have fun!

I wasn't sure where I was going when I sat down to create with this sketch. I ended up with a somewhat monochrome look and I love how it turned out. It looks even better in person! I did end up changing the flowers to vases of flowers but otherwise stayed with the sketch. 

I started with die cutting the border pieces with our New Bordered in Beauty set and the Paper Medley DSP. There are SO many different dies in this set! The versatility of it is off the scales! You'll be seeing this set show up a lot in my projects.

After I had that part done I focused on creating the images. I pulled out several sets but decided the vases of flowers from the Pop-Up Petals set was the way to go. This is the point where I decided to stick with the two colors: Hydrangea Hue and Misty Moonlight. 

Once the images were stamped I added color with our Blends but I eft the leaves uncolored rather than bring in a green. I also painted the flowers with Wink of Stella, but as usual it doesn't show well in the photo but adds a nice sparkle. The round vase is popped up with Dimensionals to give depth to the design.

Since there is a lot of white I edged the sentiment with a Blend. I added some cute little butterflies from the New 2026-2028 In Color Butterflies pack. 

I kept the inside simple, too. A couple of sentiment and some more flowers. That's it!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

I love how this turned out. How will you use our sketch? We can't wait to find out.

Michelle Loncar

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Opulent Oasis Card ~ Color Dare #705

How about a sunny and bright color challenge for this week? We have just the thing at Color Dare. Bright yellow, blue and green creates fun and bright palette to create whatever paper craft you like! 

You must use all 3 of the colors shown in the graphic below. Keep your colors a very close match! There are Free colors you can use with the 3 challenge colors but do not add any colors beyond that.

Make any paper craft you like and when you're ready to join our challenge use the link below the graphic.

For my card I went with a bright and sunny look. Yellow is not a color I use so boldly but I really like how this turned out. Sometimes you need to step out of the box a bit.

The yellow layer is embossed adding a nice texture to the design. The flowers and leaves were stamped and die cut. Popping up the larger flower makes it easy to tuck other elements under it  giving dimension to your design.

I added a bit of ribbon for fun and to anchor the sentiment. The spots in the flower centers were colors with a Stampin' Blend but I also added a few Dots to add more dimension. 

It was a quick and easy card to make. In fact, I made 7 of them so I could share some happy mail!

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So how do our colors peak to you? Have you got ideas already forming in your mind? Give it a try and share so we can see how you were inspired. We love seeing your ideas. 

Have fun creating!

Michelle Loncar

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More Fern & Flora......

As promised yesterday, here is another way to use the Vellum with the Fern & Flora Embossing Folder. Coloring on the back of the Vellum can really give a pretty look with soft colors. I admit, this card did not turn out how I thought it would. I knew I wanted to color the Vellum but after that it was created on the fly. Sometimes you just need to go with it as it happens.

This time I added a frame around the Vellum. The little tag is from the same set: Phrases & Frames Bundle. The sentiment is from the Lily of the Valley stamp set. I needed/wanted a tiny sentiment and this fit perfectly! I popped it up on Dimensionals and inked around the edge with a marker. 

For the upper corner I wrapped a ribbon around to the back. Using twine I tied a bow then tied it to the ribbon. I really like the way the two look together. Using the ribbon for a bow was too much, but the twine was perfect.

for a final touch I added some pretty Antique Pearls around the lower right. The pearls kind of take on the color around them and have a touch of green.

This is a photo of the Vellum after I finished coloring. Because it was embossed I colored on the back or de-bossed side (where the design goes in). Using Stampin' blends I colored the areas I wanted. You can see it's not a perfect look on the back but when you turn it over it looks fine. When coloring Vellum use strong shades as the Vellum diffuses the color. I used the dark Blend of each color shown.

After die cutting the Vellum for the frame on the front I had this leftover piece. It was too pretty to throw away so I used it on the inside! Keep those scraps and see if they can't find a place in the project, too!

I hope you enjoyed this look with coloring Vellum using markers. Why not give it a try?

Michelle Loncar

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