Color Dare - Surf's Up Colors

Welcome to the Surf's Up Color Dare! The colors are Surf's Up Teal, Surf's Up Gold, Crystal Blue, Sorbet (Ponderosa Pine optional). The challenge was to use ALL the colors!

I was invited to be a Guest Designer this week and here is my creation. It's a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" top fold card. The papers are from the Surf's Up paper pack of course, and I did use Ponderosa Pine as well.

The stamp sets are Happy Thoughts for the flower and 4 My Friend for the message. Since adding neutrals is always an option with the Color Dare I added some sparkle with Bronze Glitter Paper. Some Blue & Green Sparkle gems add just the right touch of bling, too! By the way, the design is based on a card sketch created by Fabulously Artsy Tresa Black!

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Happy Creating!

Michelle

Color Dare #48 -- Smoothie & Topiary

Love this Color Dare! Pinks and greens are part of my go-to palette! So this week the colors are a very pretty Smoothie and a nice Topiary...perfect!

This card is a sneak peak at the July Stamp of the Month: Sweet Life. These colors were just right for the apple! I used our markers and Alcohol Blending Pen to color the apple and leaves. The blossoms are colored with the Chalk Marker to make them look more white against the cardstock. I added a touch of Smoothie to the blossoms with a water pen to give it that bit of pink the real blossoms have. Some burlap ribbon and Mocha pearls finish the look. Oh...the message is from the Card Chatter: Sympathy stamp set. By the way, this stamp set is NOT just for times you need a sympathy message!

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Happy Thoughts is a fun and fresh stamp set. I added the neutral color of Champagne to accent Smoothie and Topiary. The Smoothie flower head is cut out  and layered on top of the stem. I also added a touch of Champagne ink with a water pen to the inside of the leaves to pull all the colors together. For the bird I wanted some Smoothie in the details. Coloring with the marker just wasn't working the way I wanted. So I colored some Smoothie on the cardstock then stamped the bird on top with Champagne and cut it out! As you can see, it created a nice soft touch to the bird details. A few Pink Glitter Gems and some Bitty Sparkles finish the look!

There you go! My creations for this week's Color Dare! Go check out the rest and be inspired!

Happy Stamping!

Michelle