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Jul 182013

I was trying to get this post written and published earlier this afternoon, but my internet crashed.  So it’s now past the deadline to link to the most recent Dynamic Duos color challenge.  But since I’d already made the card and drafted most of this post in Word when the internet wasn’t working, I figured I might as well go ahead and let it go live now that the ‘net is up and running again.  I’ve participated in every previous Dynamic Duos challenge and I didn’t want to let one internet failure stop me.

The color combination this time was Pink Pirouette and Sahara Sand.  I didn’t really want to do anything too flowery with the pink, but then I wasn’t sure what to do with the colors.  Finally I decided to use this designer paper that has a Sahara Sand background, and pair it with one of my cute little animal stamps.  I used alphabet stamps to create the sentiment.  The layout is OWH Stars & Stamps sketch #63, and the card will be donated to Operation Write Home.  I’m imagining that one of our military heroes stationed overseas might send this card home to his or her young daughter.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:
Stamps:  Mini Critters (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps); Jessie’s ABCs (Lawn Fawn)
Cardstock:  Pink Pirouette, Delicate Dots designer series paper (Stampin’ Up); Pure Luxury White (Gina K. Designs)
Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Other:  Pink Pirouette ribbon, dimensionals (SU); markers (Copic); hexagon Nestabilities die (Spellbinders)

Posted by PH in VA at 4:30 pm Cards, Dynamic Duos, Lawn Fawn, Stampin' Up!, Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

CAS - Colours and Sketches #34

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Jul 182013

Hello all!  It’s Thursday again, which means it’s time for another CAS – Colours and Sketches challenge.  This week we have another color combination for you to use as inspiration.

I have to admit I struggled with this one – Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, and Summer Starfruit.  I had no problems with the thought of using either of the two browns, but I have had a really hard time warming up to Summer Starfruit.  Finally I decided to tackle my hesitation about this color head on and use it for the card base, and use the other two colors as accent colors.  I made some fun chevron stripes with the browns.  My original plan was to adhere them directly to the card base, but then I thought adding a panel would kick it up a notch.  So I went that route but sponged the edges of the panel first.  I also wanted to give the panel a little bit of dimension – more than just adhering the panel directly to the card base, but not raised as much as dimensional adhesive would make it.  So I cut the pieces I’d trimmed when I cut the panel down to its size and stuck them to the corners on the back of the panel, and used them as shims to raise the panel just the thickness of a piece of cardstock.  The sentiment I chose is one that I really like for Operation Write Home cards.

The July Operation Write Home Design Boot Camp lesson is on applying the “60-30-10” rule to colors.  I think I’ve accomplished that here, with 60% Summer Starfruit, 30% Chocolate Chip, and 10% Crumb Cake.  (OK, so my cardstock is old enough that the “Crumb Cake” is labeled “Kraft” – but it’s pretty much the same thing!)

Here’s a funny.  When my older son saw this card, he told me it reminded him of Charlie Brown, from the “Peanuts” comic strip!  I hadn’t thought about it until then, but the colors and stripes really are reminiscent of Charlie Brown’s shirt.

I hope you won’t be intimidated by Summer Starfruit as I was, and that you’ll join in the fun at CAS – Colours and Sketches this week!

Supplies:
Stamp: Studio G (Michael’s)
Cardstock: Summer Starfruit, Chocolate Chip, Kraft (Stampin’ Up)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (SU)
Other: scoring board (Martha Stewart); sponge

Posted by PH in VA at 4:00 am CAS Colours & Sketches, Operation Write Home, Stampin' Up!
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