Tuesday, September 16, 2008

KWD Colour Inspiration

I wasn't really planning on posting twice today, but I spotted Kristina's colour inspiration and knew I needed to make a card. Sometimes you see a group of colours and, sorry to sound cheesy, it kind of speaks to you. This one definitely said AUTUMN loud and clear. I thought about going with leaves, but I've been using my Garden of Life set so much today that I thought I would make a card focusing on a fall flower-chrysanthemums. We have pink ones in the backyard that are almost ready to open.

One thing I noticed with this colour combination is how ideally it works for 2-step stamping. I decided to make 2 types of 'mums. Burgundy base with a chocolate outline and saffron base with a pumpkin outline. I added in bits of olive leaves for the 5th colour, doing all my image stamping on Vanilla paper.

Supplies: Stamps: Garden of Life, Birthday Basics Ink: Bravo Burgundy, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive Paper: Saffron, Olive, Vanilla, Chocolate Accessories, etc.: Tag and Label Nestabilities, orange brad, pop dots

Thanks for stopping by!

18 comments:

  1. Gorgeous card! I love your use of the colors!

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  2. Very pretty! I love it

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  3. This is gorgeous!!! I love the flowers. Well done!

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  4. Love the 2-step stamping idea and the layout! Great card for the challenge!

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  5. this is beautiful! I love the patterned paper you created - so fun!

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  6. So Pretty! The flowers look like they ar popping right off the card with all that color!!

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  7. Gorgeous -- Love those blooms -- they are so very pretty! :)

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  8. Wow gorgeous! I so want this set now!

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  9. Love how the colors pop on the white!

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  10. Kristina's colors speak to you too! LOL! I instantly thought autumn too! Your card is great! I love the flowers, I like that you used two different colors for each! Beautiful!!

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  11. This is so completely stunning Natasha. The colors....how you've used the flowers. WOW

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