Color Fusers Blog Hop – March 2022

It’s time for a new Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, our color combination includes Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, and Rich Razzleberry. I LOVE this elegant combination! Whether you’re starting here or just came from Melissa Kerman’s Blog, be sure to continue on through the rest of the Color Fusers Blog Hop by clicking the navigation buttons at the bottom of this post.

A week ago, I watched a great video on Instagram featuring Cindy Schuster, Melody Hyde, and Kaitlyn Zumbach from Stampin’ Through the Catalog. I’m a total fan of all of them and LOVE the cards they created. In fact I would highly recommend watching the video as it’s so fun to watch their creative minds at work and learn from their great tips. I was so inspired that I decided to CASE (copy and share everything) Kaitlyn’s card.

Kaitlyn’s card had the same layout, but included all white layers and die-cuts watercolored in a beautiful color spectrum of greens and blues. I changed it up to include the Quiet Meadow Bundle, a strip of Ever Eden Designer Series Paper on the left side, and the three Color Fusers challenge colors.

Since I was only using three colors on my card, I needed a wide variety of lights and darks from each color, so I could mimic the “spectrum-look” of Kaitlyn’s card. I decided to use Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper to cut all the Meadow die-cuts, as it’s very easy to add and take away color as needed. Then, after cutting the dies, I trimmed some of them down to create unique shapes.

Similar to the technique used by Kaitlyn in the video, I started with a soft wash and then added concentrated color as the pieces dried. I also spread the bristles of my large Water Painter to paint dry brush strokes for added interest, and when the pieces were completely dry, I used Stampin’ Write Markers to flick splatter over each one.

I created my card to fit into one of the new Slimline Envelopes, which happened to be colored Soft Succulent (perfect!) The Basic White card base measures 7″ x 8-1/2″ and is scored vertically at 3-1/2″.

To cut the edge of my designer series paper, I used a border die from the Penned Flowers Dies. The die was not long enough to cut the entire edge, so I used the same technique Kaitlyn used in the video to align and cut the remaining portion.

On the right side of my card, I added a subtle layer of Vellum Layering Designs Paper printed with white type. It’s hard to see in the photo, but beautiful in real life! Then, the final touch was some 2021-2023 In Color Jewels in both Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen.

Be sure to click on the buttons below and continue on through the rest of the Color Fusers Blog Hop for even more inspiration using this beautiful color combination. Next up is Brenda Nelson!

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Color Fusers Blog Hop Designers:

1. Melissa Kerman
2. Tami Hewlett — You Are Here
3. Brenda Nelson
4. Bonnie O’Neill
5. Melanie Hockin
6. Sue Vine
7. Janneke Dijkstra de Jong
8. Julie Kettlewell

Have a wonderful and creative day!

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