Happy March and welcome to a new TGIF Color Challenge! This month, our color combination includes Magenta Madness, Soft Suede, and Bumblebee. I have to be honest, when I first saw this color combination, I wasn’t thrilled. It’s definitely not one I would have selected on my own. But, I have to hand it to Mercedes Weber, who creates our TGIF challenges. She’s really knows what she’s doing, and I ended up loving my card!
My first thought was to create something vintage, as these colors look old-fashioned to me. So I scanned my stash and noticed the Calming Camellia Host Stamp Set that I earned during Sale-A-Bration. I never got around to using it, which was a crying shame, because it’s a beautiful stamp set! I thought it just might work for this challenge.
I stamped the floral image with Soft Suede ink on Crumb Cake Cardstock and then used a Blender Pen and to add Magenta Madness ink to the flowers. I actually dipped the tip of the pen straight into the ink pad to get super saturated color. Then, I used a White Watercolor Pencil to highlight the edges of the petals and leaves. I totally love how this turned out!
Then, I cut out my flowers with a Layering Circle Die and layered it over a second one cut from Soft Suede Cardstock and dry embossed with the Hive 3D Embossing Folder.
Next, I picked a sheet of Expressions In Ink Designer Series Paper, printed with Magenta Madness and gold designs, and used a Blending Brush to add Bumblebee ink to the right side. The ink really enhanced the gold highlights and added to the vintage look I was working to achieve.
To finish my card, I added a few more layers including a strip of Magenta Madness Cardstock that I stamped with Craft White ink, a strip of Bumblebee Cardstock that I cut with a Tropical Layers border die, and some Basic White Tropical Layers die-cuts to break up the dark colors. Final touches were some iridescent sequins from the Expressions In Ink Ephemera Pack and a bow tied with Simply Elegant Trim.
For the sentiment, I used a label from the new Waves Dies. I LOVE the labels from that set!!!
So after finishing my card, I have to admit that I actually like this color combination and was very pleased with how my card turned out. Yay, challenge accepted!
Be sure to visit the TGIF Challenges Blog to see all the designers’ projects using this color combination. Then, create one of your own and link it at the bottom of that blog post to enter our challenge!
Have a wonderful and creative day!
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