Wednesday, April 1, 2009

{Raspberry Suite Color Challenge 2}

Dawn McVey has started a color challenge and I decided to play along. I "know" Dawn (I totally DON'T know her, but I feel like I do--I read her blog and have a glimpse into her life, so I'm using the term loosely here!) from her design work for Papertrey Ink and her numerous cards in various papercrafting publications. She has a keen eye for color and is known to put 4 or 5 colors on one card---HORRORS! I remember when I began stamping I was specifically told---"no more than 3 colors for a card"---WHAT?? Yep, seriously, that's what I heard---over and over---but Dawn came to the rescue! I love challenges--they get me stamping when I'm stuck---and sadly, lately I've been stuck a lot! If you haven't been to Dawn's blog you MUST go---she's a stamping hero of mine. I love her style and I think you will, too.

Here's my take on the card---this is a simple layout that took me FAR too long---again, "stuck"---but here it is anyway! I hope to do quite a few of her color challenges, so keep your eyes peeled for some crazy color combos!



Short and sweet today. If you have any questions, let me know and I'll answer them~
Hugs,
Kathleen






Congratulations Color Challenge:

Stamps: Wishing You, Everyday Classics
Paper: Dark Chocolate, Stamper's Select White (PTI), Certainly Celery, Taken with Teal (SU!)
Ink: Certainly Celery, Taken with Teal (SU!), Dark Chocolate (PTI)
Accessories/Tools: random ribbon from a blog candy win---COOL!!, button (Foof-a-la), natural hemp twine (SU!), Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots embossing folder (Provocraft), Threading water punch (Fiskars), Bigz Top Note die (SU!)

8 comments:

Unknown said...

Very pretty card.

Shelley said...

Very pretty indeed!

Kimberly said...

I love the card!

Leah F said...

I love these colors! The card is sweet, simple and elegant.

Jessica Rosario said...

This card is sooo pretty!! Colors are well played :)

Winter said...

So pretty! Love the different color flowers!

LeAnne said...

Love this!

kris said...

This is the honest truth--When I saw this card, I thought "I wonder if she made that for Kelsey". No kidding. We think alike!!