This week's
Color My Heart Color Dare challenges you to make a card using all 3 colors (neutrals are allowed and don't count as a color) but you get to choose which shade of pink, yellow and orange to use from the Close To My Heart color palette. (If you don't have these colors you may substitute something similar).
The bottom two cards use a watercolor technique and the following CTMH colors: Cotton Candy, Honey and Autumn Terracotta. I used watercolor paper, a brush, some water and CTMH inkpads. First I squeezed the closed inkpad lid into the pad so some ink would get onto the lid. I then dipped my brush in water and then onto the inked lid and then painted the watercolor paper. In the first card (Thanks) I stamped the floral image from
In The Background with
Versamark ink and then clear embossed it BEFORE I painted alternating striped diagonal colors. After I trimmed the watercolored paper I matted it with strips of
Autumn Terracotta and
Cotton Candy. The greeting is from Thoughtful Tidings (retired CTMH) and was stamped onto
Art Philosophy cut White Daisy CS (pg. 63 square 5 cut at 1.75") with Autumn Terracotta Ink. It was also matted onto Autumn Terracotta CS (same square 5 cut at 2") and onto a 2.25" square of Honey CS. The final step was to add the Cotton Candy pom pom trim (retired CTMH).
For the second card I painted circles--from inside out the colors are Honey, Autumn Terracotta and Cotton Candy. I then stamped over the circle with the medallion from
Love Life in
Archival Black Ink. (I wanted to be sure the ink would not bleed). From left to right the colored 1 5/8" squares are
Autumn Terracotta,
Cotton Candy and
Honey. The medallion was mounted with
3D Foam Tape onto a medallion cut from
Black CS using the
Artiste cartridge (page 31 accent 2 cut at 2.75"). These elements were all adhered to
Colonial White CS.
While I was playing with these colors the new Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge was announced and I really liked it so I figured I'd make one more pink, yellow and orange card. This time I used lighter colors--Blush, Creme Brulee and Sorbet and the
Honeycomb stamp set. I used just the sentiment from
Quick Card--Bumblebee in
Chocolate ink. The final touch was the addition of 3
Mocha Opaque Gems under the greeting. This was a really quick card to make following the sketch.
What 3 color combinations will you try? Current Close To My Heart yellows are: Buttercup, Creme Brulee and Honey. Current CTMH oranges are: Goldrush, Autumn Terracotta, Sorbet and Sunset. Current CTMH pinks are: Blush, Smoothie, Cotton Candy and Hollyhock. You may also use discontinued CTMH colors (or substitute other products if you don't have CTMH inkpads yet.) To link up your papercrafted creation go to Color My Heart Color Dare. The deadline is Thursday, June 13 at 7PM CST. There is a monthly prize you could win! Check out what the rest of the Design Team and our Guest Designer Sheila Bennett have done to get your creative juices flowing.
Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!
:) Marie
