Tuesday, January 6, 2009

CC200 Tough Colors and a bonus card.....

Happy Tuesday everyone!!!

Today's CC200 is - Brilliant Blue, Pumpkin Pie and Garden Green. Some tough colors to combine!!! I thought I'd keep it really simple!!!

I embossed the Brilliant Blue CS with the *Leafy Branch* folder. The flower from the new *Echoes of Kindness* Set was colored with the Pumpkin Pie and Garden Green Marker. The inside of the blooms were colored with PP Ink and a Blender Pen. Next I stamped the sentiment from the *All Holidays* in Brilliant Blue Ink. This whole panel was raised with Stampin Dimensionals and I added some piercing on the side.




What do you think about this fun St. Patrick Day's image???? Even though I'm not Irish - I really think it is sooooo fun!!!
Did you know that Savannah, GA has a really huge population of Irish immigrants??? Every year they are celebrating St. Patrick's Day with a fun parade.....hopefully this year I'll have a chance to check it out!!!
Anyway - this new Set will be Released by *Treehouse Stamps* on January 9th!!!
Some of you have asked me how I do I do my clouds...I punched out two of the Scallop Circle CS, matched them up and started sponging....it's very simple and I just played around until I liked the results!!!
The BG DP is from the retired *Holiday Harmony* Collection. I inked the image in Black Stazon and colored it with Copic Markers. The clouds were inked in Bashful Blue. Next I layered the image onto Always Artichoke and Whisper White CS. For the *gold* I used some Stickles. To finish it all up I added the row of Gold Brads.
Thanks for stopping by - have a great day!!!

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

WOW - your CC200 card is gorgeous!! I was so looking forward to playing in this challenge, until I saw the colors ;) I don't think I can do it. You did a wonderful job with it though!!!

Denise Marzec said...

Oh wow, I've been so busy emailing you and Jerri today I hadn't even stopped by to see the colors for today's challenge yet. I love what you did with them! Gorgeous, girl!

Shannon Erskine aka e3stamper said...

OMG!! Too cute Silke!! Love your clouds!! Great dp!

Cindy Haffner said...

Super job on both cards.

Julie said...

More gorgeousness!!! Love these, Silke!

Anonymous said...

Oh Silke, these are both such wonderful cards! I love what you did with the CC! You could make anything look beauiful! And the leprechaun card is too cute!!!

Jessie/knightrone said...

Your color challenge card is gorgeous!! Love the second one too..it is too cute!!

Dawn Easton said...

Oh you made that CC look so elegant!! It frightened me at first...garden green? ack eh? LOL!
Your St. Patty's day card is so cute!!

Anonymous said...

Perfect challenge card- love the little touches of each color. Blessings, Diane/Lost in the 60's/Planted in Joy

Anonymous said...

Even though the colors were tough you rocked them! The card is gorgeous and that little leprauchan is so cute.

Stamp and Smile said...

Very lovely and elegant card... I so enjoy the white card base used. I've been trying to get out of my box to try this! Great SCS Color Challenge card... FABULOUS!! Smiles :)

Anonymous said...

I'm going to attempt these colors tomorrow. I think I'll opt for lots of white and simple, too! Great job. Thanks for sharing the fabulous cloud idea using the scallops.

Hugs, Mary

Glenda J said...

Love both of these cards - you did a great job on the colour challenge. Have fun in Florida!

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