Blogger Challenge: Week 51

This week's challenge was a color challenge: turquoise, pink, and Green Galore. My card's a pretty quick and simple one but I think it's very striking.

I used a glossy white cardstock base for the large flower images from the retired Mixed Bouquet set. I wasn't drawn to this stamp set until I tried it out at a shoebox swap--after it was retired! I ended up trading for it and I'm so glad I have it in my collection. I stamped the images in black ink, then used sponge daubers to fill in the images. This was a quick way to fill in the open images with vibrant colors.

I strayed from the challenge just a tiny bit by adding a black layer under the image panel. It really makes the panel stand out. I also added a border strip I made using the Threaded Water punch from Fiskars. I had to practice on a few pieces of scrap paper to get the punch to line up right--I am just a little straight-line challenged . . .

The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's Faux Ribbon stamp set. I stamped it in dye ink first, but it looked a little blurry, so I ended up trying craft ink. That ended up being a little crisper looking.

Be sure to check out the other blogger challenge participants to see some other great ideas for combining this trio of colors. You can find links to their blogs in the sidebar on the right.

Materials Used:

Mixed Bouquet stamp set, Basic Black, Pixie Pink, Tempting Turquoise, and Green Galore Classic inks, Tempting Turquoise Craft ink, Tempting Turquoise, Pixie Pink, Basic Black, and Glossy White cardstock, 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" circle punches, silver brad, dimensionals (Stampin' Up!); Faux Ribbon stamp set (Papertrey Ink); pink grosgrain ribbon (Michaels); Threading Water punch (Fiskars)