Blogger Challenge: Week 33

This week's challenge was a color challenge. The color combo was Pumpkin Pie, Rose Red, Taken with Teal, and Old Olive. I guess you could say that I cheated just a *little* on this one. I had recently completed a card for my swap group using a very similar color combo (Tempting Turquoise instead of teal, no olive), so I ended up reworking my swap card a bit to meet this challenge.

I used the new SU! set Stitched Exotics for this card. I stamped the large flower image from in Rose Red on white cardstock and trimmed around it. In my swap card, I used the stamped flower image a second time--the second flower was punched out using the five-petal flower punch and attached over the first flower. Here, I used two different color flowers--same shape, but different sizes--at the center of the stamped image.

I dressed up the teal panel by stamping the large swirl/flourish image in white craft ink and embossing the image with white embossing powder. On my swap card, I used the smaller flourish image and didn't emboss it. It stands out so much more this way--a definite upgrade.

Be sure to check out what the other challenge participants have created using these colors. You can find links to their blogs in the sidebar on the right.

Materials Used (all from Stampin' Up!):

Stitched Exotics and Short & Sweet stamp sets, Pumpkin Pie, Rose Red, Taken with Teal, and Whisper White cardstock, Bali Breeze designer series paper, Rose Red Classic ink, White Craft ink, Winter White embossing powder, white taffeta ribbon, corner rounder, Felt Fusion flowers, silver brad, mat pack and paper piercing tool, white gel pen, dimensional