Yes, that is the title of this week's colour challenge at Splitcoaststampers. The colours are Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie and Bashful Blue. I have combined this with the technique challenge of dry debossing. My base card is Naturals Ivory and the two panels are Night of Navy and Bashful Blue. The Bashful Blue layer … Continue reading Night of Orange Blue
Category: Sponging
Stamping Nostalgia
The technique challenge on Splitcoaststampers today is nostalgia. That is, go back to basics and don't use any 'mod-cons' such as embossing, die cuts, pearls, sewing, etc. I went back to a sketch that was one of my favourites when I first started stamping, dug out some eyelets [not SU] which were all the go … Continue reading Stamping Nostalgia
Diet Eggplant Grape Melons
This is the Color Challenge this week at Splitcoaststampers. Colours to be used are Elegant Eggplant, Concord Crush, Melon Mambo with an optional extra in the challenge to use stripes. As these colours are all strong, I chose to go with a Confetti White background. I took another piece of Confetti White and embossed it … Continue reading Diet Eggplant Grape Melons
Sketch Challenge
I am a bit late with last week's SCS Sketch Challenge [377]. Here is the sketch. I am still trying to do more masculine cards, so I turned this sketch to fit the schooner image from The Open Sea. My card base is Confetti Cream, followed by a polka dot DSP layer from the Neutrals … Continue reading Sketch Challenge
Starry Night
Today I am participating in a challenge on the Less is More site. This site promotes clean and simple cards and shows that you don't need lots of layers and embellishments to produce a beautiful card. The challenge this week has the theme 'Stars'. This brings to mind celebrations such as birthdays and Christmas. My … Continue reading Starry Night
Sponged Scenery
Today I am trying out a technique to create a sponged background. Paula Dobson produces some beautiful work with this technique, so I thought I would see how I went. Obviously I still have a long way to go, but I think for a first attempt, it looks ok. Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, Whisper White Ink: … Continue reading Sponged Scenery
Lavender Thoughts 