I know I say this every week but...here I go again...this week Riley has a gorgeous color combination for you at The Color Dare! Chocolate Chip, Concord Crush and Perfect Plum--lovely isn't it? These rich, luxiurious colors put me in the mind of a non-traditional Christmas card and I knew right away what I wanted to do. Because Concord Crush is a very intense color, I wanted to toned it down a bit with Perfect Plum on the background panel. I've used this technique before on this card and I just love the look--especially with the Vintage Wallpaper impressions folder. Using a brayer, I rolled Concord Crush ink directly onto one side of the plastic impressions folder, going over it a few times for good ink coverage. I placed a piece of Perfect Plum into the inky folder, ran it through the Big Shot and the results are a two-tone dry embossed effect that is so pretty! Here's a close-up for you:
For this card, I inked the front of the impressions folder (that's the side with the Stampin' Up logo) which placed the ink on the de-bossed areas. You could also ink up the back of the folder (the side without the logo) to highlight the raised or embossed areas. Either way the results are stunning and such a simple way to incorporate two colors into your design! ;-)
With such a bold main panel, I needed to keep the other elements simple so I embossed one of the ornaments from Delightful Decorations in Concord Crush, popped it out with my coordinating ornament punch and layered it over some rich Chocolate Chip striped grosgrain ribbon. I little adhesive basic pearl added just a touch of elegance to the only sentiment on the front.
I kept the inside simple too with another strip of the inked & embossed cardstock. Seasonal Sentiments was the perfect flourish for the greeting and I overstamped it in Concord Crush on top of a simple medallion from Charming. I thought the Charming medallion was a good match to the shapes in the Vintage Wallpaper impressions folder and inked in Perfect Plum (and stamped off once) it tied in with the cardstock nicely.
So there's my clean but elegant (I think!) card for this week's Color Dare...won't you join us? To get started, check out the fabulous inspiration from the rest of the design team below and then head over to The Color Dare to link up your creation. We can't wait to see what you do with these colors!
The Design Team:
- Riley - our leader
- Glenda - Papers, Scissors & Rocks
- Heather - Princess Scrapper Stamper
- Joan - JJ Creations
- Marisa - Rosemary Reflections
- Melissa - My Paper Obsession
supplies:
stamps: delightful decorations, charming, seasonal sentiments
stamps: delightful decorations, charming, seasonal sentiments
ink: concord crush, perfect plum
paper: chocolate chip, concord crush, perfect plum & very vanilla CS
xtras: vintage wallpaper impressions folder; brayer; chocolate chip striped grosgrain ribbon; basic pearls
