Hi there….it’s a cold and rainy day here today but I didn’t let that dampen my spirits when I was making this card.
I am playing along with Freshly Made Sketches #227 and the Pals Paper Arts #291 Color Challenge today.
To me, the sketch called for a clean and simple card. However, the colors proved a bit of a challenge. I wasn’t sure where to go with the Pool Party but when I was finished with it, the Pool Party was the perfect accent color….who knew? I guess Mary did when she put these colors together!
This little bowl of cherries is one of my favorite images. It is from the Giggle Greetings stamp set and I have a feeling it probably won’t be around too much longer. I love the sentiment that goes with it but only choose to use the top half of it. When I show you the inside sentiment, you will know why. So I had to mask off the bowl of cherries and the sentiment below it and just stamp the top sentiment on a piece of 2 x 2 Whisper White cardstock. Then I stamped the image again and colored the bowl with Cucumber Crush and the cherries with Watermelon Wonder ink using a blender pen. I also added a bit of Daffodil Delight to the bowl. To finish it off, but it is difficult to see in the photo, I added Crystal Effects to the cherries for some shine. I then just cut out the bowl of cherries and adhered it with dimensionsals.
The inside sentiment is from the Suite Sayings stamp set in the Occasional Catalog. The sentiments in this set are terrific for so many different occasions. I chose to stay positive with this card…no pits here! The DSP is from the Cherry on Top 6 x 6 DSP pack.
This card, despite being very clean and simple, is so very cheerful. It put me in a good mood making it on this very dreary day. Although, I can honestly say, stamping on a dreary day (or any day) makes me extremely happy! I hope it gives you a little smile too!
Until next time…take care,
Rosanne
That DSP is perfect with your bowl of cherries and sentiment! Fun card! Glad you shared it at FMS!
Such a great use of this stamp set and the color palette. Adorable! Thanks for sharing your creativity with the Pals this week.
Great card! I love that bowl of cherries and the coordinating paper! The inside of the card and the matching envelope are so sweet! Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!
Rosanne – perfect pairing of these colors and Linda’s sketch. AND perfect pairing of this paper with this image. Love it! Thanks so much for playing along with this week’s PPA color challenge!
Cute card!
Rosanne, I love how you tied all your details up to make this cheery card. You certainly gave it lots of thought. Love the inside and the envelope also. Great job with the combo challenge! Thanks for including the PPA color challenge in your stamping fun this week!
What a perfect pairing! I simply love the way you used these cherries together – a lovely match! Thank you for joining us at the Pals Paper Arts Challenge, I hope you play again soon!