I love a good challenge, and sometimes it takes an outside eye to see things differently.
So from time to time I get a chance to play along with the ladies over at the Color My Heart Color Dare blog for the weekly challenge. This is definitely a fun group, and by participating, it will get you out of your comfort zone! These are colors taken from the Prickly Pear Collection (that's the featured paper for the month of July with Close To My Heart #CTMHPricklyPear if you create something and let us know!) Right from the start I fell in love with this collection because the colors were so bright and cheery! The Color Dare #252 included colors from Prickly Pear and they added Raspberry and Silver to give it a different perspective, and in my opinion, it totally works! Join in on the fun, get your artwork created and linked on their blog by 10pm tonight! Good luck!
Immediately when I saw this color palette, I knew I could use the Workshop Your Way "Party Time" Card Making Kit! If you remember seeing my Instagram post, I created those cards when it first came out, back in October. For this project, I used my scraps that were left over! The kit is only $19.95 until the end of July or while supplies last.
Want to recreate this card? Or something similar to it?
How-To Instructions/Dimensions:
Cut all pieces according to Supply list below. (*Note, at the time of the blog post, the Raspberry Heart B&T sold out, but can very easily be substituted with plain Raspberry Cardstock)
Next you will stamp and heat emboss the image on the 4" square cardstock.
Next, you can begin your assembly! I wanted there to be a border and a thin strip, so there's a method to my madness. You'll notice the Black Dot paper (which in the kit is the opposite side of the large Purple Circles), is cut slightly larger than what is visible on the card, so building from the bottom up (see photos below)
And then you can add the dove-tailed Emerald and Sea Glass pieces, Bitty Sparkles and whatever sentiment you have chosen for your card (I diecut "Happy Birthday" out in two colors, once in Raspberry and the second in Black!
Visit my website to see available Thin Cuts (wafer thin metal die cuts you can use in your Big Shot, CuttleBug or other die cutting machine) if you don't already have your own favorite sentiment...
Supply List:
*Raspberry Heart B&T 4" x 5 1/4"Black Dot B&T 4" x 3/4" (x2)
Emerald Cardstock 3 3/4" x 1"
Sea Glass Cardstock 3 1/2" x 3/4"
Black Cardstock 4" x 4"
"Exotic Flower Flair" My Acrylix Stamp (B1477)
Thin Cuts - Happy Birthday (Z3304)
Bitty Sparkles
Raspberry Cardstock
Versamark Stamp Pad by Tsukineko
Silver Embossing Powder by Ranger
Craft Heat Tool
Your favorite adhesive
Recommended My Acrylix® block:
4" × 5" (Y1012)
Workshops Your Way Party Time Cardmaking Kit (OPTIONAL; However, it includes all supplies to create 10 cards w/ envelopes and FREE stamp set to create cards for Birthday or Invitations **Does NOT include Exotic Flower Flair stamp set!)
Purchase the Entire Card Kit Here
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| Party Time Card Kit (G1111) Click to Purchase |
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| Exotic Flower Flair (B1477) $9.95 |
I appreciate you taking the time out of your busy day to read my blog. I hope you were able to play along, or at least have the instructions for a fun and easy card. I think the blog post took me longer than it did to make the actual card! LOL
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Have a wonderful Thursday!
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| AKA Sosa's Wife |
