Hello and Happy Thursday! There is a new Color Hues challenge out this month - TCH #57: Coral and Sage - and I decided to use that color palette to make a card using the Beautifully Happy Sale-a-Bration selection stamp set. Since we don't have a "sage" color I felt like Soft Succulent from the 2021-2023 In Color collection was the closest. I paired it with Calypso Coral in this birthday card. I am really loving this stamp set - coloring is so easy because it is a 2-step stamp set.
Want to see what else I've done with it? Check out this post here for more details about the card set I made last month.
What do you think of this card layout? I was inspired by Dawn Olchefske's 4-corner cards that she has been sharing recently. I changed mine up a little - since the card is 4-1/4" square, my DSP squares started off as 1-3/4" x 1-3/4" instead of 2" like with her cards. I used the Evening Evergreen DSP plaid design that includes Soft Succulent stripes in the plaid - this is a great pack of designer paper and is on sale now for just $4.60 (see the link below)! The sentiment was added to a strip of white card stock, which I snipped on one end to form the banner.
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Here is a close-up of the card front. I stamped the middle flower on a piece of scrap card stock, cut it out and mounted it on the card to give it more dimension. Do you see the center? That is one of the milky dots and it works perfectly with this flower. I love that the solid images used to color the line item images look textured. Because this stamp set is made from photopolymer, it is super-easy to line up the stamps.
For the inside panel, I stamped the smaller flower in the lower left corner and the birthday greeting in the center. Simple but pretty.
Here is one more view of my card. Thanks for visiting and Happy stamping!
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What a pretty card Debbie! I love that image you used and it works beautifully with the challenge colors! Love the design layout too! Thanks so much for sharing this beauty with us at the Color Hues Challenge. Marcia (DT)
Posted by: Marcia Hill | February 02, 2023 at 07:30 PM
The color combo of Calypso Coral and Soft Succulent is Lovely. The plaid dsp and the 4 corner layout are so striking, Debbie!
Posted by: Rita | February 03, 2023 at 07:20 PM
Thank you, Marcia and Rita!
Posted by: Debbie Naylor | February 03, 2023 at 08:33 PM
This is so lovely, Debbie! Your colors work beautifully with the pretty florals. Love that square layout too!
Posted by: Cindy Beach | February 10, 2023 at 10:24 AM
Thank you, Cindy!
Posted by: Debbie Naylor | February 10, 2023 at 10:31 AM