Color Hues Challenge
Hello Craft Friends!
I’m so excited to be a Guest Designer today over on the Color Hues Challenge Blog! The challenge colors this round are orange and green—a pair I don’t usually reach for. But that’s the beauty of a challenge, right? It encourages us to step outside our comfort zones.
When I saw the colors, my first thought was flowers, and Altenew’s Build-a-Garden: Rose Reverie bundle turned out to be the perfect choice.
Creating this card:
Stamping the Roses
Start with a piece of white cardstock in your stamping platform. Stamp the rose image in a light neutral ink (I used a light tan I had on hand). Keep the stamp in place—you’ll come back to it later.Adding Color
Use the coordinating stencils to blend color onto the petals:Sunray, Chamomile, and Snapdragon inks for the roses
Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades, and Evergreen inks for the leaves
Concentrate the darker shades at the base of the petals/leaves and leave the tips lighter for natural depth.
Outlining & Die Cutting
Re-stamp the rose outline in Obsidian Black ink for crisp detail, then die cut the image.Creating the Background
Emboss a 4-1/4" x 5" piece of white cardstock with a 3D embossing folder, and adhere it to a side-fold card base.Assembling the Card
Pop the rose up with foam tape for dimension.
Stamp and die cut your sentiment, then adhere it to finish the design.
I love how these bright, bold roses turned out—even in colors I don’t normally use!
Are you ready to give orange and green a try? Head over to the Color Hues Challenge Blog to see more inspiration and share your own creation. I’d love it if you left me a comment here so I can check out your project!
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I love how these roses turned out too, Lisa! They are beautiful and make a lovely Fall card! Congratulations on your win and thank you for being our Guest Designer for this challenge!
ReplyDeleteLisa, you've created a lovely roses card; perfect for showcasing green and orange. Thank you for being our Guest Designer for this challenge.
ReplyDelete~carol
Your roses look fab, so happy to have you as our GD this time. :)
ReplyDeleteWell Lisa, if you don't normally reach for these colors, perhaps you should. You did an absolutely beautiful job! So happy to have you guesting with us!
ReplyDeleteThese roses couldn't be more beautiful, Lisa! Your stenciling is fabulous, and I'm happy you were pleased with a new-to-you color combination. We're so happy to have you as our Guest Designer!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for guest designing with us Lisa and inspiring our players to play along! Your card is absolutely beautiful and I'm loving all the shades of oranges and greens you used to blend the rose and leaves. Love your embossed background too! A perfect card for this color challenge!! Marcia (DT) :0)
ReplyDeleteLisa, your orange roses are just lovely and I'm enamored with the embossed background beneath them! Thank you so much for agreeing to be guest designer with us at Color Hues and creating such a beautiful card!
ReplyDeleteLisa your orange bloom is so pretty and the perfect shade of green to compliment too! We are so happy to have you as our guest designer!
ReplyDeleteWonderful coloring and card!
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