Shades of Purple

I have a bridal shower today for one of my nieces and her colors are in the plum family. How coincidental that Clearly iStamp is having a stamping challenge that requires the color purple! That must be a popular hue this season! Unfortunately, I don't have any of those stamps, but I thought it would be fun to participate anyway. You can check out the details on their blog here if you're interested.

I chose Always and Tres Chic for my card, along with a sentiment (again) from Warm Words:

The base is Elegant Eggplant (I still want to call it Eggplant Envy!!), with a layer of Brushed Silver and Pale Plum. I stamped the heart and the sentiment in Versamark, then embossed it with Silver EP. I watercolored the heart and shaded it with Pale Plum and Elegant Eggplant inks, then added a couple little rhinestones. My SU organdy ribbon was accented with a pearl pin and some little silver findings. The MS eyelet punch not only decorates the outside, but the inside as well:

Thanks for visiting!

• Stamps: Always, Tres Chic, Warm Words, Graceful Words (ret SU)
• Paper: Elegant Eggplant, Pale Plum WW, Brushed Silver, Shimmery White
• Ink: Versamark, Pale Plum, Elegant Eggplant
• Acc: Aquapainter, Silver EP, Organdy Ribbon, MS Eyelet Punch, Dimensionals, Stickpin & Findings, Mini Rhinestones