Hi there, stampers! Thursday brings a new Inspired By challenge...woohoo, I loved this one...those peachy hues are right up my alley! Although these colors don't match my living room, I would still love to have pillows like these:
And here's our optional sketch!
I searched through my vast supply of retired DSPs because I knew that I probably had some Grapefruit Grove or Crisp Cantaloupe in there somewhere! When I found a few that I liked, I pulled out a really old Papertrey hexagon die and went to work:
The process of cutting, poking and replacing all those wee little pieces was a bit time-consuming, but it was fun and relaxing, watching the colors fill in the grad! The die comes with a couple of templates that you can use, depending on how many different colors or patterns you are incorporating. I only chose four:
To make adhering the pieces easier, I cut a piece of Adhesive Sheet and applied it to the front of my card, then laid down the outer grid, then the pieces to fill in. I heat embossed a birthday sentiment on to some Basic Black cardstock, and added a couple of circular elements and another Papertrey die, this time a butterfly that I embossed with the Ornate Floral EF:
I have several birthdays coming up this month, so it's nice to have some cards on hand! I hope you'll check out what our designers did at the IB blog, and I hope you'll play along with us! Thanks for popping in! Enjoy your day and be blessed!
"The fear of the LORD leads to life: then one rests content, untouched by trouble." Proverbs 19:23
Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified | |
Stamps | Little Treats |
Card stock & Papers | Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe (ret), misc DSPs (ret), Adhesive Sheets |
Ink | Craft White |
Accessories | White Embossing Powder, Black Dimensionals |
Tools | Big Shot, Tasteful Labels Die, Butterfly and Circle Dies (Papertrey), Pick a Banner Punch, Heat Tool, Hexagon Die (Papertrey) |
7 comments:
LeAnne, I appreciate the time it took to fill in that cover plate. It looks amazing. I used Crisp Cantaloupe too, one of my FAV SU colors.
Love the color combo ...I have this die...so will follow suit. Gorgeous picture ...needs a fram.
I can't imagine! I'm counting FOUR different dsps AND white!! You might be able to arm-wrestle Popeye now, LeAnne! SOOOO worth the extra effort, and time, my friend!
SO fun!
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Swoon! Now, I've got to get out my retired DSP from that package...I know I have it somewhere! I just love what you did with the honeycomb :-)
That's a lot of poking and gluing... but it was worth it! Terrific birthday card!
Oh LeAnne, the patterns and colors are so sublime, gorgeous card!
I love all of the patterns you put together. And so beautiful behind that embossed butterfly!
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