Today, I was inspired by this week's Paper Players Color Challenge. LeAnne chose a few of Stampin' Up!'s new 2014-1016 In Colors; Mossy Meadow, Lost Lagoon, Blackberry Bliss and an old favorite, Wisteria Wonder. Trendy indeed!
So, for the first time, I used my new ink and wow… not sure if Blackberry Bliss or Lost Lagoon is my favorite. They're both stunning. I think we'll see a lot of Mossy Meadow as we break into Fall and the Holiday Season, and be sure, it's a winner too!
Lots of white space on this card definitely qualifies it as a "Clean and Simple"… I used a Blackberry Bliss card base with a Whisper White layer, fussy cut a few stamped flowers from Polka Dot Pieces, stamped the leaves in Mossy Meadow and punched them with my Bird Builder Punch. The "smiles" sentiment is stamped with Blackberry Bliss ink and I scattered a few Wisteria Wonder Candy Dots for some color balance.
Here's some simple Design Tips:
- Lots of pattern repetition… nothing but curves and circles.
- Movement… In a quick glance, the entire design "moves" toward the center of the card. Take a quick look at the card and your eye will focus on the word "smiles" which ends at the center of the card. My sentiment moves toward the center and the leaves are pulling the flowers to the center.
- Rule of Thirds… Three flowers, three candy dots and three elements.
So, grab some of your new "2014-2016 In Color" inks and stamp something beautiful. Keep one of these "Design Tips" in mind… it's fun!
Shop Stampin' Up!'s new 2014 – 2016 In Colors
Tangelo Twist, Hello Honey, Mossy Meadow, Lost Lagoon and Blackberry Bliss
This card brings me smiles! Those flowers are super cute. Great use of the colors. Thanks for joining us at The Paper Players.
Love how you combined the colors, Debbie! I love that stamp set and you used it perfectly, leaving plenty of pretty white space. Thanks for playing along with us this week at The Paper Players!
Ah, this IS a CAS beauty! And every time I see that set used, I wonder why I haven’t gotten it! Darn, my wish list keeps growing and growing! Lovely movement and flow to your card…makes me smile! And I agree, I think we will see a lot of Mossy Meadow in the fall…actually, all of these colors speak “fall” to me! Thanks for playing with my color challenge this week!
This is a super CAS card Debbie. filled with movement and really allowing the challenge colours to pop against your white background. Thanks for joining us over at The Paper Players this week!
Fabulous card, it makes me happy just looking at it:-) Great use of the colors. So glad you joined the Paper Players this week
Jaydee
Congratulations, Deb, this card is gorgeous!