These colors were a true challenge, but I loved it.  It stretched my imagination.  I would never have dreamed of putting these colors together, but one the card was finished, I love these colors together.  My Buffalo Check plaid turned out great with the Mint Macaron check and the Tranquil Tide and Cajun Craze stripe.

My challenge for the week is with  Fab Friday.  It is a color challenge.

 The card base is Tranquil Tide cut 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″.  The mat is Cajun Craze cut at 5-1/4″ x 4″ adhered to the base with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  All card stock has been embossed using the Subtle Embossing Folder.  Have I told you before I love this folder, it makes card stock look so much better, not so blah!  The panel for the plaid is Whisper White and Mint Macaron ink has been used to stamp the Buffalo Checks.  It took three stamping to get the color of Mint Macaron wanted.  A Cajun Craze Stampin Write Marker was used to make the wide stripe across the checks, then the pen end of a Tranquil Tide Stampin’ Write Marker was use to make the narrow stripe.  Embossing the plaid panel makes it look like fabric. This turned out making a nice plaid.  Two circles were cut from Blackberry Bliss and Cajun Craze to frame the Whisper White circle that the Happy Birthday was stamped using Blackberry Bliss ink.  Three Faceted Dots in Blackberry Bliss were adhered.   The flowers are from the Botanical Blisss stamp set and was stamped in Blackberry Bliss and then Versa Mark and heat embossed using Clear Embossing Powder.  They were colored using Blackberry Bliss and Mint Macaron ink and a Blender pen.  Twigs cut from Blackberry Bliss, Cajun Craze, Mint Macaron, and Tranquil Tide were adhered using Glue Dots.  A Linen Thread bow is attached using a Glue Dot also.  I call this my Mary Deatherage bow as she is the one who showed me how to make it.  After the circles flowers, twigs and bow  were attached to the Mint Macaron plaid panel, it was adhered to the Cajun Craze panel using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

The sentiment is  from the Postcard Pals and Picture Perfect stamp sets and is stamped on a panel of Whisper White card stock using Blackberry Bliss ink.  The flowers are stamped in Memento Black Ink and colored using Mint Macaron and Blackberry Bliss inks using a Blender pen.

Thanks for stopping by today.  As always, my wish for you is that you find encouragement and inspiration for your own creative ideas.  Visit often.

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Can you believe it is only 36 Days until Christmas Day. Are you working on your Christmas cards, you only have about 19 days before you need to mail them.  We have many great stamps to help you along in that process of your card making, just click my Shop Now link on the right side to check them all out.   Here is a calendar for your viewing.

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Use this host code when you order and receive a free gift from me!  If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift.  The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in the 2018-19 Annual Catalog or in the 2018 Holiday Catalog!  That includes some of the Host Exclusive stamp sets! 

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The 2019 Occasions Catalog and Sale-A-Bration are Coming Soon!                 

I can’t wait to create and share some of the awesome new products!  I am so excited about the Geared Up Garage Stamp Bundle and the most wonderful flower bundle called Climbing Roses.  I know I am going to create many cards using these to stamp set plus all the others.  There are just too many great ones to list in one post. There are just so many wonderful bundles and dies and you may faint from the joy of seeing them. We’re getting 2 new Blends colors , Balmy Blue and Mossy Meadow. Also there is gorgeous DSP  and so much more!

 

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Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card

Botanical Bliss Clear-Mount Bundle [148333] $41.25	Postcard Pals Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146701] $20.00	Picture Perfect Birthday Photopolymer Stamp Set [145519] $17.00	Buffalo Check Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147794] $15.00
Tranquil Tide 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [144246] $8.50	Cajun Craze 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [119684] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Linen Thread [104199] $5.00
Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin’ Pad [147092] $7.50	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad [147106] $7.50	Blender Pens [102845] $12.00	Faceted Dots [146910] $6.00
Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00	Regals Stampin’ Write Markers [147155] $30.00

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