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This week our challenge was a color combo challenge. I admit I struggled a bit with this one. These are not colors I normally put together. But hey, it IS supposed to be a challenge, right? So, I rolled up my sleeves and jumped in. The colors in our challenge were: Sahara Sand, Blue Bayou, Rose romance, Mellow Moss, and Really rust. See what I mean?
I started with a card base of Sahara sand and layered a strip of Mellow Moss cardstock on it. I used my paper trimmer to cut a small slit in the crease of the card and fed the Blue Bayou ribbon through it and around the card. For the focal point, I used really rust chalk to create the soft background color. I inked up my flower with Rose romance and mellow moss markers and stamped it right over the chalk. The 'thank you' is also inked with the mellow moss marker. I have to say that the hardest part of this challenge was getting the Really Rust in there. I like how it looks as a background color tho.
Be sure to check out the other bloggers challenge players to see how they tackled this challenge!

Comments

Chrissy D said…
Very pretty! This was a hard challenge for me too! TFS!
July 18, 2008 at 12:27 PM
Anonymous said…
Very pretty, Beckie! Using Really Rust as a soft background was a great idea!
July 18, 2008 at 12:39 PM
Patti Chesky said…
This card is very pretty. I agree, the color combo was a hard one!!
July 18, 2008 at 1:13 PM
Nikki Bond said…
This is soooo pretty! Love the soft look! {SMILES}
July 18, 2008 at 1:23 PM
Nikki Bond said…
This is soooo pretty! Love the soft look! {SMILES}
July 18, 2008 at 1:23 PM
Ida said…
Ah someone else who had trouble with that Really Rust! - Great idea using it as a background color in chalk. Wonderful image as well that worked great with this challenge.
July 18, 2008 at 1:58 PM
Barb Hardeman said…
So pretty Beckie! I love the soft Rust background you put behind your flower. Good thinking! The color combo was definitely a tough one!
July 18, 2008 at 2:52 PM
MJ said…
You did a great job. There was a lot of colors to get in and you did it. The card is beautiful.
July 18, 2008 at 3:09 PM
Connie Babbert said…
Now that is VERY pretty...the Really Rust chalk is very soft and subtle. Great job.
July 18, 2008 at 3:45 PM
Kimberly Gajewski said…
Beautiful job with this challenge Beckie! I like the Really Rust background too! :D
July 18, 2008 at 5:02 PM
Basement Stamper said…
beautiful card! The way you incorporated all the colors really works with this stamp set!
July 18, 2008 at 6:01 PM
Lori said…
This is beautiful, Beckie! I love how you incorporated the Really Rust. The chalk makes a great background for the flower image.
July 18, 2008 at 9:37 PM
Lisa Bohler said…
This is wonderful! I love the chalked background, especially!
July 19, 2008 at 6:40 AM
Gina Wrona said…
Just fabulous, one of my favorite sets!

(hugs)
Gina
July 22, 2008 at 9:42 AM
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