It's my pleasure to be your hostess in the Color Challenge this week. I've picked some bright, festive colors that I hope you'll enjoy: Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo and Highland Heather. The dessert option is "sparkle."
This turnabout stencil is as much fun as the Concord & 9th turnabout stamps, and even easier to use. I blended the ink on 3 separate turns, resulting in this fun confetti background.
I did learn one lesson while making this card, though. I've heard people say you don't need to wash your blender brushes--just rub them on paper towel until no more color comes off. Um, no. The brush I used for my Granny Apple Green must have had some very dark green left on it, even after I rubbed and rubbed, because my Granny Apple Green confetti circles look like Mossy Meadow to me. So OK, let's call it Mossy Meadow, a permitted neutral, and get on with the fun!
I stamped the balloon string in Granny Apple Green. Stamped the greeting with VersaMark ink, then heat embossed in white on Granny Apple Green ombre DS paper and die cut. I popped the balloon up on foam tape and added a few sparkle enamel dots and rhinestones for dessert.
I must acknowledge that this card is my color interpretation of a card made and demonstrated by Cathy Zielske in a class I took several months ago.
I hope you have fun playing with these bright and cheerful colors this week. They are perfect for a card of celebration!
Registered: June 3, 2006 Location: In my "She Shed Tornado Shelter" Posts: 4010
Mon, Sep 19, 2022 @ 7:50 PM
Barbara, I love your choice of colors this week! Your design is fantastic and the stencil you used is dynamite! Food for thought...I don't know if I'm suppose too, but I rinse my blender brushes out with water and let them dry overnight. I love your fun colors and your cheerful design! TFS
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Registered: November 19, 2005 Location: Bethel Park, Pa Posts: 37093
Mon, Sep 19, 2022 @ 9:54 PM
I love your stenciled background Barbara- you created a great CAS card. I have been looking at some of the turnabout stencils- now you have convinced me-thanks for the tip on the stencil brushes
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Registered: April 6, 2009 Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley Posts: 31100
Tue, Sep 20, 2022 @ 7:50 AM
How cute for a birthday celebration, Barbara! Love all those dots in different colors! Maybe the blending brushes are ok if you only use 1 for each color...maybe that's what they meant. (Rolling my eyes) I don't own any, but if I get some, I'm glad for the hint from you.
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Registered: October 12, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 70152
Tue, Sep 20, 2022 @ 9:51 AM
Super cute! Love the confetti background with the fun balloon. Thanks for the tip about the blending brushes; I wondered about that when my colors looked a little off. Terrific card! Thanks for the inspiration and the beautiful color combo.