Chat is our hostess in the Color Challenge this week, and she has given us some rich colors to work with: Strawberry Slush, Old Olive, and Early Espresso. The dessert option is a cup or mug--no dessert for me this Week!
I used a new-to-me stamp, stencil and embossing folder set, Flower Fields, and an old stand-by layout for my card. This set intrigues me because the big daisies are the color of the cardstock (in this case, white). The stamp creates the floral design and background, and the stencils provide space to fill in the leaves and berries. For my background, I used Gray Granite. This surprised me for two reasons: The pad was quite dry, and so the background is somewhat blotchy, despite having stamped it 6 times. And the color isn't gray--it looks like a light version of Early Espresso, which works with this week's challenge, but isn't the look I was going for.
I trimmed my panel to A2 size then used a smaller stitched rectangle die to cut out an inner rectangle. Stamped and die cut the greeting and glued it onto a strip of vellum. Wrapped the strip around the smaller rectangle, the popped that element up with foam tape.
I'm looking forward to seeing lots of cups of coffee, tea and hot chocolate in the gallery this week! Please join us!
Registered: April 6, 2009 Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley Posts: 34222
Tue, Nov 18, 2025 @ 4:59 AM
I really like the way these colors all came together, Barbara, even though the gray one surprised you! The pink and white stand out so well and your sentiment looks so pretty with the backed up vellum supporting it~
------------------------------ ~Roberta
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Registered: July 9, 2008 Location: Stars Fell on Alabama Posts: 83792
Tue, Nov 18, 2025 @ 7:03 AM
Gorgeous card and I love the pop of pink and white. You have a wonderful design and the vellum is great for the sentiment.
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Registered: November 19, 2005 Location: Bethel Park, Pa Posts: 38700
Tue, Nov 18, 2025 @ 1:23 PM
This is beautiful Barbara- I am always so impressed with the TE stamps, dies and stencils. You always present such a wonderful card with the product you use.
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Registered: May 9, 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 10342
Thu, Nov 20, 2025 @ 4:05 PM
This is so pretty Barbara. And you’re right, that Gray Granite a bit dry does look like a lighter version of Early Espresso. Love the vellum sentiment piece too.
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Registered: October 12, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 78989
Sun, Nov 23, 2025 @ 2:59 PM
Beautiful design. You do such lovely stencil work. I love the white daisies on a darker background, they really pop. Terrific ideas for the challenge colors.
