Saturday, February 6, 2016

Orange Pants & Blue Outlines


Papertrey Ink is celebrating nine years and they have a challenge going on to create something inspired by a piece of clothing our an outfit. My closet isn't at all interesting, so I searched online and found some really fun pants.






I started by embossing a white cardstock base with the PTI Sunshine Impression Plate and then adhered a watercolored panel to it. The watercolored panel was a reject from another card that didn't work out, I had too many large water splotches. I learned from Kathy's Day4 Daily Color Challenge Video to save rejects and repurpose them! I then adhered a Hawaiian Shores Panel that was cut from PTI's Spiral Notebook Page Die and decorated with some washi tape and a sentiment panel stamped with a greeting from Lovely Layers.


I also am participating in Papertrey's Ink Day 1 Anniversary Celebrations with a card inspired by Erin Lincoln's Color Scheme.





I started by stamping the lovely blooms from In Bloom in kraft ink onto a white panel. I then colored the blooms and leaves in colored pencil. I added a light blue outline outside the images, a tip I learned from Kathy's Day 5 Video in her 30 Day Color Challenge Series. I erased any harsh lines to soften the look. This  panel was bordered by kraft cardstock impressed with the Woodgrain Impression Plate and strips of Lemon Tart cardstock. I affixed the complete panel onto an Aqua Mist cardstock base and stamped the sentiment and finished the card with a wrapped bow made from May Arts Burlap String.

I really like the felxibilty and creativity stamping with flowers allows. Check out all the entries at Addicted to CAS: Bloom Challenge!





14 comments:

  1. Karen, love your pants and wonderful card you made...your other cards are great too!

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  2. Nicely done. I especially like the orange and blue card. Love striking colors.

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  3. Really fun pants make for great inspiration for a really fun card!

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  4. both of your cards are awesome.. i really love the second one.. soft colors and oh so pretty

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  5. Terrific cards Karen love the softness of the second!

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  6. You've been busy...lovin' these 2 cards...awesome use of color!

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  7. Love how you show the versatility of your style...from cool and retro to elegant, soft and soothing. Beautiful Karen.

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  8. Love the colors in that inspiration photo and how you used them on your card, very cool! Your floral card is gorgeous too!

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  9. Pretty and elegant and a gorgeous choice of colours here.
    Thanks for sharing at ATCAS. Sarah

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  10. Love the fun graphic card you created from the inspiring orange pants!

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  11. What fun cards, Karen! Love how you were inspired by the orange pants.

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  12. It didn't even occur to me to find so etching outside of my closet to inspire me! Love your colorful creation! And those beautiful blooms... Sigh! All of your coloring is making my heart happy!

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  13. Gorgeous card! thanks for sharing at ATCAS!

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  14. So soft and serene. Beautifully colored. So glad you joined us at ATCAS this week
    Jaydee

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