Soft Blue and Mint Green



Hello friends.  What a beautiful day ... the air is crisp, the leaves are falling, a perfect day for picking out pumpkins.  After many oohs and aahs (with lots of indecision in between) the kids finally made their selections.  Our porch is filled with spider webs, corn stalks, pumpkins, and mums ... I love this time of year....don't you?

The Design Team at Play Date Cafe have the most gorgeous color combination to inspire the artist in you.  Just look at this photo ... isn't it wonderful?  The colors are so soft ... sigh.

Here's what I was inspired to create.  I used the sketch from Waltzing Mouse Sketch Challenge - sweet and simple.  Plus I've always wanted to try the "gathered ribbon look" and this week - thanks to the Designers at Sweet Stampin' Challenge - I had a reason to try it!  Here I used Marina Mist Striped Grosgrain layered with Chantilly Crochet Trim.  It's a beautiful combination.  A little more lace and tulle behind the flower softened the look of the card.  The "thank you" from Because I Care Hostess Set was stamped in Marina Mist Classic Ink on Very Vanilla cardstock.  I used one end of our Decorative Label Punch to give my sentiment a soft shape.  I've never used Shimmer Paint before ... it's one of those things I bought and never tried.  Sponged lightly around the outside of my card - it's gorgeous!  It adds the most subtle shimmer - well, I can see myself using this again soon!

My papers are retired but they were perfect for this challenge, don't you agree?  And I loved making the flower!  You can view a link to the instructions on my previous post.  Of course a bit of Mod Podge and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter on each little petal is a must.  Click on the image to really see the sparkle.  I used the same Sage Shadow paper to create the leaves.  Using the 5 Petal Punch was the first step.  Then I cut the flower into 5 pieces (each petal becoming a leaf).  A quick fold down the length of the petal and VOILA .. a leaf!  You see the three "leaves" peeking out that I used for this flower.

Thanks for for visiting with me.  I hope you enjoyed your stay ... good night everyone!

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