Week 8 AWH Colour Creations Showcase - Calypso Coral

This week for Colour Creations Showcase, members of the Art With Heart team are sharing projects using Calypso Coral. It helps that there are some pretty papers included in the Playing With Patterns DSP including some in Calypso Coral.

These split-front cards have occupied me this week so I enjoyed making two more for this colour challenge.

Bloom and Grow have these lovely stylised flower images, which are amongst the easiest to colour using Stampin' Blends because you don't need to try and make them realistic.

Black dimensionals, which come in a pack of mixed regular and mini, are very handy when you use black card for the sentiment.

Here you get a glimpse of another pattern in behind the split, larger multi coloured spots this time and a different bouquet to decorate.

Did you end up preferring one card more than the other? I'd love you to leave a comment if you have a moment.

Check out more projects by going back to Cathy's blog. where she has a list of all the team who are playing along this week.

Product List

Bloom & Grow Photopolymer Stamp Set

[149229]

$45.00

Budding Blooms Dies

[149548]

$57.00

Playing With Patterns 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[152490]

$20.00

Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock

[124392]

$15.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$17.00

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

$14.25

Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144045]

$15.50

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144603]

$15.50

Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[147278]

$15.50

Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[148544]

$15.50

Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154902]

$15.50

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144601]

$15.50

Whisper White C6 Envelopes

[106588]

$13.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$44.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$14.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$7.00

Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack

[150893]

$10.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$10.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$17.00

Take Your Pick

[144107]

$17.00

Silicone Craft Sheet

[127853]

$10.00

Thumping Again with Betsy's Blossoms

I wasn't very satisfied with my last card. That sometimes happens when you create in the middle of the night when you really should be sleeping!!

It was nice enough, but the "Thumping" was a bit faint, so after a stimulating afternoon outdoors tending to my garden, I had another go at Betsy's Blossoms. This time you can definitely see the colours, can't you?
I've used exactly the same colours, Crushed Curry is the main colour again, but this time I stamped off once onto scrap paper before thumping with Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral and Tangerine Tango. Popped a couple of leaves from the stamp set this time too, and used the Lucky Limeade as the card base. I textured a strip of Crumb Cake by embossing with the Woodgrain Embossing Folder and used some Daffodil Delight stitched grosgrain ribbon across as well before placing the Stamped Square over.

I have to show you the inside of this card though. I modified the Thumping Technique for these tiny blossoms. I stamped into Crushed Curry, stamped off once, and then rather more methodically stroked the Lucky Limeade into the centres and Calypso Coral and Tangerine Tango around the edges of the petals. I really like this effect and think I will try that again with different flowers and colours.

I will link into Freshly Made Sketches challenge again, I don't know how to remove the one already there, but they don't limit the entries, so here goes....
Rachel
By the way, here is my first card, with much less distinct colours.