Wednesday 16 June 2021

Colour Creations - Basic Gray





Our feature colour this week is Basic Gray, a wonderful shade to use in place of black. I'm sure there will be lots of inspiration shared on this blog hop, so make sure you spend the time checking them out.


I made a number of cards this week before I settled on this design to share with you. The colours of this recently retired DSP  suit the background, but with additional work you could create paper with an ocean-like background.


Originally inspired by a card made with Friends Are Like Seashells, I turned to that stamp set for the sentiment, Doesn't it fit so snugly along the strip around the window? 
Picture This dies add a fun window feature, and the cut out pieces make useful labels.

Next stop on the blog hop is Theresa 





Here's the full list of participants this week.







 

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14 comments:

  1. This is a great card Rachel!

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  2. Oh, I love this, Rachel! I'm a huge fan of the Picture This Dies, and you've used them perfectly ... that background paper was just made for this card!

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  3. Rachel Woollard16 June 2021 at 20:48

    Love, love love your card Rachel. I have these dies but they haven't seen the light of day yet

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  4. Rachel this is such a clever card - I love it!!! Basic Gray works so well with these colours.

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  5. These colours together are just amazing in my opinion. The grey and those cool blue colours just balance everything out. A beautiful card xox

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  6. I love that you have used the picture this dies with the sailing home/smooth sailing dies. It reminds me of windows and a sea view.

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  7. This is an awesome card Rachel. I had just been looking at the Picture This dies and wondering how to use the rectangle shaped one and you have really nailed it. The lighthouse fits perfectly in this scene.

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  8. Love your card so much Rachel, The die cut outs are just positioned perfect and I love the DSP and it just looks fantastic with the lighthouse and the anchor.

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  9. Love how you have put this card together. Those 'Picture This' dies made it into my cart this week too. Great colour combo, and the collection of elements bottom right is the perfect balance for your card.

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  10. Yes, the Picture This dies are perfect with the Sailing Home Bundle. I have them in my cart for my next order too!

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  11. Oooh, love it! You've found the perfect position for the sentiment - it looks like the rectangles were cut just to suit it. A great mix of DSP and stamps - fabulous card.

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  12. Rachel I really love how you have used the Picture This dies. At first I thought it was Stitched rectangles instead. A beautifully balanced card

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  13. Fabulous card Rachel. This die set is fast becoming one of my 'go-to' supplies. I absolutely love how you teamed it with the Sailing Home stamp set, Smooth Sailing dies and Whale of a Time DSP.

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