Thursday, November 14, 2019

Some Things

Today I had the chance to play along with two of my favorite challenges.  The Retro Rubber Challenge and The Paper Players Challenge.  The two combined beautifully to make this pretty silhouette.

The stamp set is Just Believe from Stampin' Up!  It's from 2010 and one of the first stamps sets I purchased when I became a demonstrator.  It's been a while since it has seen ink but it remains one of my favorites.

The colors I used are Bermuda Bay, Gorgeous Grape and Granny Apple Green from Stampin' Up! and used my blending brushes to add the color the the white cardstock.  For the silhouette and sentiment I used Jet Black ink from Altenew.  It's an overcast day here in the Sierra Nevada which means that photos in natural light won't be true to color.  The colors are much more vibrant in real life.  For the finishing touch, I added some rhinestone gems.  It's a great way to cover halos that just don't work in the design.




I've entered my card in the "anything goes" Retro Rubber Challenge.  For all the challenge details, click the image below.


https://www.retrorubberchallengeblog.com/my-blog/2019/11/challenge-123-anything-goes.html

The colors I used are from the Paper Players Challenge.  For all the challenge details, click the image below.

http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/2019/11/pp467-color-challenge-from-claire.html

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha
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10 comments:

  1. Liz14 November, 2019 15:30

    Stunning card, Marsha. I love the background you've created for your lovely scene. xx

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    1. Marsha Reed15 November, 2019 11:43

      Thanks, Liz! I'm trying to create more of my own backgrounds for my designs.

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  2. laurie14 November, 2019 15:56

    Well done..so gorgeous!!!A perfect background and stamping. Thanks for joining us at The Paper Players!!

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    1. Marsha Reed15 November, 2019 11:44

      Thanks, Laurie! Loved the colors for this week.

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  3. Claire Broadwater15 November, 2019 06:05

    Marsha, your card is beautiful! I love the gorgeous background using my color palette and the black silhouettes. You created such a serene card. The sentiment is perfect! So happy you joined us at The Paper Players this week! XX

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    1. Marsha Reed15 November, 2019 11:45

      Thanks, Claire! Your color palette made it easy. These colors go together so well.

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  4. Jaydee15 November, 2019 11:45

    Such a wonderful soft background you have created. The silhouette stamps are just perfect with it. So glad you joined us a the Paper Players this week
    Jaydee

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    1. Marsha Reed17 November, 2019 20:10

      Thanks, Jaydee! I love how easy it is to blend with those blending brushes.

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  5. Jan Clothier16 November, 2019 02:35

    I like the subtle way you've used the PP colours - much nicer that the way I did! I love the silhouette stamping you've done. This is a fantastic card, Marsha. Thanks for joining us at Retro Rubber Challenge.

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    1. Marsha Reed17 November, 2019 20:12

      Thanks, Jan! Now that I use the blending brushes, I feel like I get much better results.

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