Color Hues Guest Designer

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Very excited to share my guest designer card for the new challenge at Color Hues with a lovely soft palette of cream and blue.  You can see my winning card here.  I was aiming for a cream and blue ceramic look.  I wonder who has left their boots behind in the garden? Hope their kite stays flying long enough for them to return ...


      

Having bought some new Card-io stamp sets at a local craft fair recently I was keen to create with them alongside other sets I already had.  Made a cream background on my Gelli plate with acrylic paint keeping some white areas for interest.  Stamped all the separate images in blue ink using a stamping platform for either a lighter or darker hue.  Stamped and heat embossed a few white clouds in the sky.  Bushed in some added blue lines for contrast.


The central part of the scene was cut out with a decagon (10 sided) die, used a neutral matt layer behind before matching it back up over the panel.  Final panel finished with another neutral layer.  White bows on the kite string are small triangle die cuts from my stash.  Couldn't resist adding a single die cut white bird up in the sky flying high just like the kite.  White embossed a small 'happy days' sentiment onto vellum and tucked along one side of the decagon.

Why don't you pop along and see what the Color Hues DT have created in cream & blue ... and join in.

I've used - 6x6" white card base
Card-io stamp sets: High Flyers (kite/clouds), Winter Stroll (boots/leaves),
Field Florals (tall flowers), Textures (bricks/ground florals),
Oriental Blossom (butterfly)
docrafts Artiste linen acrylic paint
VersaColor inks - sky blue, lapislazuli

Linking up with -                          We Love Stamping                            Four Seasons
                                                   March - Feminine                             March - Spring                   
           

Thank you for visiting - I'd love you to leave a comment if you have time - Steph x

Comments

  1. cmSaturday, 16 March, 2024

    You've created a wonderful kite-flying scene with blue and cream. The gelli plate background, shades of blue, hexagon framing and the sweet little bows on the kite string make for an eye-catching combination. Thrilled to have you as our guest designer for this challenge.
    ~carol

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  2. crafty-stamperSaturday, 16 March, 2024

    Congrats on your GDT,love the soft colours combination and all the little stamps.
    Carol x

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  3. KarenSaturday, 16 March, 2024

    Beautiful soft colors and what a wonderful garden scene you've created! So nice to have you as a Guest Designer!

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  4. Stef PerrySaturday, 16 March, 2024

    Wow, Steph, what an absolutely beautiful scene you've created! The gelli plate background is so soft and creamy and I love the touches of white, along with the pretty blue elements. Terrific design using the frames too! So nice to have you join us as guest designer!

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  5. Marcia HillSaturday, 16 March, 2024

    Awesome card Steph, and I absolutely LOVE how you did your cream background with the gelli plate...it looks amazing! Love the little POPS of white along with the blue too! So happy to have you guest designing with us at Color Hues and inspiring our players!! Hugs. :0)

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  6. brendaSunday, 17 March, 2024

    Very effective use of colour and gelli plate, many thanks for sharing with us at We Love Stamping challenge.

    B x

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  7. As.I.Do.Rodos.Sunday, 17 March, 2024

    Absolutley stunning love the soft tones Ginny
    My Blog As I do Rodos

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  8. Julie BSunday, 17 March, 2024

    Those little Card-io stamps are perfect for making little scenes such as this, I can certainly get the blue and white plate vibe. So nice to have you GD with us this time. :)

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  9. LinbySunday, 17 March, 2024

    A beautiful soft and gentle scene. What a great idea to make a cream background with the gelli - I only ever think to make bold ones! Thanks for sharing with us at We Love Stamping.

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  10. NancySunday, 17 March, 2024

    Love your scene, Steph and I am just now seeing the Happy Day in the corner. Precious card! Thanks for joining us as our guest at Color Hues.

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  11. EmmaTMonday, 18 March, 2024

    Congrats on your guest DT and winning entry. You have created a gorgeous scene and card with this colour palette - love the embossed clouds they add a lovely texture. Emmax

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  12. JuliePFriday, 22 March, 2024

    I definitely see the ceramic connection. This is beautiful. Love that image. Congrats on your win. We're so happy you're here!

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  13. Vickie YTuesday, 26 March, 2024

    Fun spring card! Thank you for sharing with us at Four Seasons Challenge.

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