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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

My Favorite Things Color Palette Challenge: Hello with Wildflowers

My Favorite Things has recently begun a Color Palette Challenge.  I missed the first two, but I really wanted to play along with #3 since it included a some of the sweetest colors from MFT.  Sour Apple is a wonderful, bright, but still very natural green that has become one of my go-to colors.  Berrylicious is a very nice middle-of-the-road blue - it's not a true blue, but it's also not aqua.  I don't use purple/lavenders much - but this seemed like a great excuse to pull out Grapesicle.


I had the thrill of being an MFT guest designer back in December and one of the release sets that month was Grand Peaceful Wildflowers.  It's gorgeous and I was rather surprised when I was browsing my MFT stash for this color challenge, to realize that I had not used the wildflower since.  I definitely had to remedy that...

Hello with MFT Color Palette


The flowers do have a spritz of MFT's Sheer Shimmer MIX-ables Mist.  I don't have a great picture of it (and don't have time to do more given the challenge closes in minutes!) - but it gives it a nice fresh look.

I also used MFT's Brick Wall stencil.  It's only the second time that I have stenciled - so please look beyond the sloppy edges.  I love the random stenciling that other designers are able to do, but mine just looks messy.  I love the idea of it though!

  • Stamps: My Favorite Things Grand Peaceful Wildflowers, More Washi Patterns
  • Paper: My Favorite Things Kraft, Grapesicle
  • Ink: My Favorite Things Grapesicle, Berrylicious, Sour Apple
  • Accessories: My Favorite Things Grand Peaceful Wildflowers dies, Washi Tape dies, Happy Hellos dies, Brick Wall Stencil, Sheer Shimmer MIX-ables Mist, misc sequins, Dreamweaver Embossing Paste

9 comments:

  1. NOT messy at all, Kim! The embossing looks fantastic! And now you make me want those wildflowers, too! I have the little ones, but now I need the big ones!

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  2. Oh this is just so gorgeous Kim@! Love that awesome stencil.

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  3. How PRETTY!! Love the wispy flowers against the stenciled brick!

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  4. Love the touch of brick embossing paste and the gorgeous use of the colour combo! Fabulous card.

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  5. This is not messy, it's fabulous! The embossing paste adds some rustic charm to the elegant flower and sentiment. Great card!

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  6. Breath-taking, beautiful, perfect! I love it!!

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  7. OMGosh!!!Stunningly gorgeous!!
    Love the flowers, but your stenciled brick wall really rocks!! Absolutely love your card!!
    And the colors, wow, great combo!
    So, now I have to recover first before I have my breakfast, ha, ha.
    My heart has to calm down a bit, it's still in shock you see. :-)
    Have a wonderful day.
    Bye,

    Marjolein

    ps. very inspirational!

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