This sketch immediately sent me to find any paper that I've been hoarding because the sketch had space to show it off. One of my favorite recent papers is the retired Stampin' Up Garden Walk. I do have to say that this isn't my favorite color scheme in the pack but after a full card-making session of changing patterns and colors, I ended up loving the mix of the pink/coral patterns with the embossed Wild Wheat.
I just got the sentiment set Wanted to Say from Stampin' Up and I liked the casual look of the font with the garden of cheerful flowers behind it. I have a love/hate relationship with Wild Wheat. When it works, it really works - but when it doesn't... In this case it was a color in the paper so I wanted to use it but I found a plain piece of it was overwhelming. Then I remembered that I had the SU Cane Weave embossing folder. I like the look of it with the garden, and it "toned down" the Wild Wheat! So as it turned out there is very little on this card that I like individually - pink is not my favorite, Calypso Coral definitely not high on my list, Wild What being so-so - but I really love how it all came together. Lesson learned - I need to challenge myself more often because the results might surprise me.
I hope to see you playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches.
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Dies: Stampin' Up Wanted to Say
Paper: Stampin' Up Garden Walk (retired), cardstock in Calypso Coral, Blush Blossom, Garden Green and Wild Wheat
Other: Stampin' Up Cane Weave embossing folder, Stampin' Up Antique Pearls
Kim, there are so many of you SU gals that share your feelings about that Wild Wheat... it reminds me so much of that Curry that I use quite often and love it! What a beautiful mix of colors there are in that DSP - a perfect match for your card.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun Sketch - you may see a little curry in my card!
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This is a great sketch for patterned paper and I like the way you used yours! Pretty card, Kim!
ReplyDeleteLove this pretty mix of color and texture! Came out great!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! Love the textures and trendy colors!
ReplyDeleteOh this is so pretty! The font on the sentiment is so fun!
ReplyDeleteThis card is so pretty! I love those colours! That paper is just fantastic and I love how it pairs with the embossed panel! Love that sweet little flower too!
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