Friday, June 8, 2012

CTD 195 with Daisies!

The Color Throwdown challenge is pastel colors this week (shown below).  While I'm not a big fan of pastels I managed to make the colors work in this card to my liking.  The pink paper is the only really pale color.  I didn't want to mat everything in black so I just ran a black catseye inkpad around the edges of the papers.  This helps each layer stand out a bit.  I wanted a very small black border for the card base so I made the card 5 3/8 square.

This card was inspired by a card made by Danielle Kennedy shown HERE.
  • Stamps: Flourishes - Gerbera Daisies, Berry Sweet (sentiment)
  • Ink: Stampin' UP! Craft Basic Black, Colorbox Catseye Pigment - Lava
  • Paper: Neenah Solar White, SU! Peach Parfait, Baja Breeze & DSP, Fancy Pants - Love 6x6, Echo Park - For the Record 6x6
  • Spellbinders - Classic Circles & Ovals, Small Scalloped Circles, Lacy Ovals & Circles
  • Other: Copic Markers, misc buttons, Black DMC thread, clear embossing powder

5 comments:

Lynette said...

What a beautiful card, Miriam - I love those flowers!

Broni said...

This is a beautiful card, Miriam, and such a great CASE of Danielle's card! Thanks for joining us at the Color Throwdown this week!

Elizabeth said...

Sweet card! The little touches of black really do make things pop on it.

Wanda Cullen said...

Beautiful card! Love the little buttons and gingham details! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Color Throwdown!

Shari said...

I also like your card. Thanks for the tip on the black edges, it really does make the layers pop!