Winter cold plus rain equals craft room time! So, using the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches for inspiration, I tried to overcome my phobia around mixing patterns.
When I'm cardmaking, I like to have LOTS of lovely open space, lots of crisp white and a clean look. However, after looking at the sketch, I decided to work on my fear of pattern mixing and see where I ended up.
I used the Neutrals 6x6 DSP stack as my starting point, having decided that if I couldn't use white, I could at least use neutrals... taking baby steps here. 😀
I stamped the lovely large image from Magnolia Mood, coloured it with Bubble Bath, Soft Sea Foam and Lemon Lolly Stampin' Blends. After die cutting it, I also die cut a few leaves in Gray Granite and a decorative circle using Spotlight on Nature dies.
The sentiment is from Unbounded Love and the embellishments are the elegant Basic Gray and Smoky Slate Pearls.
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I know what you mean about pattern mixing Jan - it can be tricky! Love that beautiful magnolia to bring your neutral panels together. A reminder that spring will be here for you before you know it!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty. Love your use of the neutrals and the pretty magnolia. TFS
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