Impressions Abloom for PP746

Welcome to a new week at The Paper Players, where Ann is our hostess this week. She has a pretty colour combination to inspire us.  

Of course this colour palette lead me to florals and from there it was a short step to reach for the Impressions Abloom bundle.

I really love the dies that come in this bundle, so I started by cutting a variety of flowers, centres and leaves in Basic White. Then I added colour with a blending brush: Pretty Peacock to the leaves, Lemon Lolly to the centres and Fresh Freesia to the flowers. The smaller flowers were sponged lightly and from the outside towards the centres so the edges were darker. Then I decided I needed some more variation, sot I took to the large flower with a very heavy hand! I certainly got the variation I was after - maybe even more than intended!

I embossed the Basic White card front with the Pressed Flowers embossing folder before arranging the coloured die cuts over it. The card base is Pretty Peacock.

The sentiment, from Impressions Abloom, is stamped in Pretty Peacock and cut with a banner from Stylish Shapes.  I cut a smaller banner in Pretty Peacock to create an accent for the sentiment. The embellishments are from the Pretty Peacock and Petal Pink Foiled Gems, now retired.

What will you do with Ann's pretty colours? You can see what the rest of the team have done and link up your entry on The Paper Players page. 

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:

1. Create a new paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.
3. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
4. Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL, including ours
5. Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

Don't forget to check out the great inspiration from the rest of the design team.

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Anne Marie Hile (on leave)

Ann Schach

Jan Clothier - You are here

Stef Perry

Eliz Stewart

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