An eclectic mix for Paper Players 760

Many thanks to those of you who entered last week's colour challenge. Who knew that  purple and green could lead in so many directions, from Christmas to Halloween?!

This week, Jaydee is our hostess and she has a double challenge for us: A foliage theme but in a Clean and Simple style.

So what the Clean and Simple mean? For us, it means to keep things uncluttered - lots of white open space, a single focal point, minimal layers and minimal use of embellishments. 

For my card, I've used a mix of several die and stamp sets. That's one of the pleasures of having a stamp collection - mixing and matching as you feel like. 

I started with a die cut leaf from Thankful Garden. I still had some left over ink smooshed watercolour paper from this project in my bits box so used it now. 

It seemed a bit lonely by itself, so I cut a smaller leafy bough from Gallery Blooms in Early Espresso.

I needed a sentiment, so used one from Beautiful Motifs and cut it using a banner die from Stylish Shapes.

Once I had the bones of a design, I needed a background to put it on. So I punched a circle from a piece of masking paper and attached it to my card front to create a circular mask then I got to work on it. 

I started by adding some script using Early Espresso ink and a stamp from Elements of Text. Then I added some splatters in Timid Tiger, using another stamp from Elements of Text.

 

Then I added some colour with a blending brush using Crushed Curry and Timid Tiger inks. Once that was all done, I removed the mask to reveal the decorative circle.

After that, it was a simple matter to add the foliage and sentiment plus a trio of rhinestones.

We'd love to see your foliage themed creation - but remember to keep it clean and simple. 

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

Christy Stanford

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