Hello everyone! It's time for a new challenge at The Paper Players and this week, I'm your hostess. I've chosen a bold colour combination for us to play with this week: Basic Black, Smoky Slate and Daffodil Delight. Of course, white is a free colour.
I did have a brief moment when I wondered what I'd been thinking when I chose these colours but very quickly settled into creating and really enjoyed the challenge of combining them.
Yellow had me thinking of roses, as I had a beautiful yellow rose at my old house called Yabadabadoo. So I stamped the gorgeous bloom from Simply Beautiful in Tuxedo Black and coloured it loosely with Daffodil Delight and a small blending brush. I stamped the foliage in Tuxedo Black and coloured them with Smoky Slate, again with a small blending brush. Then I die cut them.
I embossed a Basic Black card front with the Forever Plaid folder then splattered it with some diluted White Craft ink and some Wink of Stella.
After attaching the card front to a Basic Black card base, I arranged the flower and leaves. The flower is popped up on dimensionals.
The sentiment is from Rolling Waves and cut with a banner from Stylish Shapes. The 'Happy Birthday' is on the inside.
I hope you take up the challenge of using these colours - and that you enjoy them. The whole team would love to see what you do. You can see what the rest of the team have done and link up your own entry at The Paper Players.
Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:
- Create a new paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
- Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.
- Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
- Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL, including ours
- 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.
Anne Marie Hile (on leave)
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Black tone makes for a rich looking card and the flower finishes it off. Stunning
ReplyDeleteThank you. The dark background does make for great contrast. :-)
DeleteI love unusual color combinations and this one really made me happy! Your florals are so striking against the black background and your coloring is perfectly soft and subtle. I need to practice some of that! And of course, I love your little speckles too!
ReplyDeleteI love the softly blended colors on the flower and leaves and how they pop so beautifully on the black background. I had a good time with these colors and I look forward to the gallery this week, it's sure to be gorgeous! Thanks for a fun color challenge, Jan, and I hope that things are getting back to normal weather-wise. Have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning look, with your gorgeous flower against the black plaid background! I love the drama of it and of course your lovely water coloring. I hope all the cyclone cleanup hasn't been too much for you and yours! Glad you came through okay. ;-)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning, Jan! The black embossed plaid panel is the perfect backdrop for the gorgeous bloom. The white spatters are a great design element. Thank you for the fun challenge! I hope you have a wonderful upcoming weekend!
ReplyDeleteJan, what a fun color combo! I love the black embossed background on your card! Your gorgeous rose is BEAUTIFUL. Your coloring is amazing! The sentiment made me smile! Have a fun and relaxing weekend, My Friend!
ReplyDeleteThat flower is just stunning Jan and looks so elegant against the black embossed background. The splatter and sparkles add just the right amount of added background detail too. And a fab sentiment to finish!
ReplyDeleteJan, I am obsessed with all of that fabulous texture in the background. It grounds your gorgeous floral beautifully. The white splatters are the perfect finishing touch. BTW - great color challenge.
ReplyDeletehugs
jaydee