I love the challenges that the talented girls over on Just Add Ink come up with, but just haven’t had much time in the past to do many of them, but I think it’s time that changed, don’t you? 🙂 Their challenge this week is to use the colour combination of So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery and Crumb Cake (previously known as Kraft). Well, these colours didn’t really inspired me very much, I am just not into the feminine, girly stuff at the moment (that could change at any given moment! 🙂 ). And after three or four attempts, none of which really seemed to be working the way I wanted them to, well, if in doubt, resort to knitting! So I did.
But after I while I decided to use one of the failed attempts, changed it around somewhat, and here is the end result.
I have used the new Elegant Bouquet embossing folder for the flowers, and then coloured the raised parts using pastels (this was not the original idea, but seems to have worked out ok). And I wanted to use the Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder for the Crumb Cake layer, but it hasn’t arrived yet, so had to use Perfect Polka Dots instead (but you can use your imagination and pretend). The butterfly is a stamp from the set For Everything. The beautiful ribbon is unfortunately retired, but again, I am waiting for all my new ribbons to arrive. The little pink roses are just made from cardstock, and on the tag is the word “friends” from the Tiny Tags Stamp Set, and using the Jewellery Tag punch. Oh, and I nearly forgot the important part, Dazzling Diamonds (which is probably hard to see in the photo) on the butterfly and in the centre of the flowers and roses.
In the end, it was good fun to put it all together, and I hope you like it.
Happy stamping,
Chris
Dot Dot Stamping Designs 
Well I think failed attempts are sometimes the best … I love your card – I also don’t do feminine well and have only just started using little bits of bling on cards – makes a big difference though. Anyway I think I will have to “case” this when my gear arrives :0)
Have a great week, Katie
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WOW Chris this is gorgeous! Love the embossing folder!!! Love how your card turned out, the roses are so cute.
Thanks for playing.
Gardenia
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This is such a gorgeous card and the roses well they are to die for. Great effect using your pastels to colour in
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oh so pretty, those roses are lovely and so is the pastels on the embossed flowers.
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I love you card Chris, colouring the embossed flowers with pastels is very effective. xo
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Well, Chris, for someone who doesn’t “do” feminine and pretty, this blows your theory out of the water! This is a GORGEOUS card!! You’ve made the colours work so well together; I love it.
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Love those little roses!
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What a very pretty card this is! I love the wee roses too, and have been making quite a few myself! Lovely job done 🙂
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What a beautiful card, I love your little roses and how you have used the pastels to colour the raised areas of the embossed image.
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Gorgeous card Chris! I love that embossing folder with the pastels ..fabulous!
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WOW this is stunning! I love how you have coloured the embossing and those roses are to die for! Thanks for sharing!
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Lovely card Chris, love the use of pastels on the embossed pieces and the group of roses
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Chris, this a very beautiful card. Love both the pastel colouring and the roses!! Well done getting Top 5 pick in the challenge!! Cheers Deb
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