A Serene Colour Challenge

Happy Sunday! I hope you are enjoying your weekend. I am just starting a week of R & R at my parents' place in northern Ontario. Think wilderness, a lake and peace and quiet. Ahhh...so beautiful. This is the one week each year when I get to do absolutely nothing. Just what I need before heading back into the craziness of the school year!
Today marks the start of a new colour challenge over at Sunday Stamps. Check out this soft, serene pallette...

Here is my project for the Design Team.

I pulled out the Helping Me Grow stamp set, which I've owned for several months but had not yet inked up! I thought these beautiful floral images were perfect for the ombre watercolour wash background. To achieve the ombre effect I used Pool Party, Marina Mist and Dapper Denim inks with my aqua painter on watercolour paper. I have to admit that my Marina Mist ink pad has been sadly neglected too. It's funny because that was once one of my go-to blues...how my tastes have changed! The floral image is heat embossed in white. I added some spatters of silver using the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set and (retired) silver metallic Encore ink. The watercolour panel is mounted directly on a Marina Mist card stock base.

The sentiment is stamped in Marina Mist ink on Very Vanilla card stock. I highlighted the sentiment with some Pool Party striped satin ribbon and a bit of lace trim. I added some Linen Thread and a Classy Designer Button to further highlight the sentiment. The final touch was a few clear sequins scattered across the card front...they add an subtle shimmer and texture, though they are hard to see in the photos.

I hope you'll give this soft and pretty colour pallette a try and share with us over at Sunday Stamps this week. Have a super Sunday!


Product List

Helping Me Grow Photopolymer Stamp Set [140764] $32.00	Gorgeous Grunge Clear Stamp Set [130517] $24.00	Marina Mist 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119682] $10.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $11.25
Watercolor Paper [122959] $6.75	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [126982] $8.50	Marina Mist Classic Stampin' Pad [126962] $8.50	Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad [141394] $8.50
Metallic Silver Encore Pad [132142] $12.95	Versamark Pad [102283] $11.25	Embossing Buddy [103083] $8.00	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $6.75
Heat Tool [129053] $40.00	Linen Thread [104199] $6.25	Pool Party 3/8" (1 Cm) Stitched Satin Ribbon [141691] $12.00	Venetian Crochet Trim [134581] $8.75
Classy Designer Buttons [138393] $8.00	Metallics Sequin Assortment [138390] $6.75