This week's Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge #205 is very fun. The layout created by Nicole Watt (shown below) really had my StampinMojo going and then I saw these pillows in a Pottery Barn catalog and I was off creating!
The card is very different for me because it is BUSY yet I really like it. So let's get to it.
I started with Whisper White card stock to create the standard A2 card base. Then I added a layer of Soft Sky card stock just an 1/8" smaller all the way around. The next layer is from the NEW Designer Series Paper called Maritime.
The three strips are Whisper White topped with another pattern from the Maritime DSP which I carefully cut so that each of the strips had the identical pattern. Then using the By the Seashore stamp set I stamped the shell in Soft Sky ink all over a piece of Whisper White card stock. Once that dried completely then I stamped the same shell in Night of Navy ink and then quickly added Clear Emboss Powder on the Night of Navy stamped images, heated it with my Heat Tool to get a sheen and add texture. I tried to capture it with my camera.
I used my Circle Collection Framelits and cut out just what I wanted from my stamped shells and then backed it in Soft Sky card stock.
The card is not "clean and simple" however theme and consistency of colors seem to make it work. What do you think? I love to hear your comments.
I hope I got your mojo going and you will play with the Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge this week. Remember you don't have to have a blog to play simply upload a photo of your project.
Michelle
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Gorgeous! Love the color combination.
Posted by: Beth Beard | May 25, 2014 at 11:41 PM
Love the combinations of blues. It's a perfect mix between celestial and nautical - naulestial? :) Thanks for playing along with this week's PPA sketch.
Posted by: Brian King | May 24, 2014 at 04:10 AM
Love it!
Posted by: Diane Roberts | May 23, 2014 at 06:58 PM
Fabulous! I love the colors and the image you've created. I need to get this stamp set now!
Posted by: Michelle Quinno | May 22, 2014 at 01:43 PM