DCM - Colourful

This week over on the Daring Cardmakers blog, the spotlight is on COLOUR!

Another challenge right up my street, so much so that I made a couple of cards with the products I had out on my desk. :)

Paper and chipboard elements: Simple Stories - Dream Big
Stamps: Ink Road Stamps - Snarks and Recreation, Avery Elle - Simple Sentiments
Dies: Mama Elephant - All Prettied Up, MFT - First Place Award Ribbon (r)

I've been looking forward to using the lovely cheerful rainbow colours of this collection from Simple Stories. Just perfect for a birthday card.

I cracked open my Snarks & Recreation stamp set to quote one of my favourite lines from that show - Treat Yo' Self!

 
Anyway, yes Parks & Rec - one of the best shows ever made.

I embossed the main greeting with black embossing powder on a piece of paper from an older Simple Stories collection that had similar colours. Then the other sentiment from Avery Elle was heat embossed with white embossing powder.

A few chipboard elements around the aperture window finished off this look.

Here's the next card I made with the same paper line:

Paper and chipboard elements: Simple Stories - Dream Big
Stamps: Mama Elephant - Scripty Bday, Avery Elle - Simple Sentiments
Dies: Mama Elephant - All Prettied Up

I couldn't leave out this other rainbow pattern, it was just so bright and cheerful and again another piece of colourful paper from Simple Stories worked great as a background to the main sentiment. Really fun!

Make sure you check out the lovely card projects from the design team over on the blog, and play along if you get chance! :D

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Avery Elle - Simple Sentiments stamps Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC	Mama Elephant - Scripty Bday stamps Shop at: EH | SHC	Ink Road Stamps - Snarks & Recreation stamps Shop at: MISC | SSS	Mama Elephant - All Prettied Up dies Shop at: EH | SHC
MFT - First Place Award Ribbon dies (r) Shop at: MISC	Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ | EH	Versamark ink pad Shop at: AZ | EH | SHC	Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: EH | SSS
PTI - Soft Stone cardstock Shop at: MISC	Simple Stories - Dream Big - 3x4 Elements paper Shop at: MISC | SBC	Simple Stories - Dream Big - Be Younique paper Shop at: MISC | SBC	Simple Stories - Dream Big - Chipboard stickers Shop at: MISC | SBC
Pretty Pink Posh - Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix sequins Shop at: EH | SSS	Hero Arts - White embossing powder Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SHC	Wow! - Primary Ebony embossing powder Shop at: AZ | EH	Ranger - Multi-Medium Matte adhesive Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC
3M Scotch double-sided foam tape Shop at: AZ | EH	EK Success powder tool Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SHC	MISTI precision stamping tool Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC
Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ | SBC	Thermoweb iCraft - Purple tape for die-cutting - 1 1/2" Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC

Comments

[Kathy]

I love all the gorgeous coloured stripes on this - its a real cheer-up sort of card

[Angelnorth]

These are fun Nat, love the bright stripes (especially the more solid ones on the second card). Lovely finishing touches too!

[Miri]

Beautiful cards! I knew that this week wouldn't be a real "challenge" for you as you always seem to have the cutest collection of very colourful papers on your craft desk.

[Sylv]

Two gorgeous colourful cards to brighten this dull month. Great design and embellishments used.

Sylv xx