Softly Sophisticated Hello Card

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Today’s challenge is a color challenge or photo for inspiration. Here’s a peek at the prompt we used for inspiration.

After trying out a few different combinations with these colors, here is the card I created using Basic Black, Shaded Spruce and Crushed Curry:

This card was my first “play” with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set. This set is free during Sale-a-bration. It comes with an embossing folder- which I sort of forgot until I looked at the brochure just now. I’ll be sure to feature them both in another card, I promise. Instead of the coordinating folder, I used the Exposed Brick 3D embossing folder- one of my go to folders.

If you look closely, you can see that I added a bit of Crushed Curry coloring on the top of the folder by rubbing my watercolor pencil across the raised areas above and below the flowered image.

I’m loving the Perennial Postage dies. There are so many sizes to choose from- I can’t help but keep them on my desk for easy access.

instructions for the Softly sophisticated hello card

Cut a Basic Black card base 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ and score at 4 1/4″.
Adhere a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Crushed Curry card stock to the front of the card base.
Run a 3 1/2″ x 4 3/4″ piece of Shaded Spruce card stock through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine in the Exposed Brick 3D embossing folder. Add a bit of Crushed Curry by rubbing the Crushed Curry watercolor pencil over the raised embossing.
Wrap with the Shaded Spruce card stock with Black & White Gingham ribbon and tie a bow. Center and adhere to the Crushed Curry on the front of the card.
On a small piece of Basic White (about 2 1/2″ x 3″) stamp the leaves in Shaded Spruce ink. Add the flowers in Crushed Curry and stamp “hello there” in Shaded Spruce above the flowers.
Die cut the flowers and sentiment with the Perennial Postage die that fits right around the image. Adhere to the front with dimensionals.
Add three sequins from the Adhesive Backed Sequins Trio around the focal image.

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