Waves of Inspiration Color Challenge

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This month’s Crafty Challenge was to create a card inspired by this photograph and these colors.

I chose to use the colors and the photo as my inspiration although I “updated” the colors to include Petal Pink rather than Pale Papaya, Pecan Pie rather than Cajun Craze, and Azure Afternoon rather than Pacific Point. Here’s the card that I created:

The photo definitely inspired the layers of torn paper and the “beachy” theme. I was a bit challenged by the colors. This is not a color combination that I would have chosen although, it has grown on me as I worked on this card. I do like Pecan Pie and Azure Afternoon together. Waves of Inspiration seemed like a natural stamp set to for the pelican on the pilings and the sentiment. I’m always happy for a chance to use the shells from the Seaside Bay stamp set as they are a favorite.

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INstructions for waves of Inspiration Color Challenge

Cut an Azure Afternoon card base 4 1/4″ x 11″ and score at 5 1/2″. Burnish and fold. The folded edge will be your left hand edge of the card.
Cut a 2 1/2″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Azure Afternoon DSP from the Bright & Beautiful paper pack. Adhere to the top of the card base.
Rip the top edge of a 1 1/4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Basic White and adhere overlapping the bottom of the DSP.
Starting with a 1 1/4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Petal Pink card stock, rip the top edge and adhere overlapping the bottom of the Basic White piece.
Do the same to the top edge of a 2 1/4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Pecan Pie card stock and adhere this overlapping the Petal Pink.
Use Pecan Pie ink to stamp the pelican on the pilings from the Waves of Inspiration and die cut. Use dimensionals to adhere it to the right hand side of the card.
Tear the top and LEFT edge of a 1 1/2″ x 3″ piece of Pecan Pie card stock and adhere to the right side of the overlapping the pilings.
Stamp Happy Birthday in Pecan Pie ink and die cut with the narrow die from the Waves of Inspiration bundle. Add two short pieces of white Baker’s twine to each end. Adhere with dimensionals.
Use Pecan Pie ink to stamp 3 seagulls in the upper left portion of the sky.
With Pecan Pie ink stamp the shells twice across the bottom of a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Basic White. Adhere to the inside of the card.

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