Challenge Card

 Today's card was made for the As You See It challenge. You can check them out here http://www.asyouseeitchallenge.com/.

 I absolutely love these colours so I had to partake in this challenge. When I saw this challenge, I immediately knew I wanted to do an emboss resist technique. The next dilemma was which stamp to use. I first started with the Poinsettia Petals stamp but then I noticed that one of the design team gals had used this set so I decided not to. I chose Forever Blossoms instead. It was refreshing to make something that was not Christmas. Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas but that is all I've been working on so this was a nice break.

I stamped the large flower image onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock using Versamark ink. I added Whisper White embossing powder and heated it to melt. Once cooled, I started sponging on my ink colours. I used Pear Pizzazz on the leaves and stems and then added some Flirty Flamingo to most of the flowers. I filled in the rest of the white space using Petal Pink. Then I added a very light sponging of Basic Gray on the edges all around the piece of cardstock. I then used a tissue to wipe any ink off of the embossed image so the white would pop more. I matted this on to a piece of Basic Gray cardstock.

I used  Thick Whisper White cardstock for my card base. On top of this I used a piece of Flirty Flamingo cardstock that I embossed using the Tasteful Textile 3D embossing folder. This was added to the card base using Tombo multi purpose glue. I added my sponged piece to the Flirty Flamingo layer using dimensionals.

I stamped my sentiment from the stamp set Here's a Card using Tuxedo Black Memento ink. This was my qualifying black colour. I stamped this onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and cut it out using a die from the Tasteful Labels die set. This was added to the card using a combination of Tombo glue and dimensionals. I felt there was something missing from the card at this point. I tried various combinations of ribbon but it just wasn't working for me. I then added a few Elegant Faceted Gems and was pleased with that. 

What I used for today's card:

Whisper White Thick Cardstock

Whisper White Cardstock

Basic Gray Cardstock

Flirty Flamingo Cardstock

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Versamark Pad

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

Here's a Card Stamp

Forever Blossoms Stamp

Tasteful Labels Dies

Elegant Faceted Gems

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed this non-Christmas style card. I encourage you to give these challenges a try. They are so much fun and get your creativity flowing .

Stay healthy and keep creating!

Terry