Fun with a Color Challenge!

Aloha, all!

     Oh, no!  Another color challenge!  Create with Connie and Mary has another color challenge for those of us participating as designers in their Occasions Edition.  You have to know that color challenges in which I am required to participate are my worst fear.  It's like the feat that I had as a kid, worried about coming home with an "F" on my report card!

     And that's what it's felt like all week as I've tried to work the colors Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder, and Soft Suede into this week's "Summertime" theme at the Occasions Edition.  I almost had it all pulled together with some ice cream cones on the top of this card – envisioning the lacy bottom as a table cloth.  But at 10 one night I said, "The heck with it," and left it until the next morning.  Then when I got up the next morning and eased myself over to my craft table with cup of coffee in hand, I realized that I had my design all done – because there sitting right next to it was the stamp set, Loving Thoughts, and I could instantly see Wonderful You stamped in Soft Suede as a simple greeting on this card with the paper from the Designer Series Paper Set, Sweet Shop, in the background.

     I whipped out the Wisteria Wonder ribbon and brads and a few more mats and, Voila!  My challenge card was done!  Whew!  The best part was that my husband walked past my desk as I was finishing up the card and said, "Wow – those colors look great together!"  No "F" on this report card!!!

     The most fun I had with this card was with the scallops.  The stamp is from the Stampin' Up! Occasions Mini Catalog set, Bordering on Romance, which was cut with the Sizzix Edgelits Die, Adorning Accents.  There is a Textured Impressions Embossing Folder that goes with this Edgelit die, also.  But, when I tried to add that it to this design, it just seemed to be too cluttered.  I'll try to get that out and play with it a bit later in the month and show it off a bit, too.

     Meanwhile – don't forget that the Create with Connie and Mary Occasions Edition is still available!  The Occasions Mini Catalog will be active for over 2 more months – until the end of April!  There's plenty of time to use the wonderful designs from this subscription using the Occasions Mini products – and even more time to use with with all other kinds of Stampin' Up! products.  For all of the 6 weeks of the program, there are 6 fabulous projects with fully illustrated tutorials to go along with them!  That's 36 great projects in all.  And these aren't just greeting card layouts.  Oh, no!  These are a fantastic variety of 3-D projects and gifts using all of the products in the Occasions Mini Catalog.  I'm just amazed at the creativity of all of the designers.  Even if you start today, you'll still get access to the entire subscription blog, and you'll continue to have access to all the projects for a full year!  I highly recommend it as a great resource for your spring and summer projects!

     I hope you're having a great weekend – as am I as I'm getting ready to post my final project for the Occasions Edition!