Monochrome for a Sketch Challenge

Aloha, all!

     Today I did some work with a sketch challenge from the online group, Stampin' Up! Late Night Stampers.  Lots of history with that group's name, but suffice it to say that the group is made up of stampers who love Stampin' Up! products.  It's not just for demonstrators, either.  So, if you'd love to get some ideas – and share your own! – about using Stampin' Up! products, it's a pretty fun group to which to belong!

     I should show you the sketch first, so you'll know from where I started.  And this is where I stopped, too!  I am so not into blue and orange these days, so I had to get out some color quickly to erase this from my mind!

     The color I chose was Melon Mambo.  And the reason was that I had my Melon Mambo ribbon out because I had considered using it with my last project (cute dragon!).  So I grabbed my Melon Mambo ink and started stamping teacups.

     And boy did I get carried away with the Melon Mambo!  As you can see, it's everywhere in this card.  It started with the teacups from the stamp set, Tea Shoppe (in the current mini catalog, Occasions Mini), proceeded into the rectangular background and just kept going!  And, yes, I finally did get to that ribbon – the Melon Mambo 1/2 Inch Scallop Dots Ribbon.  In between I punched some vertical scallops with the Scallop Edge Border Punch and also used that punch to form the ends of the little strip on which I stamped today's sentiment (also from the Tea Shoppe stamp set).  The Designer Series Paper that I used for this project came from the Hostess Designer Series Paper Set, Cheerful Treat.  And I think that this card is, indeed, cheerful!

     For the most part, I really like to use more than one color in a project.  But I think that I might like doing some more projects with just one color.  Hmmm.

     But definitely NOT blue or orange!

     As always, I had fun with this project, and I hope you're having fun with whatever you're doing today!  And check out the Stampin' Up! Late Night Stampers Yahoo Group!  It's free – and fun!