Inky Hugs and Love

 It's another SplitCoastStampers challenge accepted and submitted.  This time, I consolidated the Color Challenge and the Sketch Challenge.  

This week, the color challenge, CC846, was to use the Stampin' Up! colors: Cinnamon Cider, Misty Moonlight, and the new in-color Evening Evergreen. These colors screamed masculine to me, but I didn't want to make a masculine card. I wanted to see if I could soften it a little and make it more neutral. 

My cardmaking process is not typically linear...sometimes I start with colors in mind (this can set me on the path to the type of stamp I'll use), other times I'll start with a fold or layout or a technique. For this card, I had both the color scheme and a layout to start with.  

On a 4"x 5 1/4" piece of vellum, I randomly scribbled with Stampin' Up! Misty Moonlight, Cinnamon Cider, and Evening Evergreen Stampin' Blends then used 91% rubbing alcohol and an aqua painter to diffuse the inks to create the background I used as the pattern paper. Using the Stampin' Up! Seal+ (works amazing with Vellum), I adhered the inky panel to the card base.  Stamped and die cut the sentiment and image from a Papertrey Ink bundle "Brighter Days" and finished up with Nuvo drops in a coordinating color.

I think I succeeded in softening the challenge colors. What do you think?

Leave me a comment and let me know your thoughts.  Happy Stampin!