Color Hues #11

 

Today's card was inspired by the current color duo over at the Color Hues challenge blog.  The duo this fortnight are Reds and Pinks.  

These are fitting colors for February however I chose to create a Thank You card rather than a Valentine.

I began with a stencil and three reds/pinks from the Distress Oxide line of inks.  I applied the red ink through the entire stencil onto a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock.  After cleaning and drying the stencil I repositioned it on the card panel, creating some overlap and filling in some of the white space.  I used the dark pink for this second round and then repeated the process with the light pink.  I then splattered it generously first with white acrylic paint followed by some black ink.  I matted the panel with some dark gray cardstock.  I ink blended a scrap of the Bristol with the lightest color and used it to die cut the sentiment.  The shadow layer was die cut from the same shade of gray as the matted border.  I adhered the sentiment at an angle, added some pink droplets and finally a layer of glossy accents over the pink sentiment.  

I'd like to be able to say that this challenge has gotten easier however I still struggle with the use of only two colors.  Thank goodness for blacks/white/grays/browns.  :-)

Supplies:

Picket Fence - Quilted Market stencil

The Stamp Market - Big Thank You die set

It's a New Year!  Continue to stay safe and healthy my friends.   

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Happy Crafting!

Jules