cQc#15

It took me nearly all week to really buckle down and do this color challenge.  Initially, I didn't think I'd be able to do it - I have little to no gray, and no Pumpkin Pie marker or ink pad.  But last night, as I spent hours playing around with all my stamps and Cricut (I do all my best stuff at 12am :b) I came across some patterned gray paper, and immediately the challenge came to mind.  So...... Here's my go at it:

The gray I used for the first layer is actually a silver/gray scrap I found in my file of Basic Gray.  I loved it so much, I had to allow room enough to see the pretty stuff.  The butterfly is from a set of stickers I bought last year.  I thought the green was perfect for the challenge.  I used an orange marker (non SU!) I found rummaging through my things.

 

Another late night creation.  I've had this pearly orange embossing powder for a while, but I rarely use orange.  I decided to pair it with it's color opposite - blue.  Bliss blue is the card base, and Bordering Blue the sentiment and paper strip.  I love these rhinestone brads for a bit o' bling.

Last, but certainly not least, is my last creation for this afternoon.  This is an old SU! hostess set I got on Ebay.  I love the classic look of it.  I had a stack of monochromatic textured cardstock I paired with the images.  I knew the layout I wanted, but knew I needed a little something more.  I stamped the background in Bella Toile with Versamark.  After stamping I thought I wanted to make the pattern a little more obvisous, so I pulled out my clear embossing powder.  Even though it had been a few minutes since I'd stamped, the powder stuck! Yipee!  I also embossed the sentiment in white. 

I added some Waterfall Stickles to each corner.  Classic.