My family is big on games - board games, cards, puzzles, word games, video games, etc. I shared a game I played at the monthly demonstrators' meeting with my mom and with my aunt. They loved it! It was a list of riddle-type questions related to the names of the Stampin' Up! colors. Some were puns. Some were funny. Some were really tricky. My mom loved the game so much that we make up two additional lists of questions!
Today, I am sharing the original game that started it all! There was no name or creator of the question listed. If this list of questions is yours, please let me know. My team leader shared this list with our group, but she didn't know where it came from either.
Download the Stampin' Up! Color Name Challenge #1 now to play along.
Aunt Tracy recently discovered washi tape! She loves candles too! So, she decorated a glass votive candle holder with Bohemian Washi Tape. These candle holders work best with the LED battery operated candles and not a real flame.
Here are the ones I made. The one on the left is Bohemian Washi Tape. Isn't it darling!?!? The one on the right is the soon to be released Affectionately Yours Washi Tape. Love it!! Can't wait for the new Annual Catalog in June!
She also wanted to make a thank you card inspired by the Schoolhouse DSP. We talked about pulling inspiration from the colors that are already in the DSP and building from there. We also talked about using markers to color individual parts of a stamp and testing various combinations to see which one she liked the best. I cannot wait to see the finished card!
This reminded me of the Embellished Ornament card we made at a workshop last October. I CASED it directly from the 2015 Holiday Catalog. I thought it was too pretty not to copy and share!
Sometimes, it can be difficult picking which colors to use, especially when there are so many fabulous choices! For this card, I wanted the same look as the catalog, but wasn't sure which colors the sample used for the leaves. So, I did some testing! I stamped the holly branch image in Old Olive ink multiple times onto scrap Very Vanilla cardstock. Then I colored them with different markers (labeling as I went).
I also tested the two-tone technique used on the ornament image. The stamp was inked with the lighter ink first. Then it was inked only on part of the stamp in the darker ink. Here I stamped the ornament image completely in Tempting Turquoise ink and then placed only the side(s) of the stamp in Pacific Point ink.
I brought my test samples to the workshop so that everyone could see how different each color changed the look of the card and to use it as a springboard for their own inspiration. I love how everyone interpreted the card differently!
I apologize for such a long post! Thanks for sticking with me! I hope this inspires you to try different color combinations!
Thanks for stopping by!
Beth
Washi Tape Votive Candle
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Washi Tape
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Candle Holder
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Embellished Ornament Card Project
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Embellished
Ornament
Gorgeous
Grunge
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Very Vanilla
Cardstock
Crumb Cake
Cardstock
Gold Foil
Paper
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Ink
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Tempting
Turquoise Ink Pad
Pacific
Point Ink Pad
Old Olive
Ink Pad
Soft Suede
Ink Pad
Crumb Cake
Ink Pad
Old Olive
Stampin’ Write Marker
So Saffron Stampin’
Write Marker
Real Red Stampin’
Write Marker
Pear Pizzazz
Stampin’ Write Marker
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Gold
Metallic Thread
Stampin’
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Trimmer
Big Shot
Delicate
Ornaments Framelit Dies
Bone Folder
Clear
Acrylic Blocks C, D, and H
Grid Paper
Stampin’
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Stampin’
Scrub
Stampin’
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SNAIL
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