Crazy Color Challenge

My Fun Stampers Journey team, Inking The Way, holds a weekly Color Sketch challenge and this particular challenge was tough! Here's our inspiration photo:

The challenge called for using five colors: Whip Cream, Oatmeal Cookie, Huckleberry Fusion, Sweet Berry, and Tangerine Tango. Beautiful as a fashion statement, but can I translate it to paper? Here's my best shot!

I embossed the flowers from the Pretty Petals hostess stamp set, and then colored them with Journey Color Splash watercolor pencils on Color Splash watercolor paper. This stamp set does have coordinating dies, but I didn't want a white border so I fussy cut each piece with my Details Pro Shears. 

I created a faux picture frame with the Journey Rectangles die set, and added some extra foliage with the Detailed Foliage die set. The brilliant blue hue of the Huckleberry Fusion cardstock adds an unexpected twist to this tropical motif. I'm sending this little piece of sunshine to a friend who's been feeling a little down.

Supplies List

• Stamps: Pretty Petals
• Dies: Journey Rectangles, Detailed Foliage
• Inks: Clear Pigment Ink
• Cardstock: Whip Cream, Black Licorice, Huckleberry Fusion, Oatmeal Cookie, Color Splash Watercolor Sheets
• Coloring Tools: Color Splash Watercolor Pencils, Sparkle Silk, Whip Cream Embossing Powder
• Adhesives: Journey Craft Glue, Journey Foam Squares, Mini Glue Dots

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