Tracey has chosen a very versatile color duo for this month’s Color Hues Challenge:
I have two wildly different cards to share that showcase these colors versatility. Both cards were created with the new Pinkfresh Studio products released in October. Not many companies offer a prize of the whole release, but PFS does every month. I was the lucky recipient of October’s amazing prize.
The first card is the more traditional one and the one I posted on the challenge site. The new products I used are two that I had put on my wish list before I knew I’d won a prize. I love the elegant and beautiful Freesia Flourish. The product suite included a stamp, a die, a stencil, and press plate. I used the press plate to foil the image and the sentiment in gold and colored the freesia with PFS inks using the stencil.
Next I die cut the Diamond Lattice Coverplate in white and created the oval with an older PFS Nested Elongated Ovals die. I used the Nested Elongated Ovals Blanket Stitch to create a frame. I mounted it on a pale gray card base and added the floral and the sentiment with dimensional tape. Three pale pink Essential Jewels from PFS finished the card.
Here’s another close-up that shows the pretty foiling.
The next card is super bright and fun. I die cut the new Octagon Grid Coverplate three times: once each in black, green and pink. Then I added the green layer to a black card base and paper pieced the pink and the narrow black frame back into the die. I also added the four diamond shapes in black.
The sentiment is from an earlier PFS release, You Are My Rainbow. I die cut a stitched rectangle with Simon Says Stitched Rectangles and trimmed the sentiment piece to fit. I added four black jewels to this card.
You’ll find lots more inspiration on the Color Hues blog. There’s just one challenge for the month of December so you have lots of time to play along!
I’m planning to add the second card to the December Pinkfresh Studio Challenge which is always Anything Goes. That’s good because they’re looking for Christmas cards this month!
Well done you with your win and also for two fabulous makes! Love the trellis against the grey and the bold geometrics of the second. 🙂
Congratulations on the win – you will certainly put all the goodies to good use. Lovely cards, both very fresh in colour & design. That trellis die is going to get a lot of use. 🙂
Congrats on your BIG win Karen…I too have won the entire release 2 different times. PFS is such a generous company! Your 1st card is SOOOOO pretty and I love the close up that shows the gold foiling! Really loving how you framed the floral branch too…beautiful! Your 2nd card is so bright and fun and I just love how opposite it is from your 1st card! You aced this challenge my friend…LOVE both of the cards!! Hugs. :0)
Karen both of these cards are fabulous! First of all congratulations on your big win at PFS, what a lucky lady! The gold foiled freesia is so pretty and the graphic octagon plate is such a cool and stark contrast. Nice to see your enjoying all your new goodies!
You always make PFS products shine, Karen. These are two totally different cards but I would know they were both yours anywhere. You do florals so beautifully and nobody else does clean and graphic as well as you do. Enjoy all the hustle and bustle getting ready for the Holidays.
WOW! Such a versatile use of these colors, Karen! Lucky you to win that whole release and your gold outlined freesia is so elegant on the trellis! The stenciling is awesome and the shading so natural looking! The brighter shades make a bright and beautiful way to wish someone a happy birthday!
Karen, you definitely put your treasure trove of new products to work, with these two fabulous cards! Congrats on winning the entire release – that is a big deal! The freesia is just so stunning and looks perfect against the lattice background. The second card certainly is a departure lol! But it seems fitting for you since you’re so good with geometric designs. Have a wonderful holiday season, my friend!
First off Congrats on your Awesome win!!!! You’re the second person I “know” that’s won. I’m sure you’ll have load of fun playing for quite a while. Your two-fers are beautiful! So great that you went soft and pretty and then bold and modern. I received your beautiful card. Thanks so much. I hope you have a wonderful holiday season!
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