It’s Thursday, and time to play with the Pals at Pals Paper Arts. This week’s color challenge features a regal duo and a neutral: Cajun Craze, Night of Navy, Very Vanilla. When I saw these three colors together, I thought it looked a little nautical, and immediately thought of using the Open Sea stamp set. But then a little voice said, “Hey, Ann! Why not create something fun and humorous, instead of your typical vintage card!” And then another voice was saying, “Ann, why not use one of those cute sets and papers you got in the preorder?” Since I am not one to argue with the voices in my head, I did just that. I pulled out the new Work of Art set, the new Sea Street set and paired them up with a set from the Occasions catalog: Hello, Sailor. I hope you enjoy today’s creation!
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This card measures 4-1/4″ wide by 5-1/2″ long.
- Cheery Octopus! This little eight-armed cephalopod is such a cutie-patootie! Who can resist that smile? I fussy cut around the tentacles…and although Temptation raised her head, I did not add a single pearl to the little guy! And what about that little bit of new Maritime Designer Series Paper peeking out from behind the image panel? Isn’t it awesome?
- Speckles and chevrons! What a fabulous combination the Chevron image from Work of Art and the Speckles image from Glorious Grunge make! The Chevrons pack a visual punch, and are great for filling up “white space”. Work of Art definitely made my list of Top Ten Stamp Sets from the new catalog!
- Hello, Word Bubble! A word bubble was cut using the Word Bubble Framelits. It’s the perfect way to frame the “Hello Sailor” saying.
Although I set out to create something a little different, this card still “feels” like me. Maybe it’s the banners…or perhaps it’s the speckles. And although I did not use pearls, there are candy dots. Isn’t it funny how some things just ingrain themselves into our designs. What about you? Is there something that always seems to find itself on a card you create? Won’t you let me know in today’s comment? Your comments are important to me, and I do enjoy reading them! As always, if you ever have a question about the cards I create or the techniques I use, I am only an email away. Until next time…
Stamp Sets: Sea Street (2014 Catalog), Work of Art (2014 Catalog), Glorious Grunge; Inks: Night of Navy; Designer Series Paper: Maritime (2014 Catalog), Regals Designer Series Paper Stack; Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze; Tools: Big Shot, Word Bubble Framelits, Hexagon Punch, Paper Snips, Sponge Dauber; Glitz and Glam: Regal Candy Dots
