Wednesday, August 20, 2008

FINALLY BREAKING IN MY NEW IN COLORS

Beate is back with her Be Inspired Challenge! This week's Be Inspired Challenge #19 used this awesome bedding from CB2 which prompted me to finally use two of the new Stampin' Up! In Colors from the new 2008 Fall Winter Catalog & Idea Book ... Kiwi Kiss and Tangerine Tango. (The other new In Colors are Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red, and Pink Pirouette.) Although I ventured out with my new In Colors, I'm still stuck in time with my old stamp sets ... I'll have some new SU Stamp sets coming soon!

As you can see, I took the pattern and the colors from the inspiration bedding quite literally with my design. I love the stripes on the pillow cases and mocked them on my card, and used the retired Level Two Hostess stamp set, Spring Solitude and retired Chocolate Chip Poly-Twill Ribbon. Along with the colors Kiwi Kiss and Tangerine Tango, I used Chocolate Chip and Basic Gray.
RECIPE
Stamps: Spring Solitude (Level Two Hostess 2008 Spring-Summer)
Paper: Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip, and Basic Gray CS
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, and Tangerine Tango
Embellishments: Chocolate Chip Poly-Twill Ribbon, Dew Drops
Tools: Blender Pen, Paper Piercing Tool & Mat Pack
Supplies: Tombo Glue

29 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nancy, your card is beautiful! Love the stripes! I'm glad to see that the new job isn't keeping you away from your stampin' studio too much. I always look forward to your new posts.

Alex said...

Nancy, this is gorgeous, way to go on this inspiration challenge, I love this!! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex

Sue from Oregon said...

oh my gosh you did a wonderful job with this challenge. Love it!

Angie Tieman said...

Very pretty, Nancy! I like the literal translation of the inspiration piece too!

Michelle Tech said...

Oooh! That is beautiful! Spring Solitude is one of my fave stamp sets, and I love the dew drops in the centers.

Anonymous said...

Love, love, LOVE this!!

Karen Kelly said...

This is absolutely gorgeous! Glad you're finding some time to stamp :-)

fran said...

Wow - it's gorgeous! Love this color combo and it's perfect with spring solitude!

Anonymous said...

Nancy, your card looks fantastic! I love the layout and the set you chose. The little beads finish those flower off so nicely.
Thanks so much for playing!
Hugs and smiles

Anonymous said...

Great card, Nancy. Love the color combination and all the details. WTG!
Marta

Diane Noble said...

Nancy, this is gorgeous! I love it. Love the color challenge combo and your rendition is so striking. Adorable.

Emily said...

This is beautiful Nancy! I love the layout! Fabulous colors. Love the double row of piercing too!

dasimonds said...

Gorgeous Card!!
Beautiful combination of colors.
Great layout..flowers are so pretty
with these colors.

Kriss Huels said...

Hi, Nancy, glad to see you stamping! Love what you did with this challenge. It's just too perfect--the stripes replicating the bedding? How cool is that! Another fab card!

kathleenh said...

Gorgeous card Nancy! I like the dimension you've given the middle of the flowers and the stripes of colored cardstock.

Wanda said...

Absolutely fabulous. I love the way you incorporated these colors into your card.

Wanda said...

Absolutely fabulous. I love the way you incorporated these colors into your card.

Anonymous said...

Oh, wow, you did a great job using the inspiration picture! Your card turned out so pretty! Love the stripes at the left of the card. :)

Cindy

Cindy Schuster said...

I JUST LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS CARD! You definitely should be in Kristina TOP 10 for this challenge!

Allison said...

This card is so gorgeous!
I've nominated you for an award on my blog, go check it out!

Brooke S said...

Great companion piece to the bedding.. It's so perfect that it could be the card that they gave you for buying there bedding...

Great JOB!

nancy said...

You totally nailed that inspiration challenge...a perfectly wonderful card in every way! Wow, you consistently knock my socks off : )

Lynn Put said...

OMG, this is so sharp! It looks like they made the bedding from the design of your fabulous card, lol!

Anonymous said...

Fantastic card - Nancy!!! Love your take on the BIC - you have definitley nailed it!!!

jean said...

Nancy
Awesom card, love the stripes and
great choice of colors.

Dawn Easton said...

Absolutely gorgeous Nancy...LOVE those colours together!!!

Anonymous said...

Fantastic card! Love the strip piecing and the clean cut look to this card.

Kay Kalthoff said...

OMG - Nancy!! This is just the most GORGEOUS card!! It's so bright and fun! I love it!! TFS!

LeAnne said...

Beautiful card, Nancy! Love these colors together!
LeAnne