Friday, March 2, 2012

MOJO 230 and Color Throwdown 181

I took a mini break from stamping the last couple of days.  But I kept seeing the latest MOJO sketch in my mind and it was calling to me to end my break and get busy in my stamp room.  So last night I sat down to tackle this sketch along with the Color Throwdown challenge.




This color challenge actually reminded me how much I like Certainly Celery.  It used to be one of my go-to colors, but for some reason I've neglected it lately.  Once I realized this, it prompted me to try and figure out why I'd been ignoring a favorite color.  I think it's because I like the color challenges I find so plentiful in blogland.  Back before I tried a color challenge, if I needed green I turned to Certainly Celery. If I needed brown I turned to Chocolate Chip.  You get the idea.  Then I discovered the diversity to be had in color challenges.  Participating got me to try other colors that I might not have used otherwise, sometimes at the expense of colors I used too much.

So, the good news is that I challenge myself creatively with a diverse color palette.  The bad news is ... Well, what do you know?  There is no bad news!

7 comments:

Vicky Hayes said...

I agree it's fantastic to challenge yourself with colour! I love this gorgeous card with its quilted effect and the sweet flower.

Marisa said...

You always use Verve flowers so wonderfully, Jen :) Great card as always.

Mynn xx said...

This is fabulous! LOVE the dry embossed panel--and the button in the center of the flower is a great touch! :)

Lynn Put said...

Fantastic card Jen! Love your pretty flower with button center and clean style! Thanks for playing along with us over at the Color Throwdown!

Unknown said...

What a nice card, so clean and elegant. I love the colors. You nailed both challenges!

Nancy said...

Great way to combine both challenges...lovely card!!

Suzanne Russell said...

Just beautiful, Jen. Great job using the colors to produce such a happy card! Congrats on the Kudos from Color Throw Down!