I think I must be feeling somewhat nostalgic about some of the retiring things at Stampin' Up! because for this card I dug very deep into my stash. The color challenge this week at Our Creative Corner was to use Yellow, Kraft, and White or Ivory. Well, the first yellows that came to mind were So Saffron and Daffodil Delight but I thought they didn't look so good together so I had to come up with Plan B. And Plan B involved one of the first InColors: Marigold Morning.
The bottom layer here is Marigold Morning, a color that has not seen the light of day in my house in years! And in a strange twist of fate, I used some More Mustard brads which match freakishly well with the cardstock. (If you haven't seen these colors in real life, they really aren't all that close. I would say the tone is the same, but the color is off a few shades). The top layer incorporates some So Saffron cardstock and DSP from Sweet Pea.
I wrapped these layers with some linen thread and finished it off with a Crumb Cake button. The adorable sentiment is Verve. My layout is the latest retro sketch and I am also cautiously going to enter this into the yellow challenge at Less is More but I'm not sure that it's got the "white space" they're looking for. Hopefully it passes muster!
Well, this morning I'm off to the garden to dig up some plants to bring to a plant sale where I'm volunteering. I should have done this yesterday, but the weather wasn't great so I opted to run some errands and spend some time in my craft room. Duty calls!
Thanks for stopping by!
Hi Jen, your card is fabulous! I planned to make a card today with the same challenges :-) Now it would be more difficult to make a card that's not like yours :-))
ReplyDeleteLove this CAS card Jen ... how great are these colours together ... that deep yellow is lovely and the twine is a really cool rustic touch ... love it!!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a great card :) Viv xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Jen, I love the colours you used.
ReplyDeleteTerrific CAS card. Love your colour choices.
ReplyDeleteLynne xxx
It doesn't have an abundance of white space it's true, but it's a superb CAS design and you have made a fabulous card from the sketch!
ReplyDeleteI love it... in fact I think I may try this sketch myself!
Thanks so much
Chrissie
"Less is More"
I don't know if it will pass mustard, but it is a great design and a fantastic card!
ReplyDeleteThis cards makes me smile! Thank you! It's is really nice.
ReplyDeleteDebby
I love how you pull out the old stuff! This is great!
ReplyDeleteHow clever. I just love it.
ReplyDeleteGreat card Jen - loved this sketch when I saw it on another blog. Yellow goes so well with Kraft.....
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful Jen! The warm yellow and gold colors are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card Jen - love the yellows together :)
ReplyDeleteVery clean and simple!!! I love this color combination! Thank you for joining us this week at Our Creative Corner!!!
ReplyDeleteclean, simple and perfect!
ReplyDeleteTerrific design, despite not a lot of white space
ReplyDeleteThank you very much
mandi
"Less is More"
I love this card!! The colours put together that way are so warm and soothing. And I love the twine. :)
ReplyDeleteJen, this is so pretty, with your signature clean and classy flair! I think I have ONE sheet left of Marigold Morning and after seeing your card, I'm thinking it needs to make a comeback. It does look great with those More Mustard brads, too. So glad you joined us at Our Creative Corner this week! :)
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