Thursday, January 9, 2020

Add Depth with Colors!

Hello friends!

For the January Show and Share, please check back later today at 9pm EST for your entries and details!

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Today's my turn to share a project with you over Altenew Card Blog.
Have you checked out the current January 2020 inspiration challenge? The color combo is really out of my norm as I don't use purple enough. Today's card is loosely based on the current January Inspiration Challenge colors.

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I am excited to host January 2020 inspiration challenge! I love my neighborhood and surroundings where we have a wonderful wooded backyard and gardens. This month's inspiration photo was taken right from my front yard in the late Fall.  I adore the deep rich color combo of the berries and greens. I love using our Build-a-flower sets for various color combo. This latest Triumph Tulips is perfect for this challenge.

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 I enjoy building a floral scene and always start with stamping the background.  Since the tulip is large in size, I stamped the leaves with  various green such as Hunter Green and Frayed Leaf.
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For the Tulip, I used Crimson as my darkest shade and gradually added the depth with each color-layering.

Ding---> TIP: To build up the layers of colors, start with background (add a tint of color), stamp image with various of shade of colors. Masking is also is a great way to create depth. To add dimensions, pop up a few pieces on top of the stamped images. You now have many layers of colors without adding lots of bulk! 

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I love the small leaves and branches that come with this Triumph Tulip set. To add the dimensions, I popped with the small floral branch (stamped in Grape Agate).

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 The Enamel Dots and Forest Glades Metallic Ink Spray came in handy when adding details and interest. I hope that you love this deep and rich color combo. I would never think to use these colors together. The wonders of Nature never cease to amaze me.

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 I hope that you will take on this challenge and create something rich and colorful.
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7 comments:

Karthikha said...

Beautiful card! Thank you for the tip :)

Harriet said...

Beautiful, colorful cards!

Maura said...

I LOVE this, Virginia - I keep trying to tell myself that I do not NEED another tulip set but this one is SO gorgeous, as is your card. My will power is fading.......

conil said...

LOvely, lovely, lovely.

Denise Bryant said...

I really love the way these turned out! Beautiful cards!

jan metcalf said...

Lovely inspiration Virginia! i do not tell you often enough!! Thank you!

Sue D said...

Beautiful colors and I like the dimension.