Quite the Sand Parade

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While over at Create with Connie and Mary look at the color challenge for this week.  I joined along in the challenge and made a goof.  And let me tell you why.  When I do sketch or color or inspiration challenges I do them from memory.  I thought this challenge had Basic Gray in it as one of the three.  I added Saraha Sand for the heck of it, boy was I glad I included it because it is a part of the challenge!

Here’s my step by step process:

1.    Add several drops of Not Quite Navy Classic Ink Refill to about a ¼ cup hot water.  Cut a strip of ribbon and fully saturate the ribbon in water. Place wet ribbon into ink and water mix.  Let sit a few minutes.

2.    Remove ribbon from dye, rinse, and let dry.

3.    Cut a card base from Sahara Sand Cardstock and fold in half.

4.    Cut a Poppy Parade Cardstock panel to 4 ¾” x 3 ½”. 

5.    Cut a Very Vanilla Cardstock panel to 4 ½” x 2 ½”.

6.    Cut three 1 ½” squares from Basic Gray, Poppy Parade, and Not Quite Navy Cardstock.

7.    Punch Blossom Bouquet flowers from Basic Gray, Poppy Parade, and Not Quite Navy cardstock.

8.    Sponge punched Poppy Parade flowers with Poppy Parade ink and the same with the gray and the navy.  This gives a very subtle added bit of visual dimension.

9.    Add sponged flowers to 1 ½” squares and add Designer Filigree Brads.  Attached to Very Vanilla panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

10. Ruffle a 12” x 1 ½” strip of First Edition DSP and secure to the bottom of the Very Vanilla panel. Attach finished vanilla piece to Poppy Parade panel.

11. Ruffle a 6” x 1” strip of Poppy Parade In Color DSP and secure to the back-side bottom of the poppy panel.  Attach finished poppy piece to card base.

12. Tie dried dyed ribbon to front of card.

13. Stamp a greeting from Short and Sweet using Basic Gray ink on a strip of Very Vanilla. Fishtail the ends and secure to front of card.

14. Spritz with Silver Shimmer Paint mixed with rubbing alcohol.

I hope you enjoy my card, now it's time to go check out more cards made using this color combo at Create with Connie and Mary.

Happy craftin, Elizabeth