Friday, March 11, 2011

Embellish Magazine Color Trends Challenge - Music



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I am quickly becoming addicted to the Embellish Magazine Color Trend Challenges!

Ashley Newell manages to select color combinations and themes that are wonderfully paired, but still a challenge to work with - and I love a challenge!

As soon as I saw this week's challenge, I had to participate! Why? 
Well - I love the colors - but I REALLY love French Macaroons!!!!

I just love the picture Ashley chose for the inspiration banner...so before I got started on my card for the challenge, I walked across the street to the Chocolatier, where they sell lots of yumminess, including these:


Now that we've gotten that out of the way - here's my card for the challenge.

I went with a simple layout, staying true to my style - but I added a vintage feel with tea-dyed edges and a Rustic Cream  and Kraft card base.

The colors I chose are slightly brighter hues than the ones in the inspiration photo - but bright is the Damask Love way of doing things!


The circles are adhered with varying thicknesses of foam adhesive, adding some depth to the project.


Thanks for stopping by for a little Damask Love!

Supplies (All PTI unless otherwise noted):
Stamps: Background Basics: Sheet Music, Mat Stack #1 (for sentiment)
Paper: Rustic Cream, Vintage Cream, Kraft
Ink: Vivid Dye Ink (Olive Green, Pink, Lilac, Brown), Versamark Watermark Ink
Other: 1" circle punch

17 comments:

  1. Amber, this card is so beautiful! Love the subtle music background, then the pops of color you did with the circles. Definitely a winner in my book!

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  2. What a fun and simply yummy card Amber! Love the pops of color!

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  3. Very cool!! Love the bright spots of color on the music. Such a unique card!

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  4. I LOVE your interpretation of this challenge. A winner to me!!!

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  5. Wow! This is perfection! Obviously, we should always have some french macaroons before getting crafty. They're good for inspiration ;)

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  6. Oh, this is so pretty! I love the simple way you used the colors. I would have gone way overboard and been overwhelmed, but yours looks fantastic! Oh, and I love the new profile pic! :)

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  7. You are right the inspiration picture is fabulous! You did an awesome job with the colors incorporating music. great card!

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  8. This is so clean and beautiful! Love it!

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  9. Amber I LOVE this!! It is simply STUNNING!!! LOVE your take on the challenge... and YUM!! The cookies look DELISH! :)
    Have a WONDERFUL weekend!

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  10. Love the colorful music circles agains the music background. Beautiful card :)

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  11. Wonderful!
    I love that card.!
    Really nice and still simple!!!

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  12. I'm ready to blog my entry for this challenge, too -- but I absolutely LOVE what you've done with it!

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  13. Amber! This is my card of card - simple and bright. Love it! Thanks so much for joining us at Embellish!

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  14. Wow, what a wonderful card. Love the clean design with those fabulous pops of color. Definitely going into my inspiration file. Congrats on being part of the what's hot list!

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