Madison Avenue: Papertrey Color Challenge

February 05, 2009

Papertrey Color Challenge

Ready for another fun challenge from Nichole? I hope you are all getting a chance to play along, cause hey you could win free Papertrey stuff!!!!! That's awesome right?! I was totally intimidated at first by the idea of this color challenge (combine Pure Poppy, Summer Sunrise, Ripe Avocado, and Ocean Tides) but then I started thinking of card ideas to showcase the colors and this one just came to me. I love love love Polka Dot Basics so I thought I would showcase that by clear embossing a different pattern one each of the colors, then punching them out and arranging them - that was the basic premise and then I started playing and this is what evolved. Love it:)!!!

After getting the basic card put together I knew I wanted to use Heartfelt Basics for the sentiment, it is the easiest set to make some of the words different colors - does that make sense?! I stamped it on vellum in True Black (seriously Love this ink) and added color pop with the words love and laughter. I even found some coordinating buttons in my stash and tied them with coordinating embroidery floss, cute and simple. And just so you know, the card measures 4.25x4.25, the squares were punched with the pink Marvy scalloped square punch and I scored the card in half in each direction before adhering any of the squares.

I hope this has inspired you to go make your own color challenge card! Check out the other designers blogs today too, they also have some inspiration for you!! Keep coming back, I have lots more to share:)!! Happy Friday!

Feb 5, 2009 11:58:00 PM | Papertrey

25 Comments

Oh, Geny!!! This is fabulous! So simple, yet so very fun.

Posted by: Betsy Veldman | February 06, 2009 at 12:10 AM

Very Pretty Geny!

Posted by: Lisa Johnson | February 06, 2009 at 12:23 AM

Super cute, Geny!!

Posted by: Niki Estes | February 06, 2009 at 12:38 AM

PERFECTION!! I adore it Geny!!

Posted by: Charlene Austin | February 06, 2009 at 01:10 AM

Great Card Geny! Love it...

Posted by: Cynde | February 06, 2009 at 02:13 AM

OOOhh this is good - love how you did this and the wee vellum sentiment with buttons is yum!

Posted by: claire brennan | February 06, 2009 at 05:28 AM

Fun polka dots - and the buttons are a perfect touch!

Posted by: Alice Golden | February 06, 2009 at 07:31 AM

Love it love it love it!

Posted by: Deanna | February 06, 2009 at 07:38 AM

I love your color panels and the sentiment on the vellum - super cute buttons on this!

Posted by: Julia Aston | February 06, 2009 at 07:46 AM

ooohhh...bold - fabulous!!

Posted by: Tracey C. | February 06, 2009 at 08:42 AM

I absolutely love this. WOW is all I can say.

Posted by: Kris | February 06, 2009 at 09:43 AM

This is so pretty, Geny!! Love how you used the different sizes of polka dots...great idea!

Posted by: Melissa Bickford | February 06, 2009 at 09:44 AM

This is just so simple but look how great it looks!!! TFS

Posted by: Amy | February 06, 2009 at 09:51 AM

Fabulous card, Geny!!! Superb way to combine those colors!!

Posted by: Kimberly Crawford | February 06, 2009 at 10:23 AM

Cute card!

Posted by: Carol | February 06, 2009 at 11:37 AM

Love it! SO simple but such an impact, POP!

Posted by: sally | February 06, 2009 at 11:54 AM

Great job!!! Those are some crazy colors but you did a great job. I will have to get my thinking hat on. I don't think I have any of the cardstock, except maybe sunrise but I do have all the ink, wooohooo!!!

Posted by: Melissa D. | February 06, 2009 at 12:58 PM