Clean and Simple – Asian Artistry – Color Challenge

Hi Everyone.  Happy Monday night.  Welcome to Jaydee's Stampin' Up! SU space!  Your visits are always appreciated 🙂

Today's card is one of two that I did for the splitcoaststampers clean and simple challenge.  The challenge was to use blue, pink, green, white/vanilla.  As there is such a huge range of shades within this color scheme – I was tempted to do two.  

Also, it's been a while since I have made a card with Asian Artistry, I couldn't wait to pull it out and use it again.  As many of you who visit me know, I like to show you as many ways to use a stamp set as I possibly can.  The more times you can use a stamp set, the more value you get out of it!  You can see my other Asian Artistry sets here.  Asian Artistry is a hostess level 2 set.  I was really reluctant to order it… but I've been thrilled that I did.  I've enjoyed every card I have made with it – and am so pleased that I went outside of my comfort zone to order it.

I used:

Card stock:

Ballet Blue,
Pretty in Pink
Whisper White

Inks – all markers: 

Old Olive
Ballet Blue
Pretty in Pink

Accessories:

Big Shot – texturz plate
Shimmer paint
Whisper White grosgrain ribbon
half pearls – pretties kit

Jaydee tips:

1. I used my big shot and the texturz plate to create an embossed background.  To make the background stand out more, I used my sanding block and gently rubbed it over the card stock to highlight the embossed background.
2. As dragonflies are always so iridescent, I decided to use my shimmer paint to rub over the top of the stamped image of the dragonfly.  I used the small end of my stylus to run over the body and wings of the dragonfly. 
3. I needed to repeat the shininess from the dragonfly in two more places…. you know my obsession with doing things in threes… So, I used the same stylus and gently ran over the flowers.  The third and final "shiny element" is in the pearls! 

I don't often use the pastel colors – but I think I'm going to have to do more with them.  I loved the finished product and was so pleased that I had taken up the challenge.

I hope you have a fabulous Tuesday.  It's getting really cold here – and we still have rain.  From those of you who have left comments on my blog – it's been raining in your areas, too.  It really has made me feel like I'm back living in England.  I grew up in Yorkshire.  As soon as I get home, I drive out to Derbyshire and renew my soul.  Do you, too, have a place where you go to refresh your soul?  I've never known what it is about that particular place, but I drive over the hill from Sheffield (and there are LOTS of hills in Sheffield!!!) and you come upon a place named "surprise view"  which is near Hathersage.  As soon as I see that view, I feel refreshed!  Very odd… I know… but I bet many of you have places that evoke a strong emotional response from you.  There are several places in the world that I feel that pull, but none as strong as this one.  San Francisco; New York; Corona del Mar in California; Cape Town, South Africa, The Blue Mountains in Australia; the view from hut number 1 above the Olifants River in the Kruger National Park, South Africa….. are some of my favorite places.  I'd love to hear what yours are!

As always, thank you for spending time in my little area of the stamping blogosphere.  I hope you found something that made you go to your stamping space and make something.. just because you wanted to!

Peace

Jaydee