Muted Spring Color Challenge at Retro Rubber

 Spring has sprung!  Time for a fun color challenge over at Retro Rubber Challenge Blog.  

This is a peachy orange with a touch of olive green and teal.  My choice was to use a Concord & 9th Triple Step Floral Frame stamp and die sets released in October, 2021.  

• The base layer is stamped in Versa Color Winter Green and Versa Magic Persimmon, Mango, and Red Brick.
• Another layer of individual flowers is stamped in Versa Color Fresh Green, and the Versa Magic colors.
• The frame die created a lovely outline that was inked in Mango.  
• The A2 card base is inked in Versa Color Fresh Green before assembly.
• The individual flowers are die cut and layered over the base layer.  
• The sentiment, from the same set is stamped in Versa Magic Red Brick.  

Thanks for stopping by and come play along!

CHALLENGE GUIDELINES

• We require stamps older than one year.  If we feel you are using newer stamps, you may be disqualified from the challenge without notification.
• New papers/dies are OK – but you must use at least one stamp older than a year and describe the age in your blog post.
• Please note that all challenges require the use of at least one stamp older than a year.
• Post your new creation to your blog or online gallery.   Use keyword RRCB255.  No backlinking. 
• Link back to the blog using the Linky Tools by the due date. 
• Enter as many times as you like. 
• Feel free to combine our challenge with a maximum of 5 challenges.  Entries linked to more than 5 challenges will be disqualified without notification.
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Sweet Spring Flowers for Retro Rubber

 Are there flowers blooming in your yard?  Not quite yet in mine here in Northern Minnesota--but soon.  I have starts going inside the house and visits to the Amish Greenhouses 45 minutes away are in the plans soon.  Our challenge at Retro Rubber for the next two weeks is to create a card with spring flowers.

 

I recently sat down and had a play session with a great set from Altenew in 2021, Build-a-flower Bearded Iris.  The lovely Iris comes in many colors and I experimented with several different choices.  Once I had the layering set up on my stamp platform I made eight different flowers in four different colors. 

 

• The leaves and stems are Memento in Pistachio, Bamboo Leaves, and Olive Grove.
• The yellow Iris is Memento in Dandelion, Cantaloupe, and Tangelo.
• The pink Iris is Memento in Angel Pink Lilac Posies, and Rose Bud.   
• The flowers and leaves are die cut with the matching die.
• This background is Black-out Distressed Cardstock from Coordinations pressure embossed with Darice Damask embossing floder and then sanded to bring out the distressed green design.
• The sentiment Happy Birthday is by Scrapbook.com from the set named the same from 2022 and is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black on the green side of the cardstock used to make the embossed panel.  That way it matches perfectly.  BTW if you are looking for a very versatile Birthday greeting set, the one by Scrapbook.com has about any design you could want!
• The corners are rounded on an A2 size card, and the layers are adhered together with wet glue and allowed to dry.  

One of the cards was sent to my daughter, the others are in my stash for future use!

 

 

CHALLENGE GUIDELINES

• We require stamps older than one year.  If we feel you are using newer stamps, you may be disqualified from the challenge without notification.
• New papers/dies are OK – but you must use at least one stamp older than a year and describe the age in your blog post.
• Please note that all challenges require the use of at least one stamp older than a year.
• Post your new creation to your blog or online gallery.   Use keyword RRCB254.  No backlinking. 
• Link back to the blog using the Linky Tools by the due date. 
• Enter as many times as you like. 
• Feel free to combine our challenge with a maximum of 5 challenges.  Entries linked to more than 5 challenges will be disqualified without notification.
• If your project is posted on a private group site such as Split Coast Stampers or a photo sharing site not all DT members may be able to comment.   Thank you for understanding.
• Turn off Word Verification.  We love to comment but word verification can make that difficult.