It's time for a new Color Challenge (PPA174) at Pals Paper Arts! Get out your supplies and join us for this challenge! You may use any brand of papercrafting supplies to create your card. Take a look at the beautiful palette of fall colors the PPA Resident Artists are working with this week!
I decided to keep it simple and create a card with minimal layers that could be easily mailed with no extra fuss. I pulled out Summer Silhouettes, a set normally used for Spring or Summer themed cards, and challenged myself to make it work for Fall.
I really like the contrast of the Baked Brown Sugar base with Pumpkin Pie and Pear Pizzazz! It acts as a neutral and makes Pumpkin Pie and Pear Pizzazz really stand out! Candy dots in Pumpkin Pie simulate berries and create dimension. A simple scored strip of Pumpkin Pie becomes faux ribbon and adds an additional pop of color and linear balance to the overall look. It's a quick and easy card to make, uses minimal supplies and can be adapted for any occasion!
I hope you like the final product as much as I do! Please leave a comment below! I'd love to hear what you think about my card!
All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted:
Stamps: Summer Silhouettes, Four YouPaper: Baked Brown Sugar, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla card stock
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Pear Pizzazz; Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker
Tools: Simply Scored, 3/16" Corner Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig
Extras: Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive
Margaret loving the Summer Silhouettes in these colors. So pretty for FALL. hugs
Posted by: Diane Oliver | 10/03/2013 at 07:30 AM
Love this crisp and clean card! Love the detail you added by scoring the strip of Pumpkin Pie and all the stamped layers for the flowers.
Posted by: Kerry Willard Bray | 10/03/2013 at 08:30 AM
I love candy dots and they look fabulous in your design! Summer Silhouettes looks great in fall colors!
Posted by: linda callahan | 10/03/2013 at 11:46 AM
Just fantastic...my kind of card! I this the Summer Silhouettes is such a fun and versatile stamp set! You scoring of the Pumpkin Pis is just fabulous! Once again, thanks for inspiring me!
Posted by: Susan Itell | 10/03/2013 at 11:48 AM
This is really pretty, Margaret! I love that shadow effect and the candy dots are perfect!
Posted by: Dawn Tidd | 10/03/2013 at 11:53 AM
I love how the strip of orange becomes a statement against the neutral background. Pretty layering of the stems, too!
Posted by: Mary Fish | 10/04/2013 at 08:19 AM
LOVE how you used the dots and love your CAS design!
Posted by: Patti MacLeith | 10/04/2013 at 01:10 PM
I love this simple yet effective card and the candy dots add a lovely something extra?
Posted by: Joanne James | 10/05/2013 at 03:18 AM
Great use of a summer stamp set for a fall card! :) I love the candy dot "berries" and the shadow effect you have going on! Fabulous work! :)
Posted by: Nina Dee | 10/06/2013 at 04:16 PM
Clean and Simple - love it. I have a feeling that the embossing you did on the Pumpkin Pie strip will be copied by many stampers. It's a WOW factor.
Posted by: Debra Simonis | 10/06/2013 at 09:26 PM