Make a "new technique"

When I started off with this card I wasn't sure how I was going to like it. But I tried something new and I LOVE it!!!An other masculine card - woo hoo!! I love how the focus of the card is not right smack in the middle have it towards the top of the card just makes it a little bit different and give the whole card a different feel. The DSP is from Flashback - man am I loving this DSP pack!

The new technique that I used was sponging - and I will be honest you are going to see a lot more of it because it is easy and just gives a big punch to the card!

• take your sponge and dab it into the colour of your choice - here I used Smoky Slate
• holding the piece of paper in one hand brush the sponge down along the edge of the paper, it gives it this weathered look and adds dimension to the piece
• remember to use a different sponge for each colour so you don't get your ink pads mixed, or if you don't have enough sponges just use one sponge for each color family.

I put dimensionals on the sentiment and added a couple of pearls at the bottom, but the card just didn't feel done. So I punched out a star from Island Indigo and that was the final touch this card needed.

I hope you try out this technique because it is super fun and easy and just adds more to your simple cards.

Dee-Lited you joined me today
Diana

Colour Chart

I was looking at the Stampin Connections website (a website for demonstrators to share ideas, ask questions card swaps etc) and found this colour chart and thought it was brilliant! It shows all the new In Colors and how they "fit" in with the other colours we have to offer. (Have you noticed I spell Colour two different ways? Being Canadian (EH!) I have always spelled it c-o-l-o-u-r, but Stampin Up is American so they spell it c-o-l-o-r, gotta say it is hard to make myself spell it "their" way)

I encourage you to print it off and keep it handy as it can give you new color combos that you haven't thought of - there are quite I few that I wouldn't have thought of.  Later this week I am going to show you some cards using this chart for colour options.

Have a Dee-Liteful day

Diana