It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time for a new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches. And this week, our favorite Colorado resident, Kim Singdahlsen, is our hostess. Take a look at her fun sketch:
I dusted off a stamp set, Vertical Greetings, that has been on my shelf for a while for this sketch. Fortunately, this set will not be retiring this month and is sticking around for another year in the new annual catalog. I haven’t used it enough, so I am glad to see it stay.
I have also used a new stamp set, Artisan Textures, on this card. I stamped one of the images four different times, slightly overlapping the images to fit the space I wanted. This created a background for the topiaries and provided a little color.
While playing around with different color combinations, I decided to compare some of the different greens. On my card, I used Granny Apple Green (new color) for the topiary on the left, Lemon Lime Twist (returning In-Color) for the topiary in the center, and Old Olive (returning color) for the one on the right.
I have to say that the Granny Apple Green is really pretty. I think these three greens will be my go-to greens.
Another new color, Mango Melody, was used for the pots on this card. I have been waiting forever for Stampin’ Up! to add a pretty and fun yellow-orange to its color palette. And this one will fit the bill. I think Mango Melody and I will be very good friends. You will probably see me using a lot of this color, as I love how it pairs with many other colors, and it’s just a beautiful, happy color on its own.
The blue on this card is Soft Sky. I’m sad to say I’m down to my last sheet of card stock of this color. I will miss it. Sigh…
The sentiment is from a new Paper Pumpkin stamp set and was stamped with Early Espresso ink.
We hope you’ll join us and create your own card using the sketch! We love to see what you create. Meanwhile, be sure to stop by the Freshly Made Sketches site to see what the design team has created for your inspiration.
Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!
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Loving the mango with the greens! Pretty card! And I will definitely miss Soft sky too!
Using this topiary stamp is a great way to meet the sketch! And that background looks amazing! PS: Glad you liked my kiwi accent on the video – happy to talk your ear off any time you want to come to NZ 🙂
This is such a great card Amy! I love those topiaries and can’t wait to get my hands on that Granny Apple Green! Love the textured background and the colour combination! So pretty as always!
What a great experiment in shades of green. I think I’m loving that Granny Apple Green too so thanks for introducing it to me! These topiaries look lovely on that splashy background!
I love your mix of greens on the soft blue background!! Fabulous use of the sketch!