Friday, July 24, 2009

Unloved Colors.....

Happy Friday All!
Bianca did pretty well with her extraction yesterday. She did swell a bit & complained of a bit of pain so I gave her some meds.....she was up a few hours later good as new! Thank goodness for that!!

My post for today is featuring colors I rarely use.....Orchid Opulence & Going Gray. Looking in my cabinet, I realized that I have a LOT of these 2 colors so I decided to play around with them to see what I could make. I kept my layout simple and didn't use very many embellishments so the embossed background would shine through. It's pretty simple but I do like it!

Look for more of these posts because there are some other colors that I don't use much either. I hope you've been inspired to pull out your *unloved* cardstock and make something beautiful! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great rest of the day!!
TTFN,
Hugs,

Supplies:
Wings of Friendship ss; Orchid Opulence, Going Gray & Basic Black cs; Whisper White Craft & Basic Black ink; Eyelet Border Punch; Big Shot; Texture Plate; Scallop #2 Die; White Gel Pen; Rhinestone Brads

30 comments:

  1. This is gorgeous! Wish I could "Play" and make something like this. TFS.

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  2. Came out great Jackie!! I have a TON of unused products!! Maybe I'll attempt to pull some out for today's card I have to get done :)

    Maria

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  3. This turned out to be a stunning color combo. I love how you did the bird image.

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  4. Wow, Jakie! You have done wonders with these colors...this is just so very pretty!!

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  5. this is stunning! see how great they go together! just wonderful!

    hugs,

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  6. Great card Jackie, I have a hard time with that Orchid Opulence, looks good with the gray.

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  7. WOW!! Stunner card Jackie!! :) Love the beautiful image and unloved colors??? WHY?!! TFS!! HUGS

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  8. This is gorgeous! :-)
    This is just so very pretty!!

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  9. Very nice. I like the way those colors work together. I would have never thought to put them together.

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  10. Love this card and the colors. I know what you mean about 'unloved' colors. I tend to go for the same favorites all the time, can't remember when I have used Orchid Opulence and have only started using the gray shades recently.

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  11. Very pretty and elegant! Its fun to pull out the "old", I will have to give it a try...thanks for the inspiration!

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  12. Jackie, such a beautiful card! Great color combo and I love that image!

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  13. I have lots of unloved cardstock - I'll have to pull it out soon!! Thanks for inspiring!

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  14. How pretty that bird is stamped in grey on the black. And the grey and orchid combo is a terrific one.

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  15. Lovely. Those are two colors that I don't use either.

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  16. I love it!!! Everything!! the colors, the layout...just everything. Makes me want to get those colors out and CASE you...LOL

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  17. Simply gorgoues! I love this color combination, a lot. Not sure I have ever used it on a creation...now I am inspired.

    Great job, Jacquel

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  18. I need to do the same thing and pull out some of that "unloved" card stock. I find myself always gravitating to the same colors. Time to break out of that routine!

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  19. GORGEOUS!! I love birds, so this really caught my eye. Pretty color combo too. :)

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  20. How you put these colors together is just fabulous, love the stamped image

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  21. What a great looking card. I love the bird stamped on the black background and the OO and GG are great together. TFS!

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  22. I am not a fan of birds but this card is just lovely.

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  23. This is so pretty, Jackie! I just love that image!

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  24. Colours go really well together, very pretty card.

    ((Lyn))

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  25. Great job Jackie! I only seem to pull out the Orchard Oppulance at Halloween! Not one of my fav's either but you did a fantastic job!

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