I've said it before and so have others but when you throw yourself into playing along with challenges, especially the colour combo ones, it opens you up to creating something you normally wouldn't. I may not always love the colour choices but I love the challenge of having to use them.
This card is a hybrid of two challenges. Monday Mojo & Colour Throwdown, both excellent challenge sites. The throwdown's choice of orange, purple and green are a bit sickly for my preference but they do work well together. They are a triadic scheme which always gives you a colourful, brash pallette especially in the brighter hues. Red, yellow & blue are the same. Work well together but it's too vibrant a scheme for my liking.
Anyhoo, I gave it a go and here's the result. All made from my scraps file. I'm almost beginning to forget the last time I hacked away into a 12x12 sheet. Not good as I have just taken delivery of a Basic Grey bundle containing 70 sheets. And it only cost £15!!! Can you believe it? And they're nice papers too. Out of the whole pack there's only four I'm not keen on. Not a bad percentage. Now I just need to use them.
8 comments:
I feel exactly the same way as you about those colour schemes, Paul but you've done a great job of it :)
Purple & orange together - not my favourite colour combo either, but you've made it work well here.
good job we are all different-I like those colours. Nice neat card Paul
LMHO at your "sickly" colors reference! :) Maybe, but you turned out a gorgeous card with these colors! Love the double-scalloped border! Thanks for playing the Throwdown!
Lovely card - amazing what you can do with scraps!
STRETCHING yourself is good for the creative spirit! Fabulous work! Nice to hear how you are incorporating the challenge of CHALLENGES into your craft! Your card is elegant and gorgeous! Glad you got a chance to play with the THROWDOWN folks, once again!
Fun card!! Thanks for playing the Throwdown! Hope to see you again next time!
You did a great job with the card !!
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