A Personal Challenge

As you can probably wager by going back through some of my recent posts, I'm head-over-heels in love with the soon-to-be-released Paisley Petals DSP.

In general, I adore the different patterns;  one of them, however, I find incredibly challenging to use.  It's colors are not only waaaay outside my personal comfort zone, but I didn't really have much of anything to match:

This sheet is predominantly Tangerine Tango with little seed pods all over the place.  It reverses to a really pretty green print, but using just that side wouldn't really be much of a challenge, because it's so purty and I ♡ it!

Anywho, here's what I came up with:

It's true, I didn't go hog wild with the tangerine tango side, but baby steps, ya know? ;-)  Also making an appearance is the Four Frames stamp set nestled inside a decorative label punchout.  The "Thank You" is from the Because I Care hostess set. It's hard to tell, but there's also a bit of sparkle from some Champagne Mist shimmer paint over the embossed parts of the background.

All in all, it's a pretty tame, earthy card with a punch of YOWZA. I'm not completely smitten with the way this card turned out, but it's a start!  I need to spend some more time inside my comfort zone before I tango with tangerines again, I think ;-)

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Stamps: Four Frames, Because I Care
Paper: Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke, Pear Pizzazz, Paisley Petals DSP
Ink: Always Artichoke
Accessories: Elegant Lines Embossing Folder, Champagne Mist Glimmer Paint, Basic Pearls, Glimmer Brad, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, Boho Blossom Punch, Top Note Die

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