Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Color Challenge Week 12 - Melon Mambo

Happy Friday everyone. It's time for Week 12 of the Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Color Challenge and this week we are showcasing Melon Mambo, from the Brights Collection. This bold, beautiful pink was a fun color to work with and I chose to combine stamps, papers and ink to create a pretty birthday card to help celebrate a special day.

For this card design, I chose to create an ombre background to help make the stamped images pop. I chose to use the Beautiful Balloons Bundle from the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog and combined it with the sentiment from the Biggest Wish stamp set. I used a combination of 1st, 2nd and even 3rd generation stamping to create the different shades of Melon Mambo for the sentiment, streamers and detail on the balloons. I love how this card design showcases how versatile this color is. 

Products Used:

Beautiful Balloons Bundle (item #161457)

Biggest Wish stamp set (item #155052)

Brights 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #161643)

Melon Mambo Cardstock (item #115320)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Melon Mambo Classic Ink Pad (item #147051)

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack (item #155475)

Glossy Dots Assortment (item #158827)

Blending Brushes (item #153611)

Mini Glue Dots (item #103683)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Melon Mambo Cardstock

Card Base - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

1 Medium Balloon die cut with the Beautiful Balloons Dies

1 Small Balloon die cut with the Beautiful Balloons Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

2 Small Balloons die cut with the Beautiful Balloons Dies

Melon Mambo Designer Series Paper

2 Small Balloons die cut with the Beautiful Balloons Dies

To create this card design, I started with a Melon Mambo card base and added a piece of Basic White cardstock for the card front that I colored using a Blending Brush and Melon Mambo Classic ink. I wanted to create a soft, blended ombre background with the darkest color at the bottom and then fading out to the lightest color towards the top. I stamped the sentiment towards the center of the card front using a combination of the fonts available in the Biggest Wish stamp set to create a fun contrast. For the streamers, I stamped off once and then added them across the top and bottom of the card front to create a partial frame. I wanted to add some texture and dimension using the balloons and I die cut two each from Basic White cardstock, Melon Mambo cardstock and the heart patterned designer series paper. For the Basic White Balloons, I stamped off the small detailed image twice before stamping each of the balloons and then blended soft color onto the balloons using the remaining ink left in the Blending Brush. To create the strings, I stamped the image onto the card front in the area where I wanted to add the balloons. I attached the balloons to the card front in the top right and bottom left corners, popping up the top balloon with Stampin' Dimensionals. To complete the design, I added two White Baker's Twine bows to the balloons using Mini Glue Dots and several Glossy Dots for a touch of bling. I love how bold and beautiful this card design looks and how well it showcases the versatility of Melon Mambo. Let me know what you think about this fun card design in the comments.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to explore using Melon Mambo to create your own beautiful projects. It's amazing what you can achieve by combining stamps, paper and ink to create your projects.

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Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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