Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Color Challenge Week 24 - Early Espresso

It's Week 24 of the Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Color Challenge and this week we are showcasing Early Espresso from the Neutrals Collection. I love this wonderfully rich dark brown and I am so excited to share with you the card design I came up with for this week's challenge.

My card this week is a fun masculine design featuring the Adventurous Sky Bundle. I wanted to create a worn, vintage look to this design and I used the Watercolor World background stamp to create my background and added some texture with the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. I used Early Espresso Classic ink to create the different layers of color that help to showcase the versatility of this wonderful color. This card design would be great for a Father's Day card, masculine birthday or graduation card. 

Products Used:

Adventurous Sky Bundle (item #163447)

Watercolor World stamp set (item #160708)

Deckled Circles Dies (item #162286)

Something Fancy Dies (item #160424)

Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder (item #154317)

Early Espresso Cardstock (item #119686)

Very Vanilla Cardstock (item #101650)

Early Espresso Classic Ink Pad (item #147114)

Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins (item #161627)

Blender Pens (item #102845)

Sponge Daubers (item #133773)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Early Espresso Cardstock

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

Medium Circle die cut with the Deckled Circles Dies 

Very Vanilla Cardstock

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4" Embossed with the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder

Plane image stamped and die cut with the Adventurous Sky Bundle 

Sentiment Label die cut with the Something Fancy Dies

To create this beautiful card, I chose to use the Watercolor World stamp set for my background and I stamped the image with Early Espresso Classic ink onto the Very Vanilla cardstock card front. I then embossed the layer with the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder to give the layer the look of wrinkled parchment paper and then added some Early Espresso ink around the edges and over the raised lines using a Sponge Dauber to give the background a distressed look. For the plane image, I stamped it with Early Espresso Classic ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock and then used a Blender Pen to color the image using the ink from the stamped image to add soft color. I also stamped the sentiment onto the Very Vanilla sentiment label using Early Espresso Classic ink. To assemble to card, I added the Early Espresso Deckled Circle to the card front and the layered the plane and sentiment onto using Stampin' Dimensionals. To complete the card, I added several of the Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins for a touch of bling without being overwhelming. I love how Early Espresso works with Very Vanilla, especially when you are looking to create a project with a vintage feel to it. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to explore using Early Espresso in your creative projects in the future. There are so many wonderful options available to help spark your creativity.

Please take the time to check out this week's Monochromatic Insta Hop to see the amazing projects showcasing Early Espresso. You can start here on my Instagram account. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. 

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Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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