Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Color Challenge Week 27 - Old Olive

Welcome to Week 27 of the Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Color Challenge. This week we are showcasing Old Olive from the Regals Collection and for my design, I chose a clean and simple card using the Spotlight on Nature Bundle.

Creating clean and simple card designs can be challenging and I wanted to show how you could use both the stamp set and coordinating dies to create a simple design that has subtle details to help step it up to the next level. 

Products Used:

Spotlight On Nature Bundle (item #163581)

Old Olive Cardstock (item #100702)

Very Vanilla Cardstock (item #101650)

Old Olive Classic Ink Pad (item #147090)

Silver & White 1/2" Sheer Ribbon (item #162149)

Adhesive Backed Dragonflies & Birds (item #162743)

Blending Brushes (item #153611)

Mini Glue Dots (item #103683)

Measurements:

Old Olive Cardstock

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

Very Vanilla Cardstock 

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

For my clean and simple card, I chose to create a one layer design that helps to showcase the versatility of Old Olive. This wonderful green is perfect for cards for all seasons and today I chose to create Summer themed Thank You card. I used one of the detailed circle dies from the coordinating Spotlight on Nature Dies to create my mask with printer paper and applied a soft, even layer of Old Olive Classic ink using a Blending Brushed using the negative space onto Very Vanilla cardstock. Once I had achieved the color I wanted, I inserted the detailed circle back inside the negative space and then gently applied more Old Olive Classic ink over the top to get the detail onto my background. Next, I stamped the detailed leaves image from the Spotlight on Nature stamp set onto the masked circle using Old Olive Classic ink to create a beautiful tone on tone design. I also stamped the sentiment to complete the design. To help step up the card, I colored a piece of the Silver & White Sheer Ribbon with the Dark Old Olive Stampin' Blends Marker and added it to the bottom of the card front, attaching it with Mini Glue Dots to the back. To complete the card design, I added several Adhesive Backed Dragonflies for a touch of bling. I love the softness of this design and how it showcases the different shades of Old Olive and how they all work together.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today. I hope that my card design will help you to see the wonderful versatility of Old Olive and help inspire you to give it a try when creating your own beautiful projects. Stampin' Up! has a wonderful variety of coordinating products to help take the stress out of creating while providing you with wonderful options to help you explore your creativity.

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Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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