Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Color Challenge Week 35 - Basic Gray

Welcome to Week 35 of the Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Color Challenge as we showcase Basic Gray from the Neutrals Collections. This wonderful dark Gray is so versatile and I had so much fun creating my card to showcase this beautiful gray.

For my card, I chose to create a sweet design that would help brighten someone's day. I chose to use the Hearts & Hugs Bundle and paired it with the Everyday Details Dies to create a fun clean and simple card. I used one of the designs from the Neutrals 6"x6" Designer Series Paper to add texture and detail to the background. For the focal image, I used Watercolor Pencils to add soft color and used a Blender Pen to smooth out the pencil lines. The Flirty Flamingo hearts add a wonderful pop of color.

Products Used:

Hearts & Hugs Bundle (item #163667)

Everyday Details Dies (item #162864)

Neutrals 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #163773)

Basic Gray Cardstock (item #121044)

Flirty Flamingo Cardstock (item #141416)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Basic Gray Classic Ink Pad (item #149165)

Watercolor Pencils Assortment 1 (item #161700)

Blender Pens (item #102845)

Iridescent Pearls Basic Jewels (item #158987)

Measurements:

Basic Gray Cardstock 

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

Basic White Cardstock

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Large Circle die cut with the Everyday Details Dies 

Basic Gray Designer Series Paper

3 strips - 1/4" x 4"

Flirty Flamingo Cardstock

2 small hearts die cut with the Hearts & Hugs Dies

I love creating clean and simple card designs using designer series paper. For this card design, I chose to use one of the designs from the Neutrals 6"x6" Designer Series Paper to created a striped background. I adhered the three strips of designer series paper to the Basic White card front, making sure to space them evenly. For the focal design, I stamped the sentiment and focal image using Basic Gray Classic ink onto the Basic White detailed circle die cut with the Everyday Details Dies. I colored the image using Watercolor Pencils - Basic Gray for the body and Calypso Coral for the ears, nose, hands and feet. Using a Blender Pen I smoothed out the pencil lines to give the image a softer look. I attached the circle to the center of the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals to pop it up. To complete the card design, I added several Iridescent Pearls and three of the Flirty Flamingo hearts that I die cut out with the Hearts & Hugs Dies. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design helps you to see the versatility of Basic Gray and encourages you to explore using it in your future projects. There are so many options available to help spark your creativity.

Please take the time to visit this week's Monochromatic Insta Hop to see all the amazing projects showcasing Basic Gray. Just click here to get started. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. I hope you will join us next week to see what color we will be creating with in week 36.

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Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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