Hi Crew!! How the heck are you today?? I hope you're doing well and enjoying your weekend so far! I think we're gonna take a short little trip to a town that's about a half hour away from us that we hardly ever get to go to, for a little day trip today. They have an adorably quaint little downtown shopping district with original buildings from back in the day, however the shops are a great mix of random little mom & pop places as well as national chains like Gap and such. It's just a fun place to take a stroll thru and while we're there, we usually like to have a meal at this GREAT old BBQ restaurant that's been there forever! It looks really old and western-y inside so it's got a fun atmosphere plus the food is GOOD & CHEAP! Can't beat that! OH, and we'll have to pop in at Dunkin Donuts! Ha. We don't have one here so every time we go, which is only a couple times a year, we have to get Dunkin Donuts. I SO remember my Dad getting us "Munchkins" (donut holes) from Dunkin Donuts when we were kids.....we thought they were SO cool! LOL!
Ok, so enough about me....let's talk about this week's color challenge! As you can see, we're going kind of monochromatic this week and I LOVE it! I know, I know......I can hear some of you already......."but there are 5 WHOLE COLORS again????" Hee. Trust me -- you can DO this! The vanilla and kraft are neutrals so they don't count! LOL!
This is a photo that I took at one of my favorite home decor stores --
Nell Hill's. I've showed you photos from there before -- I love to take my camera when I go, because everything is so beautiful. I'm always totally inspired when I step inside that store! They have a room upstairs that's full of upholstery fabrics so you can choose one of the myriad of chairs they have around the store and get it custom-covered with the fabric of your choice. I just loved these 3 fabrics together. Ignore the purple in the background.....we're just focusing on the 3 fabrics in the foreground.
One thing to be mindful of as you work on this week's challenge.....not all soft pinks are going to coordinate with all reds. If your red is too orange and your pink has too much blue in it, they might clash! You know me and color.....it's things like this that I try to think about when I'm putting colors together for my own cards and since you girlies are always asking me about color combos, I thought I'd throw that little tip out there to try and help you to learn and feel better about your own color combos. :)
ETA: Some of you have asked about the berry color. It is not orange. It is a medium pink with a bit of a coral tint to it. Think Berry Sorbet by Papertrey Ink! Hope that helps! All righty, here are the deets:
Create a card or other project, upload a photo of your card to your blog or online gallery & then come back here to post the link to your photo in the Mister Linky box below. Don't leave your links in the comments section but feel free to leave me a comment after you've posted your link in Mister Linky. You know I love hearing from you!
Also, be sure that the link you're posting is the direct link to your card! Please don't leave your blog's url, but rather, the link to your specific post that shows us your card.
Feel free to use the graphic I've created above, however you DON'T want to copy and paste the image! Just SAVE the image to your computer and then upload the image to your blog post, as though it is a photo from your own computer. Make sense?
Don't have a blog but still want to participate?? Don't worry! You don't have to have a blog! You are more than welcome to upload your card to an online gallery of your choice (i.e. www.splitcoaststampers.com, www.papertreyink.com, www.twopeasinabucket.com, etc.) and then use the url for your photo in your gallery as the link that you post in Mister Linky.
You have until Wed., April 8 at 4pm CST to get your links submitted!
Thanks so much for playing along, Dearies!! Can't wait to see what you come up with this week!
