I’m delighted to be the Guest Designer for the new Color Throwdown Challenge. I was the lucky winner there earlier in December, and was invited to create a card for the current Color Throwdown Challenge.
I love this color combination and had several Ideas for creating my card. In the end, I went my usual Clean and Simple route, and am pleased with the results. I think this design has potential for many different occasions.
Choosing the Etched Berry Branch by Simon Says was the starting point. After die cutting the branch in a very light gray, I die cut it again using a magenta cardstock and used just the berries which I fussy cut and added to the gray branch.
The branch was added to a light gray layer die cut with Hero Arts Infinity Rounded Rectangles and then to a slightly larger black panel. They were then added to the white card base. The sentiment, from Ellen Hutson Cake, was stamped in black, and as a final touch I added some Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the berries.
I hope you’ll hop over to the Color Throwdown Challenge, and check out the wonderful inspiration by the Design Team, and then join in the fun!
Such delicate fussy-cutting … I would not have your skill or patience! The berries are a lovely splash of colour against the elegant cool greys.
This card is SO elegant. The grey with those splashes of magenta glazed berries makes the card sing.
Beautiful use of their colors Karen! Such a clean design!!
You did a fabulous job with these colors, Karen! I really admire the clean style and excellent design!
What a beautiful use of the wonderful color combo, Karen! The berries look so beautiful with the added glaze!
Very eye-catching card!
Happy New Year Karen! Congrats on your guest design an I just love your card so much, that branch might fall into my cart one day!
Congrats on the guest design post! Your card’s simplicity is beautiful with the glazed berries.
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