Mornin' y'all! Sunday means it's time for a new challenge from The Paper Players, and this week the fantastic Jaydee has a sweet summery color combination for us, check it out:
For my SU! shades, I used Calypso Coral, Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, and Daffodil Delight. I must confess that in general I don't care for pink and coral together, so my thought process started with how I could separate those two colors on my card. Happily, a long-retired pack of patterned paper came to my rescue, and here's what I made:
I started off by ink blending a diagonal of Daffodil Delight on a white card front, then did Flirty Flamingo and Calypso Coral in opposing corners, and that's when I recalled that the Bubbles & Fizz DSP has three of my colors in it and wouldn't you know, some of the lighter Calypso Coral bits actually match Flirty Flamingo pretty well. Huzzah! I cut the bottles and bottle caps from patterns in the pack and then that greeting from Terrific Toadstools just popped into my head (hee) and I ended up with a card I like, even with pink and coral sharing screen space. And that is what challenges are for, is to stretch your creativity.
Fun fact: while I was pregnant with Ryan, the hubs and I kept his name a secret from everyone until he was born and his code name was Baby Sodapop. I used the Bubbles & Fizz DSP on a layout in his baby book, and I wish I had gotten the coordinating stamps and dies but I didn't. (Somebody keep me away from eBay...) At least I have two packs of the paper to play with. Question: what do you call carbonated drinks? Where I grew up, we called everything a Coke regardless of brand. I don't ever call it pop (except on today's card, ha!), but now I do occasionally say soda.
Check out the other design team creations on the Paper Players blog, and you can hop through their individual blogs to leave some comments too:
The Paper Players Design Team
And then upload your card at the Paper Players blog! Keep in mind a few simple rules:
1. Create a new paper project
2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us and provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission
3. Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL
4. Have fun!
Supplies, all SU!
Stamps: Terrific Toadstools
Ink: Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Basic Gray, Versamark
Paper: Calypso Coral, Basic White, Bubbles & Fizz DSP
Accessories: Dimensionals, Dots for Days
6 comments:
Oh I love that you used this set - fun fact, I actually demonstrated it at Onstage the year it came out! I think mine has long gone, but I'm going to check my old retired box for the bundle for you just in case it's still luurking. Those pop bottles are so retro, especially in these colours (pop is definitely the generic term for fizzy drinks we would use here in the UK).
Christy, this is just fabulous and oh so FUN! This bubbly DSP is perfect for you pop bottles! We called it POP in Indiana. Everything about this is just perfect for the color combo! Have the best week, My Friend!
What a fun card and awesome way to use those colors! I have these papers but never got the set, but the Poppin Up sentiment is perfect! We call everything here SODA.....but in the western part of PA, I hear they call it POP! So funny!
Great choice of set: summer fun set for summer fun colours! The blended background adds an extra dimension of warmth and interest. Pop is not really what we call carbonated drinks here, nor is soda. I'd call them fizzy drinks.:-)
This was a brilliant take on the colors, Christy! I do love those retro looking bottles and the fun dsp in the background. In Oregon when I was young, it was pop but for some reason, when I got older I also called it soda. Must have been an influence from people I worked with or maybe the year I lived in the South. Anyway, it is fun to see the regional differences in names of common things.
So bright, so cheery and oh, so FUN! The papers you selected are perfect for the color challenge. The bottles paired with the sentiment definitely bring a smile to one's face. Have a wonderful weekend!
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