Here is my card for this weeks Global Design Project. It is a colour challenge and I found it REALLY hard!
And sshhh don’t tell anyone but I really don’t like my card 😉 But it’s Good Friday and I need to get this posted so I can enjoy the weekend and time with my family.
Especially more precious as our lovely son Dom is off on his travels again. He leaves next week to head back to Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and China for three and half months. What an adventure he is going to have!
So let’s get on with the blog post so I get away from the computer…
The Tangelo Twist really threw me as I am not a lover of Orange and especially not this shade and I hardly had anything in my stash in this colour. Luckily I own the Colour Me Irresistible DSP which is white with white embossed images on it so you can colour it any colour you wish! I coloured the flower panel and the diagonal stripe piece.
I also cut a butterfly thinlit in coaster board and coloured it with marker and daubers and also added a little wink of stella to the wings to add a bit of sparkle.
This card has a lot going on. I did not like it so kept throwing more textures, patterns and elements to it and still don’t like it 🙂
I really challenge you to make something with this sketch and join the Global Design Project this week. It is really good to step outside of your comfort zone and more of the time you will be delighted with the results.
Make sure you pop on over to the Global Design Project and see what the other design team members made using this colour combo. You are sure to be WOW’ed.
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Kylie Bertucci says
March 28, 2016 at 10:13 amYou may not like it – but I think it is fantastic! What a bold, bright and vibrant card.
Kim Hadad says
March 28, 2016 at 11:18 amI think your card is fabulous! You tied the colors together in such a lovely way and I love the layering & textures in it. Orange is definitely a color I rarely use except around Halloween/Fall time and I certainly would never had paired it with Bermuda Bay & Early Expresso but you really pulled it off!
Joanne James says
March 28, 2016 at 11:20 amYour post made me smile Michelle – we all have days like that, especially when you’re on a DT! Personally I prefer sketches to colours so always find these a challenge, but it can be a good way to get out of your comfort zone – and I think your card works with the orange creating a real pop of colour. Hope you are enjoying a chocolate-filled weekend! Xxx
Bruno Bertucci says
March 28, 2016 at 2:22 pmThis card is awesome Michelle. YOU are awesome Michelle. The colours look so great.
Melissa (Mel's Card Corner) says
March 28, 2016 at 5:59 pmWOW! You may not like it, but I think your card is absolutely stunning, Michelle! That butterfly is simply gorgeous!!
Linda Vich says
March 28, 2016 at 6:21 pmMichelle, I think your card is very striking! I love this color combo so I will definitely playing this time round!
Michelle Last says
April 6, 2016 at 10:09 amAm off to the Global Design Project to see what you made Linda xx
Deb Macdowell says
March 29, 2016 at 4:43 amYou have done a fabulous job with this card Michelle, especially love the bit of glimmer on your butterfly! It is always hard working with colours that don’t ‘call’ to you but you did it and did it really well!!
Michelle Last says
April 6, 2016 at 10:08 amThanks Deb, that is so kind of you x
Paula Dobson says
March 29, 2016 at 5:09 amPersonally, I think it’s great, but we are always hardest on ourselves, no? I hope Dom has a magic time away!
Emma Goddard says
March 29, 2016 at 4:46 pmThe whole card is FAB! but particularly love how the colours work together on the butterfly.
Louise Sharp says
March 30, 2016 at 8:42 amI don’t like it either….I LOVE it!! It’s so bright and bold, yet still soft and pretty.
Sending love to Dom as he travels again – I bet you wish you could pack yourself in his luggage!! xo
Michelle Last says
April 6, 2016 at 10:08 amYour comment made me smile darling, thank you! I’m not sure Dom would be too happy to find me in his luggage! Am thankful for modern technology to keep up with him and see where he is! He is currently in the Philippines wake boarding, oh to be a teenager again!
Gail Davidson says
March 31, 2016 at 5:18 pmThis was a challenging colour combo Michelle, but I think you rocked it! Your card is fabulous! xoxo
Michelle Last says
April 6, 2016 at 10:07 amYou are too kind Gail x
Fiona Whitehead says
March 31, 2016 at 5:42 pmThe touch of orange was a real challenge I must admit as its not a colour I use often either – but I love your card. Funny how we can be so critical of our own work – I love all the combinations you’ve added.
Michelle Last says
April 6, 2016 at 10:06 amThanks so much Fiona, won’t feel the need to reach for the orange for a while now 🙂
Krista Frattin says
April 4, 2016 at 5:32 amSo many juice layers! 🙂