AECP Color Your Day - Level 2

Hi there, crafty friends. I just finished another AECP course, Color Your Day with Therese Calvird, and I truly enjoyed the lessons. This course focuses on incorporating color into a project, and Therese provides several helpful and useful suggestions that make it easy. 

I would like to share with you two cards that were created using Therese's go-to formula, 70-20-10, which greatly simplified the process for me. Let's get to the details.

I started off my card by blending Gentleman's Gray Crisp Dye inks, Cloudy Night, and Charcoal Suit (two darkest shades) with the Woven Stencil on a panel of light gray cardstock. (70% is the gray tones)

PRO TIP: It is not necessary to use solid colors in order to maintain the 70-20-10. You can also stamp your ow design or just use patterned paper. I created my own design by using the stencil.

The floral is from the Build A Flower: Camellia Japonica Layering Stamp and Die Set was stamped onto heavy white cardstock using the Red Sunset Fresh Dye Inks (from the lightest to the darkest shade). The red tones are 20%. I used the matching dies to cut it out. 

For the leaves, I used the Green Fields Fresh Dye inks (10%) and die cut them with the coordinating die. The flower was adhered to the panel with foam strips, and the leaves were adhered with liquid glue, slipping them under the flower, which I find easier for positioning.

I stamped the sentiment from the Remember This Stamp Set directly onto the panel using the Charcoal Suit. The card was finished off with gray sequins.

For my next card, I used the same colors as Therese suggested, but I changed the ratio. Now, the red is the dominant color (70%), the gray is 20%, and the green is 10%.  Can you tell the cards are different? Despite using the same products and design, it is an entirely new card. Amazing, isn't it? 

The crimson and violet inks from the Red Sunset Fresh Dye inks set were blended onto a white panel using the Woven Stencil once more (70%). You could also use a panel of red cardstock, but I wanted a more subtle look, so I chose a white panel.

Next, I stamped the layering flower from the same set mentioned above using Gentleman's Gray Crisp inks and cut it out with the matching die. This time, I adhered it to the center of the panel using foam strips. 

The leaves were stamped again with the Green Fields Fresh Dye inks, cut them out with the matching die, and adhered them with glue by slipping them under the flower for easy placement.

The sentiment is from another set and was stamped in Versamark ink on black cardstock, heat embossed with white embossing powder, and then fussy cut out. I adhered it to the panel with more foam strips. To complete the card, I embellished it with gray sequins.

This was a great course, and one that I will continue to use.  I hope you are inspired to give it a try. Please do not hesitate to tag me on Instagram, @crafticarri, and share your creations.

Thank you for dropping in with me today. Have a fantastic day!

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