Welcome Baby - PPA156 Color Challenge
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 12:00 AM 
Today's challenge comes to you courtesy of the Pals Paper Arts Design Team. They work hard to bring us great sketches and color combinations to stretch our creativity! 
Wow, these colors just shouted "BABY" to me:
And I meant "BABY" in the most literal sense! I kept the background simple and clean and used embossing folders on the punched pennants for visual interest. I stamped an embellishment from the Pennant Parade Stamp Set, snipped it out with my paper snips and then adhered it, along with a brad in Certainly Celery, to one of the pennants. Bows at the ends of the banner finish it off quite nicely.
I stamped the sentiment in Marina Mist using the Classic Stampin' Pad. I then quickly sifted a bit of Clear Embossing Powder over the top and tapped the excess off. I applied heat to the embossing powder with Stampin' Up!'s AWESOME heat tool and within seconds the sentiment went from "pretty" to "pretty awesome!"
I can't wait to do more embossing!! Do you like it as well? If so, please give embossing a whirl...it is so easy and REALLY makes an impact!
Stampin Supplies:
Stamps: One in a Million (126382), Pennant Parade (122742)
Paper: Whisper White (100730), Bashful Blue (105120), Certainly Celery (105125), Marina Mist (119682) Cardstock; Subtles (117152) Designer Series Paper Stack
Ink: Marina Mist (126962) Classic Stampin' Pad
Tools: Big Shot (113439), Houndstooth (123134) Perfect Polka Dots (117335) Chevron (127749), and Argyle (127750) Embossing Folders, Petite Pennants Builder Punch (122361), Clear Embossing Powder (109130), Heat Tool (129053), Stampin' Trimmer (126889), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
Embellishments: 3/16" Subtles Brads (119738), Whisper White Baker's Twine (124262)
Thanks for stopping by!
Reader Comments (4)
What a soft and sweet card! Love your interpretation of the colors for this challenge!
So cute! Love the simplicity! I've done something similar with stamps...I have to use the punches. Great idea.
Shannon--simple and cute! Your bows are "happy" in that they are so perfect! I love it. Thanks for playing at Pals Paper Arts!
I SO want to CASE this card. It's the essence of the perfect baby card. Congrats on being a PPA Top Pick!