Creative stretching is a very good thing! Sometimes like exercise we resist it, it can be uncomfortable, even anxiety producing – well maybe not that bad but like exercise for our bodies – stretching our creative potential is a great thing for our brains!! Like MOST of you paper crafters, out there, I LOVE paper. Unlike my children (that are constantly trying to get me to confess my favorite among them) – I do have favorite colors and not so favorite colors!
I have to be honest, Moody Mauve is not in my color wheel house! It is a lovely color just not my favorite and I do not use it often enough. So I decided to stretch my creativity and include it in this week’s color challenge.

I also included a technique direct to rubber coloring using our Stampin’ Write markers which in my opinion do not get enough love! This is the most economical way to get a lot of the Stampin’ Up! colors by buying our marker color families! You can experiment with all the colors and then buy only the ink pads that are your favorite!

Measurements:
BASE: Pretty Peacock 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″, (2) 1/2″ x 5 1/4″
Basic White layer: 4″ x 5 1/4″
scrap for largest STylisg Shapes circle die
DSP: Winter Meadow 2″ x 5 1/4″
Lost Lagoon: 1/2″ x 5 1/4″ (2)

Cut the Pretty Peacock base cardstock, score and fold in half.
Emboss the Basic White layer with the hack-marked Basics 3D Embossing Folder.
Adhere the embossed layer to the cardbase.

Adhere the Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock strips to the outer edges of the DSP.
Adhere that whole piece to the center of the embossed layer.

Stamp the sentiment from the Magical Meadow stamp set in the center of the largest circle die from the Stylish Shapes die set in Pretty Peacock ink.
Using Moody Mauve and Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Write markers color the pomegranate pods in Moody Mauve and the leaves in Pretty Peacock. Re-wet the stamp ink by breathing on the stamp surface. Stamp the images on the outer edges of the circle around the sentiment.

Cut a length of Moody Mauve Textured ribbon that wraps over your palm about three times. Loop it loosely under the circle die with Stampin’ Dimensionals to hold the ribbon in place and adhere to the center of the card front.

Add the 2023-2025 In Color dots to the card to finish it off with a little coordinating bling!

Try to stretch your creative potential today – use a stamp set you haven’t used yet or a color that isn’t your favorite and make a beautiful work of art of your very own – one stamp and one color at a time!!

Try these colors and upload your creation to today’s Facebook comment section and inspire others to stretch their creative potential too!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie