I tend to reach for shades of orange and brown for my Fall projects but shades of blue and teal seem to be on trend this Fall season and I am here for it! I loved the pumpkin stenciled background that I created for this card so I decided to use it again to create some backgrounds using trendy shades of blue. This little exercise made me realize I don't have any medium or medium/dark true blue shades. Most of my blues appear to be more purple so I ended up choosing the shades of ink closest to what I envisioned.
I used Neenah Solar White cardstock for all these panels. I chose Stampin' Up's Night of Navy, Pacific Point, and Distress Chipped Sapphire & Speckled Egg on this first set. I never noticed how purple Chipped Sapphire leans before now.
I used Stampin' Up's Pretty Peacock, Distress Peacock Feathers, and Stampin' Up's Soft Succulent on these panels. Surprisingly Soft Succulent has really become a favorite ink! If you have Papertrey Ink's Oceantides ink pad it's a near perfect match. I think it's a teeny weeny tiny bit deeper in tone but It's hardly noticeable. Anyway I love how easy it is to transform a sheet of white paper with a few basic supplies. I can't wait to put these DIY patterned papers to use!
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Supplies:
Paper: Neenah Solar White Smooth Cardstock
Inks: Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink, Peacock Feathers Distress Ink, Speckled Egg Distress Ink, SU's:Night of Navy, Pacific Point, Cajun Craze, & Soft Succulent Inks
Other: Blending Brush, Domed Foam Blending Tool, & Stencil
