I Dig You – Paper Players 108

Hi Everyone.  Happy Saturday night.

The Paper Players challenge this week is a great color challenge from the talented Ann.  When I have a color challenge, I generally go looking for a sketch for inspiration.  I found a fabulous one across at retrosketches.

Here's the color scheme and the sketch.

This color scheme really felt masculine to me, so I decided to go with that.  Then I looked at the sketch and that gave me an idea for the stamp set.  Not one I use very often, but love!  I pulled out the I Dig You set and stamped it onto very vanilla card stock.  However, I felt it needed much more ooooomppppph.  So I stamped it in Cherry Cobbler and then again in Not Quite Navy.  After I stamped it, I felt it needed something more!  So, I took out my markers and colored over the stamped areas.  I then cut it out and covered it with Crystal Effects.  I left it to the side for several hours to let it dry whilst I carried on with other things.  

Here's what I came up with

Of course, I had to get out my Color Spritzer and use my Crumb Cake and Early Espresso markers to make some dirt!

Instead of the normal wheels, I added two mis-matched buttons instead.  I used my craft knife to cut out the window of the truck.  I mounted the Crumb Cake circle above the Cherry Cobbler circle with dimensionals.  Talking about dimension, I really thought it needed some on the base layer, so out came my scoring board :-)  All that was left to do was to raise the truck on dimensionals and adhere the buttons.

Here's a close up of the truck and buttons

I love the fact that the truck is so shiny.  I think it really does add something to the focal image.

The Paper Players would love you to play along with Ann's color challenge this week.  I know that the design team at Retrosketches would love it if you played along with them, too. 

Don't forget to check out the Paper Player design team inspiration cards – they've outdone themselves again this week.

• Jen
• Dawn
• Helen
• Nance
• Anne Marie
• LeAnne
• Ann
• Amy

On a personal note:

It's been a very long week and it felt good to actually get into my stamping space to do a little playing.  I got three cards made and Lou and I managed to get some jobs done around the house.  I hemmed 4 curtains.  Lou hung the curtain rod.  We hung a 120# mirror in the dining room.  That was quite some feat I can tell you!!!!  We also put up our first piece of "decorative stuff"!!  It's fabulous!  When I bought it, I wasn't quite sure what the right spot would be.  However, once it arrived, I knew exactly where it would go.  I'll take a photo for you and share it with you sometime this week.

The house is starting to take shape and we are loving being here.  Every day I pinch myself just to make sure that it is real.  Mind you, it is just over 5 weeks until Pam and John arrive to visit with us and we still have SO much to get done before they arrive!

Whilst standing on the deck today, I noticed today that our Blue Birds have flown the coop.  I also realized that the House Wren has left.  We still have the Orioles though – oh, and our sugar obsessed Hoary woodpecker!  I swear I am going to have to do an intervention with him one of these days. 🙂

As always, thank you for visiting my little area of the stamping blogosphere.  Warm hugs and prayers for those of you who need a little lift tonight.

Have a beautiful Sunday

Hugs

Jaydee