Fab Friday Color Challenge #FabFri150: Country Home

Good afternoon!  Well this snowy day is definitely a change from our usual November weather (trust me, Aidan is very excited for the snow day and being off from school).  Today I'm playing along with the Fab Friday color challenge to make another Thanksgiving card (slowing widdling away on my To Do list).  I decided to go with another coloring card so I could use my Stampin' Blends and did add a couple of extra colors to fill out my floral arrangement but think it works.

I started with Crumb Cake cardstock for the cardbase and then added a piece of Tranquil Tide cardstock that was embossed with the Big Shot and Tin Tile Dynamic Embossing Folder (I did lightly sponge with the Crumb Cake ink to distress it a little).  Next I added a piece of Country Lane Designer Series Paper and wrapped some Mint Macaron Twine from the Nature's Twine package.

For the main stamped image I stamped the milk bucket and flowers from the Country Home stamp set using Momento Black ink on Whisper White and then colored it in with my Stampin' Blends, and Stampin' Write Marker (for the Mint Macaron leaves).  Tip:  to help get the lighter effect on the bucket, after coloring it with the light and dark Smoky Slate Blend's I went over parts of it with the Color Lifter Blends to lighten just where I wanted, love this effect!  Once I was done coloring I attached the stamped piece with dimensionals.  The greeting is from the same stamp set and was stamped in Cajun Craze ink on Crumb Cake cardstock and then cut out with the Big Shot and Stitched Shapes Framelits and attached with dimensionals.

I have to say, I can't get over how relaxing coloring is (no wonder kids enjoy it so much, we all should get back to the simple things) and the blends make it easy to create a pretty watercolor look, even if you don't have the skills.

Below are easy ordering links for products used on today's card:

Product List

Country Home Photopolymer Stamp Set [147678]	Big Shot [143263]	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953]	Country Lane 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [147804]
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [147906]	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597]	Blackberry Bliss Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147932]	Cajun Craze Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147931]
Dark Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Marker [146875]	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Tranquil Tide 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144246]	Nature's Twine [146342]

Enjoy,

Diana