Sep 21 2007
Ooh La La - a sunny color combo…
It’s hot again…well, hot for September in Ontario. We always get this Fall/Summer weather swing happening here for a few weeks. You never know quite what is about to happen next. And so… I thought I’d try out this warm color combo that is very much out of my normal color range…. Barely Banana, Pumpkin Pie and Very Vanilla. I saw this Nina Ricci perfume box set in the drug store the other day I was there. I think it was L’air du Temps and it looked very fun, artsy and very French and I thought…hmmm….what about trying that with my new Ooh La La stamp set from Lizzie Anne Designs? Can you tell?! I just LOVE this set! 
Sunny Ooh La La
I decided to keep this design clean and simple. I didn’t even color the images. That’s OK! Sometimes you don’t have to! I stamped the fun little images onto squares of very vanilla cardstock and then sponged the edges with So Saffron. The main layer is stamped with a little background print from the set in So Saffron onto Barely Banana cardstock. For the little strip panel, I used the long fun stamps from the set and stamped them in Pumpkin Pie. All my layers were matted with a very thin 1/8″ larger mat in Pumpkin Pie cardstock.
Quick Tip: When using rubber unmounted cling stamps or clear polymer stamps, apply more than one stamp at a time to your clear block to save time. This is great for lining up words for phrases or in this case, I stamped the long stamps on the horizontal strip at the same time.
For my embellishments I had fun using some items I’ve had around for a while. I couldn’t resist this dotted orange ribbon from Michael’s…in small amounts it is just darling and adds a little kick. This gorgeous Prima flower has been on my desk for I don’t know how long. I really need to use these colors more often! For the flower center, I used this darling little yellow dotted Making Memories brad and then added 3 little black brads at the top left to balance the design and add a little black to pop and match up the black in.
A little sketch for you…
Click on the sketch to view larger. For more sketches, click on the Julia’s Sketches category under the entry title.
Wishing you all a super sunny September weekend!
I get to be first to respond….LOVE it! The layout is so good for smaller stamps…have to case this I think! Loving the colors…everything!
LOVE IT! LOVE IT! The colors are perfect and the layout is awesome. The flower just sets it off.
I can see the new header now
Very nice
And love the colours in the card too.
I LOVE this card! You’ve given me so many ideas with this one card alone! Thanks!
Great sketch and a fabulous sample to boot!!! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful! I love the sketch and the colors in your card!
Oooh! Fabulous! And I really, really like the sketch!
This is so pretty!! I love the summery colors and the beautiful Prima! This set looks like a lot of fun, and I really need to try some of your sketches.
just a darling card, Julia! Love the bright colors and that mondo flower! I have a box of those too that I have never used!
So pretty!
Love this sketch Julia! The elements look great in it and I love your large sunny flower!
Just beautiful. I love the soft and sunny colors.
Very cute, J!! You are fantastic with this set!!!
Oooooh, how pretty!
How fun and cherry! I love the colors! Darling job!!! I LOVE your new banner too! sooo pretty!
Thanks for another great sketch. Here’s my card if you’d like to check it out. Have a great day - Regina
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/680928?limit=last1