Live Your Bliss

I saw this fun challenge on Claire's blog. I've been itching to use more of my nestie-friendly stamps from Waltzingmouse Stamps, so I decided I would throw a card together with this hot color combo and try to step up to the challenge to center it around the label as a focal point.

I didn't have any particular design in mind when I started this card. I just knew that I wanted my card base to be brown and my label coral. I was looking for an appropriately-sized sentiment to complement the label. I stuck with a paler yellow, since I did not have matching bold yellow in my stash. I tried to use "rules of 3" with my coral (i.e., ribbon, twinkle, and label). And this is how it turned out.  


Stamps: Very Vintage Label No. 4 (Waltzingmouse Stamps), Mega Mixed Messages (Papertrey Ink) 

Paper: Close to Cocoa (SU!), White (Recollections), Sophie Paper Pad (K Marcella)

Ink: Earth Elements - Close to Cocoa (SU!), Brilliance - Pearlescent Coral (Tsukineko)

Embellishments: Nestabilities - Label Four (Spellbinders), Vintage Button Collection - Spring Mix (Papertrey Ink), Taylor's Tiny Twinkles - Multicolors (Taylored Expressions), Hemp Cord (Darice), Ribbon - Coral (Michael's)

I also tried scoring at an angle. Unfortunately I do not own a Score-pal, so scoring on my Fiskar's cutting board was rather tedious. Can you see my mistake? ;) Well, at least I know what I'll be spending my 50% off coupon at my next craft store visit...