Skip to content

Colorado Leen's Craft Room

Don't mind the mess, we're just having some fun!

Menu
  • Home
  • Categories
    • Cards
      • Anniversary
      • Birthday Cards
      • Christmas Cards
      • Easter
      • Hello
      • Love
      • Misc.
      • Miss You Cards
      • Sympathy Cards
      • Thank You
      • Thinking of You
    • Gift Card Holders
    • Gift Tags
    • Mini Album/Folio
    • Other Fun Stuff
    • Flashback Friday
    • Workplace Color Challenge
  • About
  • Contact
Menu

May 2023 Workplace Color Challenge

Posted on May 3, 2023May 2, 2023 by Leen

Hello everyone and welcome back to the craft room and the May 2023 Workplace Color Challenge! Please play along with me by posting your project in the comments below.

Color Challenge Inspiration

We have a fun inspiration this month with many different color options to chose from. When I first saw this can of Duffer Larger I had to smile. The colors on here are so fun, and there are so many to chose from. I can’t wait to see what color combinations you all pick out of the multitude of options. There’s different shades of blue, red, pink, a bit of purple, and a few shades of green. What colors will you chose? Let me show you what I did. 

May 2023 Workplace Color Challenge inspiration photo. A can of Duffer Larger with many different colors.

I kinda cheated a bit this month. I started working on my piece back in February 2022, but never finished it. When I chose the inspiration above, I thought this would be the perfect time to finish it. 

May 2023 Workplace Color Challenge card. Featuring the stamped image from the True Friends stamp set by Memory Box and Simon Says Stamp.

No-Line Watercolor

Back in February of 2022 I gave no-line watercolor a try. I began with the True Friend stamp by Memory Box & Simon Says Stamp. It was stamped onto a piece of Canson XL watercolor paper with the No Line Coloring Ink by Honey Bee Stamps. 

Image of the Simon Says Stamp and Memory Box stamp set True Friends.

The image below is the one I shared on Instagram at the time. As you can see, I didn’t make it very far. I have seen so many amazing color artists achieve stunning affects with no-line water color, and this just looked silly to me. 

Beginning of the no live water color technique used for the challenge card.

When I pulled it back out, I decided to just go for it. I used a number of different Distress Inks as my watercolor palette. Starting with Worn Lipstick, Seedless Preserves, Scattered Straw, and Mustard Seed for the flowers. For the stems I used Rustic Wilderness, and for the leaves, Mowed Lawn and Crushed Olive. 

The Background

For the background I started with another piece of Canson XL watercolor paper and heat embossed the Modern Plaid background stamp from The Ton Stamps with Ranger White embossing powder. To add color I chose to channel my sweet mom who loved the color green. Rather than just ink blend the colors onto the card, I decided to use the ink smooshing technique. I layered Mowed Lawn, Crushed Olive, and just a bit of Rustic Wilderness onto my glass mat. Spraying some water down to get the color moving, I started picking up and blending the color. After letting it air dry I cut it to size with my A2 Layers Die set from Waffle Flower and then added a bit more Crushed Olive and Rustic Wilderness to the edges with a blending brush.

Closeup image of the card background. Featuring the background stamp from The Ton Stamps and Ranger white embossing powder.

The sentiment is hot foiled with the Mini Everyday Occasions set by Spellbinders. The sentiment is cut out with the matching die included in the set. To mat the sentiment, I used the same die and cut it from gold mirror card. Because it was the same length as the sentiment strip, I cut the mat in half and carefully glued it to the back of the sentiment leaving about the same amount of space on both ends. 

To add some dimension to the floral image, I cut two additional layers from 110lb card.  All three layers are glued together with Art Glitter Glue. It adds the perfect amount of dimension. 

Side view of the focal image showing two additional layers of card stock to add dimension.

May Workplace Color Challenge Card

I added a gold mirror mat to the card and adhered it to a 110lb white card base by Recollections. I am so proud of myself for finishing this card, and I think it turned out great for a first try at this technique. 

The May 2023 Workplace Color Challenge card surrounded by products used to create it including Distress Inks and the sentiment Hot Foil plate.

Now I want to see what your creation will be with the inspiration photo above. Will you chose to use more of the blues, maybe the red?? After you create your project, please post a link in the comments below so I can take a look! 

Thank you so much for joining me for the May 2023 Workplace Color Challenge here in the craft room. If you would like to see my previous color challenges check out this link here: Workplace Color Challenge. Have a wonderful rest of your week and I will see you again soon!


PIN THIS POST FOR LATER!

Related

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Welcome to the craft room everyone! Grab your drink of choice and let's have some fun exploring different crafting techniques.

  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube
  • Twitter
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
June 2023
S M T W T F S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
252627282930  
« May    

alcohol inks AlteNew amalgam ink Anna Griffin Bazzill Cardstock Copic markers Cricut Explore Air 2 Die Cuts With a View Distress Archival Distress Ink Distress watercolor pencils EK Success Etched Layered Daisy Folio Gamsol GinaK Glimmer Hot Foil System Heartfelt Creations Honey Bee Stamps Ink Blending Memento Ink Misti Neenah Card Notepad Holder Opposites Attract Perfect Pearls Pinkfresh Studio Pink Fresh Studios Prismacolor pencils Recollections Card Recollections Paper Pad Royal & Langnickle Brush SheetLoad Simon Says Stamp Sizzix Spellbinders Tatted Lace The Greetery The Paper Studio The Ton Stamps Tim Holtz Vellum Waffle Flower watercolor We R Memory Keepers

Useful Links

  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
© 2023 Colorado Leen's Craft Room | Powered by Superbs Personal Blog theme