Monochrome Challenge

On Monday Speedy TV hosts a weekly challenge event , if you enter and post your card you may even win a set of free stamps!!  Go here to check out This Mondays challenge:  http://mfpspeedytv.ning.com/page/fostv-challenge

Today’s challenge theme is Monochrome.

“Monochrome describes paintings, drawings, design, or photographs in one color or shades of one color”.

I love Monochrome!  There is so much you can do with  monochrome coloring.  It all has to do with balance and contrast.  Contrast grabs your eye and shouts “look how interesting I am”!!!

 

 

I picked pink for my color and cream for the background. I felt like if I had gone entirely pink I might have made myself a little sick.  I am just not a pastel person.

 

I used the Marks’ finest Paper and Stamps set  ‘Lotus Blossom’ ( a new July release) for this card and I love it there are 9 beautiful stamps in this set and I will have a lot of flexibility with the images.  I’m going to try the stamp I used in this card with a malachite embossing powder next!! 

Stamps can be purchased here:     http://www.marksfinestpapers.com/servlet/StoreFront

You can make your own malachite powder by mixing a little bit of the following embossing powders:

Black, gold, silver, green and  clear!

Participating in challenges is a great way to stretch your skills and learn new ones, I highly recommend trying a few out!  Many have prizes but whether  you win or not  you will at least have a beautiful new card to cheer somebody up with!

 

I do threaten, on a regular basis, my 19 year old son that I am going to paint his room pink,  but that is as close to the color as I will get!

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!

Ginny Maxam