Sneak Peek Day 2

Good Morning! This is an exciting day for Clear Dollar Stamps and we have several new stamp sets that we're previewing. I'd like to share a lovely new stamp set, called "Peony" by CDS. This set is such a joy to have and I know that it will be inked up frequently as it will prove to be a versatile stamp set. The peony is a gorgeous illustration and such fun to color, as you will quickly learn the first time you color it. The stamp set also includes 4 sentiments, one of which is featured on the card sample above. "Peony" will be released at Clear Dollar Stamps on June 1st and to see the complete stamp set illustration, please visit Lori McCroskey's blog. For this sample of "Peony" I used an orange and black color scheme to satisfy a CDS Design Team Color Challenge. The challenge was to design a card using orange & black or using red & blue. I immediately invisioned "Vermillion" (well, close enough to orange -- wink, wink) for the peony and ran with the orange & black choice. White was an optional netural that we could use, and I used it for "eye relief" from the intense orange & black and for contrast. I popped up the peony after coloring it twice and cutting both images out as you can see the cross-section view in the other photograph above. Although I wasn't initially crazy about the colors posed for the CDS Color Challenge -- I concluded when finishing this card, that they were a beautiful combination. What do you think? Other CDS design teammates that are featuring sneak peek samples of "Peony" are: Kim Teasdale, Angela Thomas, Tori Wild & Laurie Wilson. Here are the deets:

Stamp Sets Used: CDS "Peony"
Cardstock & Papers: Making Memories Black & White Polka Dot Scrapbook Paper, Paper Trey White Cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers - YR01 Peach Puff, YR04 Chrome Orange, R08 Vermillion, R27 Cadmium Red, RV29 Crimson, YG03 Yellow Green, YG67 Moss, G94 Grayish Olive
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots" Embossing Folder, Scor-It, Nestabilities Regular & Scalloped Round Dies, Martha Stewart Zig-Zag Border Punch, Adhesives, Stampin' Up! Dimensionals, Doodlebug Decorative Trim
Techniques: Basic Stamping, Dry Embossing, Scoring, Paper Tole, Copic Coloring & Blending