appealing daisy

Happy Tuesday and thanks for taking the time to visit the charmed life blog. I spent the day yesterday at the paint store selecting paint colors for my great room.                                                  I ended up selecting a color for my accent wall that was totally different than what I originally intended. I wanted a cinammon shade, but honestly couldn't find what I envisioned.  

The pillows on my new sectional have stripes in them that are different shades of green.   So I selected several possibilities and took them to the furniture store.                                     

When I held them by the pillows, it gave me such a custom look-I was so surprised.                          

To compare it to a stampin-up color line, maybe old olive could be close but there is more yellow in my color.

 Another trip back to the paint store to have them mix me a pint sample of my colors.                  

 For all the other walls I have this butter cream shade-its named cracked wheat.                                

The lightest shade in this family will be the ceiling color. My husband put the green on the wall and then the butter cream shade. I think it looks so good together.

The painter is coming on Thursday, I think. I can't wait to see the finished product.

My card for today was made for the color challenge on splitcoaststampers. I had an email from Betty Wright. She is the hostess of the challenge.

She asked me if I could make a sample to show with hers. I was so honored and intimidated at the same time. Betty is one talented stamper.

It took me hours to put the card together and in the end I liked what I came up with for the sample.

The colors I was to use are: basic grey, apricot appeal and sage shadow. The option was to use lace on my card. This could be accomplished with a punch as well. I used the Martha Stewart lace doiley punch on basic gray cardstock.

My card base is basic gray then a layer of sage shadow. I made my own background paper with the stampin-up filigree stamp. On the next sage green panel, I used a cuttlebug embossing folder and stamped the filigree background on the other.

My apricot appeal requirement was met with my daisy. I used a sizzix die and cut it from card stock and designer paper. I stamped for you in the center. That way I can use this for a variety of occasions.  I added some gray satin ribbon and that completed my card.

The layout was from karen giron's sweet sunday sketch challenge. It was such a fun layout to work with.

Well, its time to turn out the lights in charmed life land today. Talk to you soon!!

card recipe: 

stamps: su filigree & tiny talk

paper: basic gray, sage shadow, apricot appeal, vv

ink: sage shadow

accessories: bigz daisy die, ms border punch, satin ribbon