Groovy or Gaudy

I'm still trying to get my creative mojo back, so I've decided to start participating in Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration challenges. The most recent color combination is Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Pumpkin Pie, and Very Vanilla. At first glance, this combo reminds me of Autumn. My instinct was to use a Fall-themed stamp set - maybe something with leaves or pumpkins. But then I thought that a Fall card would be too easy and I wanted to do something a bit more funky. I pulled out my Organic Outlines stamp set and went to work!

The card base is Kiwi Kiss with a border of scalloped Chocolate Chip. I really like the look of using two colors on the main image. First I inked the entire image with my Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad and then I went back and colored over the dots with my Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write Marker. I stamped the image on to Very Vanilla cardstock and then matted it with Chocolate Chip. I added a strip of Pumpkin Pie cardstock with Chocolate Chip ribbon along the bottom of the card front to tie the whole look together.

I think I really like how this card turned out...but I'm not totally sure. Sometimes I look at it and love the groovy feel of the color combo and the funky stamp set. And other times it looks a bit gaudy to me. You decide - groovy or gaudy?