Friendship Makes Life Colorful - Color Dare #242

Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge #242: This week’s colors shown in the Photo are Lemon, Tangerine, Blossom, Willow, Desert Sand and White Daisy - Optional: Gold.  Some of these colors are used in the CTMH Little Dreamer Paper Pack.  

We encourage you to use CTMH products; however you may use any products to participate using closest to colors.  Join the fun. 

NEW this week, SNEAK PEEK for future May color challenges so you can plan ahead.  And full month of May "Live Beautifully" Challenge, HERE.

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When I saw this die for sale I had to have it...why?  I have no idea...it wasn't what I thought it would be...wanted the border with the cut on one side only.  Cut one for a border cut then decided to use a combination of papers from Paper Fundamentals and the blossom design paper from "Little Dreamer" and cut a number of button strips.  

Again my nightmare for some reason...desert sand.  Initially placed these button strips straight up and down on desert sand...adhered...didn't like it.  Put the strips across the card, adhered and diagonally...didn't like it.  Cut a white panel and adhered buttons up and down...didn't like it. Nothing seemed to work.  Last experiment was to put the button strips on the diagonal.  But where is my Desert Sand...in my back yard (for those that don't know I live in Arizona).    

Die cut a scalloped circle in white daisy, stamped sentiment in Willow and then distressed the edges with all the colors, backed with a peek of the desert sand.  Also there is a peek of desert sand behind the white panel of buttons.  If I thought the button strips would one more time be torn off and adhered I might have added a shadow of desert behind each strip...but didn't want to take the chance, and had spent enough time on my project.  

However, previous to the end result of my card above I had spent a lot of time on masking the CTMH retired Stamp set "Buttoned Together"; but it didn't look right with the desert sand background, nor was I happy with it against the white background.  

I even cut it to see if I could use on the inside of the card and it was a no; but you know what you may see this in another card piecing it back together and against the sand...check back. This alone looked good against the desert sand. 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Paper

     Little Dreamer - Design Paper in Blossom

     Paper Fundamentals - Willow, Tangerine and Lemon

Cardstock 

     Desert Sand and White Daisy 

Stamp Set 
     C1361 Buttoned Together 
Dies 

     PoppyStamps - Contour Button Border No. 1222     

Inks / Pens

     Inks - Willow, Tangerine, Lemon and Blossom