Challenge #5 | Color Combo {avery elle}

Hello, and thank you for stopping by here today to see the 5th challenge for the Avery Elle challenge blog. This week we have a color combo challenge for you. I love the soft green and blue tones for this time of year — it's time to welcome spring!

I love the Knotty stamp set and just had to use it to kick off such a springy color combo. Water tones are always great for nautical images, as well as the traditional blue and red.

We would love to have you play along with us! 

Avery Elle stamps or their free digital stamps must be used in each entry. You may enter as many times as you wish, but they must be posted to the InLinkz tool separately. Please enter a new, not previously posted project that fits the challenge theme.  Your project must fit the theme to be eligible to win. The winner will not be chosen randomly.  We will be looking for entries that include great use of color, design & creativity. You have until 12:01 AM (PT) on Sunday, April 27th to enter.  The winner will be announced on Thursday, May 1st at 6:00 AM (Pacific Time) on the Avery Elle Challenge Blog.

Nautical trend {lily bee}

This week on Lily Bee we are talking about trends. I have one I love, love, love — Nautical. I know it isn't for everyone, but I've been a long-time fan of stripes, navy, pops of red and even stars. When the anchors started showing up in scrapbooking products, I was quite excited.

Wednesday is cards day at Lily Bee, so I made 2 cards that show off the nautical trend. I used the Destination Collection from Lily Bee, and it is a travel line — not nautical — which shows that you don't have to invest in a nautical-themed collection to still play along with the nautical look in your projects.

For this first card I went with the anchor (cut from a die that my bestie Sara sent me) for the main image. The dark woodgrain works so well with the map background and the color scheme.

For this second card, I focused on a lighthouse. I cut it using my Silhouette Cameo and multiple patterns and colors from the Destination collection at Lily Bee. 

I love how these turned out! I challenge you to find some papers and patterns in non-nautical collections and turn them into a sea-worthy, fabulous project.

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