The Challenge of Three Colors and a New Pink Baby!

I'm this week's hostess for the color challenge over on Split Coast - and my color choices are Basic Grey, Chocolate Chip and Gumball Green - an odd mix right?! Well - I was inspired by some sheets I saw on the cover of The Company Store Catalogue!  Not sure you can see it in this pic - but the flowers are actually outlined in brown and the leaves are a soft green.

And here is the card I was inspired to create.

My dessert option was to make your own patterned paper - which I did by stamping these flowers with brown ink - masking each flower and sponging the open areas with Ranger Distress Iced Spruce (not having Basic Grey Ink!) Then I colored the leaves with a green Copic. I layered the image panel to Basic Grey and then Chocolate Chip, tied grey wrinkled seam tape around the panel and through the Spellbinders Ribbon Tag stamped sentiment and tied a triple bow!

I'm on vacation this week but Kent is not  - so I'm looking forward to getting in some fun stamping time!

And I just have to introduce you to my brandy new Grand Niece - Mila (pronounced Mee-la) - Isn't she just the sweetest little bean??!!!

 These puffy white shorts have 2 rows of ruffles on the bum! - And yes, they do make her tiny little butt look big!

I saw her on Sunday and I'll be seeing her again on Thursday -  can't get enough of this cute little munchkin!  Her big brother, 2 year old Landon, has been more than happy with his new little sister!

Of course - he's older and into more grown up things now!! Now tell me - is love of cars in the male genetic makeup??!!  Landon hopped into Kent's car (I was right with him of course!) - started steering - pointed to where the key should go - and put his hand on the stick shift!!??!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Vintage Garden Flowers, Fancy Phrases
Paper: White - PTI, Basic Grey, Chocolate Chip- SU
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, New Sprout, Ranger Distress - Iced Spruce
Accessories: Copic - G82, foam tape, Eclipse Tape, Blending tool - Ranger, wrinkled seam tape - Prairie Bird Boutique Etsy Shop, Ribbon Tag Trio 2 - Spellbinders