Kinda Eclectic with In Colors – #GDP055

Its a quiet Friday night and sorts dreary and rainy out.  Yet I am in a cheery mood because I am home stamping!  My first project had to be this weeks challenge for Global Design Project #GDP 055!  It is a theme challenge and the theme is Random Acts of Kindness.  What better stamp set to pull out than Kinda Eclectic?  I had been eyeing this set for a while thinking I wanted to pull it out again and try something.  This challenge is the perfect opportunity.  And I decided to challenge myself and only use the Stampin’ Up 2016-2018 In Colors!  They are bright and cheery and looking at these colors is a good way to spend a rainy evening.

If you want some ideas for wonderful, heartwarming cards, check out Global Design Projects #GDP 055 Random Acts of Kindness entries.  There are some wonderful  ideas for Thanks You cards, Thinking of You cards and just a lot of “feel good” card designs.

The Kinda Eclectic set has been around for a few years.  It was a free set at a Stampin Up Convention one year.  We really do get spoiled with lots of free goodies at Stampin’ Up events.  This little set has been one of my favorites since I got it, but it has been sitting neglected for about a year now and I was happy to get it out for this card.

The color scheme was easy.  The challenge I made for myself was to use all In Colors.  Each time a new In Color group of 5 colors is introduced, they are all designed to complement one another.  The 2016-2018 suite of In Colors has really been a favorite.  I have to admit I was slow to warm up to these. At first, I did not think they played well together at all.  They seemed overly bright the first time I saw them. But now I don’t know what I would do with out Emerald Envy and Dapper Denim! And I have another card coming up Monday in these new In Colors!

Well, I am glad to be stamping!  October is a busy month, but I feel really creative!

Recipe

Papers: Whisper White, Emerald Envy, Flirty Flamingo, Peekaboo Peach, Sweet Sugarplum
Stamps: Kinda Eclectic
Embellishments: Thick Baker’s Twine(I am not sure what color!)
Tools: Elegant Butterfly, Bitty Butterfly Punches