Raspberry Suite Color Challenge 16

Hey there - Happy September to you! Today's card share is what I came up with for Dawn's Raspberry Suite Color Challenge 16! This week's color palette is actually one I am really drawn to - not just in cards, but I think it's also a color scheme that catches my eye in furniture and decorating too. Here are the colors: I think it has a nice and rustic feel to it. The colors I used for the challenge are Stampin'Up!'s Crushed Curry, Chocolate Chip, Kraft, and Very Vanilla. I also used the new Sweet Centers stamp set that's available in the Holiday Mini starting today. You like? It's a fun set that coordinates with the Sweet Treats Cups that's also a new product in the mini {I will definitely have samples of this new product sometime this week - they are too cool!} In the meantime, how about a full view of my card? Here it is:
Since the colors are a little on the mellow and subdued side, I wanted to introduce different textures to the card to bring the colors out. I had fun with all kinds of accessories! I used the Champagne Mist shimmer paint on the balloon to make it more "glisteny" and dressed it up a little by adding the small half circle pearls from the Pretties kit. For the papers, I used the Big Shot Top Note die and the texturz plates to add more dimension to the card. Here's the full recipe for you:

{Charming Balloon Card}
All Supplies Stampin'Up! except where noted:
*Stamp Sets: Charming, Sweet Centers
*Cardstock: Textured Crushed Curry, Kraft, and Very Vanilla, To the Nines Specialty DSP
*Inks: Chocolate Chip Classic Stamp Pad, Crushed Curry Marker
*Accessories: Champagne Mist shimmer paint; Wide Oval, 1 3/4" circle, trio flowers, and modern label punches; Top Note Bigz Die; Stampin'Up! Texturz plates; Pretties Kit, Linen Thread, Signo Gel Pen, Flower Brad, Wood Button {PTI}

Hope you like it. Thanks for stopping by today!