SUO Challenge #169 - Celebrating Green!

I'm fueling my addiction for Stampin' Challenges and am playing along with SUO - Stampin' Up Only!  The challenge is to make a project of any kind that features the color Green! Until my SU order arrives on Monday green is not a common color in my stash of products so this was a true challenge for me. When Mossy Meadow cardstock hit the clearance rack I stocked up thinking this would be a great color to use for Christmas projects and so my project uses Mossy Meadow to satisfy the "green" in the challenge.  Here's my card:

Card Measurements and Supplies:

card base: Mossy Meadow 5 1/4" x 10 1/2 " scored at 5 1/4"
Always Artichoke would be a great substitute #105119

bottom layer: Elegant Eggplant (#105126) 4 1/4" x 4 1/4"

top layer: Whisper White (#100730) 4" x 4"

inside: Whisper White 5" x 5"

Stamp set: Tuscan Vineyard (clear #141902/ wood #141899)

Ink: Basic Black Archival Stampin' Pad #140931

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad #126974

VersaMark Stamp Pad #102283

Watercolor Pencils #141709

Blender Pen #102845

Aqua Painter #103054

Stampin' Emboss Powder - Copper #141636

Embossing Buddy #103083

Heat Tool #129053

1" Circle Punch #119868

Paper Snips #103579

SNAIL Adhesive #104332

Stampin' Dimensionals # 104430

Using your 1" circle punch, punch a circle out of the sticky part of a post-it note and place it in the centre of the top layer of Whisper White cardstock.  Using Basic Black Archival Ink, stamp the olive branch in a circle in the centre of the card.  Color the leaves of the olive branch using Old Olive Water Color Pencil and the olives using Rich Razzleberry Water Color Pencil, blend the color using a blender pen.  Mount the stamped cardstock to the Elegant Eggplant layer using SNAIL Adhesive. 

On a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock stamp the cork image using Early Espresso Classic Ink. Drag the ink over the image using an Aqua Painter to give the cork images their cork-color. Fussy cut the image using paper snips.  Give another piece of scrap Whisper White cardstock a wipe with the Embossing Buddy, stamp the round stamp image using VersaMark Ink.  Sprinkle with Copper Embossing Powder and set with the Heat Tool.  Punch out the image using the 1" circle punch.

Adhere the layers to the centre of the card base using Stampin' Dimensionals and add the corks and stamp to the card front with more dimensionals.

I hope this project inspires you.

natalia