Another Double Challenge Tuesday

My card today is for two challenges - the Color Challenge at Splitcoaststampers and the Sketch Challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches.

The colors this week are Soft Sea Foam, Garden Green and Soft Suede with "animal" for dessert (I just realized that sounds a little carnivorous - LOL!)  I had never used the Nuts About Squirrels stamp set before despite having it for awhile, so out it came to fulfill the animal requirement!

I thought two greens with a squirrel was perfect because of the trees.  For my leaves I masked off the squirrel and stamped the leaves with Sea Foam and the veins in Garden Green.  I also used a couple of neutrals - Crumb Cake and Early Espresso for the acorn although you don't see that much difference in the photo.

I used one of the new Stylish Shapes dies to cut the square and then my paper cutter to cut a Sea Foam square just a shade larger. Originally I wanted to emboss the stripe panel but just couldn't find the right embossing folder so I used some older textured ribbon instead.  I have SO MUCH ribbon that I really need to start using it more in any way that I can!

I hope you will find time to join us in one or both challenges this week.

Products used: All products are Stampin' Up!

• Stamps: Nuts About Squirrels
  
• Dies: Stylish Shapes
  
• Ink: Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Soft Sea Foam, Garden Green, Memento Black
  
• Cardstock: Basic White Thick, Soft Sea Foam
• Accessories: Stamparatus, Linen Thread, Stampin' Dimensionals
  

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