Makeover Monday - Grumplings

For today's Makeover Monday, I wanted to join the Taylored Expressions Maker Challenge for March ... which is White, Square and Clean & Simple. 

I chose this card from February 2016 when I only had a few Taylored Expressions Stamp sets (my how times have change ... Taylor's stamps currently take up the biggest storage space in my studio).  

 

I wanted to use my new Taylored Expressions Mythical Grumplings for the card ... I also wanted to use the Color Combination from The Paper Players.

 

I started with a textured white square card base and stamped the fun little Unicorn in Coastal Cabana.  I colored his mane, tale, tummy and face with Calypso Coral markers.  I also added a little belly button gem and some teensie tiny googly eyes.

 

I wanted to use one of the sentiments from the same set, but they were all too vertical to work with the square card layout, so I used one from Taylored Expression Big Grumpy.

This is one makeover I actually don't like as much as the original ... trying to combine the two challenges left the colors a bit off and it feels like there's just too much white, but that's okay (and that is the challenge theme) ... each creative endeavor is a learning experience. 

However, I decided to do a makeover version 2 to see if I could end-up with a card I liked more.  I realized the challenge only says WHITE ... not lots of white, so I made a second one using less white and slightly better colors (my Coastal Cabana in the first card is a bit too blue and needs more of a green tint).

 

This time I used a monochromatic Mythical Unicorn Grumpling with a contrasting Belly Button gem and skipped the googly eyes.  I found a scrap of Gel Press Print on my studio table that worked perfectly for the landscape.  I used a sentiment from Taylored Expressions Big Grumpy Cat this time.  The color balance on this one feels much better.

 

And it's Anything Goes with Dies at Happy Little Stampers.

Comments

[Stef Perry]

Oh by far I love your se one version Stef! That coral grumpy unicorn gets the message across before even reading the hilarious sentiment! LOVE this! So glad you shared with The Paper Players this week!

[Claire Broadwater]

LOL! I love this grumpy unicorn! Such a fun way to use our color combo! The sentiment is perfect! Thank you for joining us at The Paper Players this week!

[Joanne James]

Well I'm sure that there are plenty of people out there who can totally identify with your grumpy unicorn Stephanie - I just love the attitude! Thanks for playing along over at The Paper Players this week!