For inspiration I used colors – yellow, blues pink to red and brown for my bear and the fact that she’s holding a teddy bear in this photo.
This was such a fun card to make and IÂ’ll admit I puttered with those flowers for quite a while but its relaxing and a wonderful way to de-stress!
The image was colored with both Copic markers (bear fur, pink ears, bandage on rear and clothespins) and Prismacolor pencils (long johns, sock, clothesline, shading on white cloth and flowers).
The image is attached to the card with foam squares cut to the sized needed.
I embossed the flowers with a metal ball stylus and a folded paper towel for a cushion. Negative portions of Cuttlebug dies were used for the black centers. I use a stick pin dipped in glue to pick up the small pieces and place on the larger piece, press down with the finger and pull away the pin then slide into place if needed.
The largest flowers were popped up with tiny foam circles, the next larger size was popped up with two 1/8” circles of cardstock glued together and then to the flower, the smallest flowers aren’t popped up. Aleene’s tacky glue was used for all attaching pieces to each other and to the card.
A direct link to a close up of this card on my blog can be found here.
Punches and die used:
Martha Stewart – Frond, Picket Fence border, EK Success – large and small flowers, tiniest flower is an unknown punch. Stampin Up – Top Note die for yellow panel, Cuttlebug Tiny Tags (larger black center), Winter (house doorknob – small black flower center)
Registered: December 4, 2008 Location: Burlington, ON Canada Posts: 1578
Sat, Apr 23, 2011 @ 6:35 AM
OMGoodness . . . this is so adorable! What a super cute image and all your details . . . these flowers are beautiful and I love how many you did! This is a fabulous card! Going into favs!
Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 83088
Sat, Apr 23, 2011 @ 6:35 AM
Roxy, this is so adorable! I love all your flowers and that adorable image and sentiment combo - this is so great. It would make me feel better if I was sick (which I am this morning so my address is: 176....... ). I haven't checked out the inspiration challenge yet, but it must be super today to have inspired this terrific card.
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Registered: June 9, 2006 Location: Wauconda, IL Posts: 55667
Sat, Apr 23, 2011 @ 6:37 AM
I love your card Roxie!! Such a perfect balance of color, and a terrific layout. I love the yellow and the blue. Your card is so fresh and spring like also. Great job!!
Registered: September 26, 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 9625
Sat, Apr 23, 2011 @ 6:54 AM
Roxie--this card is so cute!!! And what a great idea to use a pin with glue on the tip to pick up and glue the small pieces! I would never have thought of doing that, but what a great tip! Thanks! Love all the flowers and the fence in the background. You did a fantastic job with this card! TFS