Wow! What a fab site! I could spend a day there. I chose This Rug because I like the contrast w/ the pop of orange. Since it's only polite to send a thank you card after someone's done something nice, I'm also including this in the FC gallery this month.
My card showcases this wonderful Sunflower image from Outlines Rubber Stamps done in the turq/blues w/ a little coral for an accent color. I think I've said this before but I try not to let reality get in the way of how I color things. You'll probably never see a sunflower this color in real life, but I like it!
And because I love the contrast in the inspiration picture, I paired the shades of blue w/ a nice corally-orange dot paper. A big scallop die was used on the bottom strips and the 2 shades of blue paper are actually the flip sides of one sheet of textured c/s. I used a pennant die for the sentiment, added a little twine bow and some beautiful little Swarovski crystals. The finished card is 5.50 x 4.25.
Thanks so much for looking! Closeups, more pics and a glance at my work book are on my blog: The Write Stuff.
Date: Saturday, January 28, 2012 GMT Views: 836
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Wow...love the colors you put together on this. The sunflower is just so fun and the use of the twine is great. I love the different textures you obtained!
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Registered: February 22, 2006 Location: Casselberry, Florida Posts: 46530
Sat, Jan 28, 2012 @ 10:57 AM
I know that's a sunflower stamp, but in my mind I thought "what a great sunburst" -- even though it's blue. And I love the coral scallops across the bottom. This is a beautiful card.
What a wonderful card! Your flower is fabulous and I like the layers, design, l/o. The big scallops work great with this. I have trouble using those but I sure like them. Very pretty card.
Registered: August 7, 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 28113
Sat, Jan 28, 2012 @ 3:38 PM
Wow Julie! This is amazing!!! LOVE every detail from the big scalloped borders to that gorgeous bloom!!!
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