I really wanted to do Monday's Technique Lover's Challenge. So on Monday I tried doing it with a snowman stamp so I could cover the CAS challenge as well - horrible result and I tossed it! Then yesterday morning I tried with a holly stamp - even worse! But last night I tried with the poppy stamp you see here, and finally I was happy with the result! So I called the card "Third Time Lucky".
I coloured the image with various Distress inks and a water brush, sponged a bit of soft colour around the flowers while it was still in the circle die, and added a lacy circle border and a sentiment.
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 GMT Views: 1942
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131334
Wed, Jan 28, 2015 @ 8:32 AM
Oh wow - beautiful!
I'm sorry that you had two fails - but you hit the jackpot with this one, it's simply beautiful. It will be a lovely get well card - that yellow in the poppies should lift anybody's spirits! Your soft sponging around it is just beautiful. I'm not surprised, seeing how gorgeous this is, that even after those two fails this has restored you're faith and you'll be happy to try again - with carefully selected images ;-).
Registered: December 15, 2011 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 11275
Wed, Jan 28, 2015 @ 10:02 PM
This is not only lucky, but simply gorgeous! I'm so glad you didn't give up!
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Registered: July 9, 2008 Location: Stars Fell on Alabama Posts: 74564
Thu, Jan 29, 2015 @ 8:58 AM
Susan, this is gorgeous and I love the vibrant color you used for the flower. I threw my first one in the garbage, too. The color just wasn't right and neither was the flower I used.
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Registered: February 21, 2007 Location: Bay City, MICHIGAN Posts: 17556
Sun, Feb 01, 2015 @ 7:37 AM
This is a real beauty!! So glad you kept at it until you came up with such a winner of a card - the flowers are stunning!! Love the lacey circle die and the bit of sponging to accent your blooms!!
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