Couldn't manage to get my card finished before I had to start work today. But I worked from home and was hoping to get finished on my lunch break. Didn't happen, so I'm just finishing it now while I'm waiting for a macro to run. I've combined Pam's lovely fall colors with Sandy's fun challenge. No dessert for me today. I haven't been stamping for very long--only about three years, so I had to go back to my scrapbooking days for old tools. I started the card off with what I think must be my oldest stamp (although it's new to me). It says 1998 on it. I colored it with markers and then decided it needed more, so I finished it off with colored pencils. I've used SC74 for the sketch even thought this large stamp resulted in too big a panel for the front of the card. It was sort of a fancy fold and I dug through my oldest DP from my scrapbooking days about fifteen years ago and used some of that. It doesn't show in the picture, but on that back piece, I used a pair of fancy border scissors to cut the red strip. Then I finished off the card with another old tool from scrapbooking--alphabet letters! They totally don't "go" with this card, but I couldn't resist. LOL!
Registered: December 4, 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 16610
Tue, Aug 28, 2018 @ 5:20 PM
This is such a gorgeous card Jen. This bold bloom with the subtle card base colors is really gorgeous. I can see the fancy cutting on the strip in the back and I love your gold letters. I have to admit that I was totally shocked you have only been stamping for about 3 years. That is impressive my friend! What a fantastic card for all of the challenges. ~Karen.
Registered: October 21, 2010 Location: in the okanagan in b.c. canada Posts: 13012
Tue, Aug 28, 2018 @ 5:55 PM
What a striking Beautiful rose...awesome coloring....just glistens....worked perfect with the challenge colors....was going to go there but my one paper had more darker yellow/light orange on it, so too dark. A wonderful way to say hello...LOVE it....TFs..:0)
------------------------------ We as people are raindrops of colorful ink , falling down Crisp and Clear, each a different shade more vibrant then the last, but once we realize at the bottom of an endless abyss we all fall into the same inkpot forming one color, only then can we come together as one My son.