love the mad for plaid, Julia and this weeks sketch was very interesting, Roxi. I decided to combine them for my challenge today!
I am wild about this plaid paper from the infamous Costco stack last year...I believe it was a Wild Asparagus pattern. I used it as the basis for my colors. The semi-circle and long rectangle are PTI dark chocolate and an unknown turquoise. I stamped with Heritage Marvy sea foam dye ink...on the rectangle B Line wrought iron aged fragment and on the semi-circle SU floral. The circle is a petite scallop with a vintage cream (PTI) base. The nosegay is from StampaRosa. I inked it with Adirondack pitch black onto Neenah smooth white and colored with Copics. It is cut and popped on foam squares. I added a tiny ombre ribbon around the stems. Lady Bird Johnson's quote, 'Where flowers bloom, so does hope" finishes off my card. I matted the sketch pieces onto MM harvest 6x6 pad of papers, cranberry the one I chose and my card base is SU more mustard.
Thanks for looking...hope everyone is having a wonderful week...I'm focusing on hope with the change of seasons and the change in the highest office in our country, and hope with that cash infusion into our finanical markets...certainly without hope life would be very sad, indeed!
Date: Thursday, October 16, 2008 GMT Views: 409
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Registered: October 15, 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 38718
Thu, Oct 16, 2008 @ 11:36 AM
Wow, Susan! This really jumps off the page! I love the colors in the plaid background and how you carried them into the gorgeous bouquet! Wonderful coloring! That quote is just great! I really like your take on the sketch, too! Very nice!
Registered: April 22, 2006 Location: SCS in NC Posts: 20914
Thu, Oct 16, 2008 @ 12:02 PM
Susan this is wonderful. I really like the colors you chose. The word HOPE has such meaning to so many. Without it all is lost. I think you rocked on the sketch challenge. Lovely job. TFS
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Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105159
Thu, Oct 16, 2008 @ 12:42 PM
hey girl, I'm with you all the way...hope is what gets us through! I love your card, and the quote from LadyBird.
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131700
Thu, Oct 16, 2008 @ 12:43 PM
Now that's a nice bright cheerful plaid. All mine were dull and sombre. Gave you the perfect colour for the polyanthus, and I love the little bow around the stems.