This week’s challenge at Mother’s and Daughter’s Creations is a color challenge – to create a card with a spring theme with the colors light blue, yellow, and black. Now that IS a challenge, which would have been a lot easier with a bumble bee stamp!
When I think of spring, I think of April showers and May flowers and the Stampavie’s Lily and Milo “Rainy Day” stamp is perfect for this theme. I used different shades of light blue to create two very different cards with very different personalities.
Using a light navy blue as my primary color for my image for this card, I matted my rainy day friends first on a delicate floral pastel Imaginisce designer paper and then onto yellow and black card stock. I added a layer of light navy gingham checked paper and then another layer of black card stock. I punched the edges of each layer with one of Martha StewartÂ’s lace edge punches. A thin sheer black ribbon provided a bold but not overpowering place to anchor flowers in black and yellow. I used PrimaÂ’s Heavenly flowers which have flowers in both silk and a thin, organza-like material which I topped with a small yellow Prima flower. I used Kaiser blue pearls to embellish the umbrella and flower center.
Date: Thursday, March 26, 2009 GMT Views: 360
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Stamps: Lily and Milo “Rainy Days” (Stampavie, from Mother’s and Daughters Creations)
Paper: “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” from the For Peep's Sake Collection (Imaginisce, from Mother’s and Daughters Creations); Cardstock, Core’dinations Vintage Collection; light navy gingham check patterned paper; black card stock
Ink: Black Onyx (Versafine)
Accessories: Prima flowers and Prima Heavenly flowers collection; black organza ribbon; Lace edge punch, (Martha Stewart); Watercolor pencils; Kaiser pearls
Registered: May 31, 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 14509
Wed, Jul 01, 2009 @ 8:42 PM
OMG, it's been a while since I visited your gallery and am so glad that I had an opportunity tonight!
Love this image! I did a card with this, too, but not nearly as cute as yours!
Love your lacy edges and beautiful coloring!
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