A few weeks ago my friend Tea-Bag and I were out shopping. Well it was Red Hat Day and we were on the tear anyway. I found this great card and envelope set in the clearance at a Hallmark store. Couldn't wait to get my ink all over them! LOL I was just dieing to use a new stamp of the month from CTMH that I just got, so to-day's challenge was the perfect opportunity. The sunflower is stamped with versafine black and coloured with prisma pencils and OMS. The greeting from Mike's $l.50 bin is stamped in Night of Navy. The piercing pattern is an Ornare piercing plate from Marianne Designs. I just used the bits I needed to full in.
Date: Friday, June 22, 2012 GMT Views: 2266
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Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92694
Fri, Jun 22, 2012 @ 10:25 AM
Sue, what a stunning CAS card. Your coloring of the sunflower is so realistic and exquisitely done....a show stopper. The piercing is a beautiful detail, but doesn't detract from your magnificent bloom.
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Registered: June 19, 2010 Location: SC Posts: 6005
Fri, Jun 22, 2012 @ 11:02 AM
I agree with Sallie, the coloring of the sunflower is one of the best I've seen. Subtle but with a lot of depth. Nice shading and shadows. A gorgeous card!
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105288
Fri, Jun 22, 2012 @ 12:54 PM
That piercing pattern is fabulous!! I love what you did with this store-bought card!!
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Registered: May 9, 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 8704
Fri, Jun 22, 2012 @ 1:48 PM
Gorgeous!
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Registered: February 9, 2010 Location: Mentone, California Posts: 7361
Fri, Jun 22, 2012 @ 4:00 PM
LOVE LOVE LOVE this card. AMAZING coloring...such a beauty with all that depth and shading! Wonderful paper peircing pattern...I ma going to look into that plate. Awesome effect on this card!