Hello, dear friends! Well, it's the middle of the month and time for some flowers! You all know how much I love flowers, right? This card is going to a dear friend who just had surgery and is in need of some cheering up. I want her to know that I am praying and thinking of her. This is the newest Instant Garden digi, and I just love this sweet rose with the rose hips and chamomile. I have to admit that I have two images that I started coloring - one on Neenah and the other on X-Press It Blending Card. I finished the rose on each of them and had started on the leaves, but I decided to finish the Neenah one. Well, a sudden "bloop" came out of my Copic marker, and I gasped! It was nearly half an inch around! My DH said, "Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" I said, "Well, you come and see for yourself." He then realized it surely wasn't a good thing! LOL! I can laugh now only because I went on to figure out what I would do for a layout using the other piece I started to color. After a while, I thought to myself - well, I could try putting some tissue under it and use the chisel end of my colorless blender. So I did. And while it took some work, I am thankful that I was able to camouflage the first image and finish it - big sigh of relief! I wanted this card to be feminine, so I added some doily dies that I love along with three little leaf branches. I traced the tag die, fussy cut a thin border, and then added the ribbon. It's hard to tell, but the DP is actually a soft blue.
So, sweet friends, thanks for taking a closer look at my card, and I hope you like it. I always look at my finished cards and think (for example) I should not have glued down each doily. But there's always the next card, right? Hehe! Have a wonderful rest of the week, and don't forget to visit the newest Dirty Dozen Design team gallery. I've seen much of the gallery, and I think you will LOVE it! It's a fun theme this month.
Paper: Solar White (Neenah), White (Recollections), Pretty in Pink (SU), Summer Crush 6" x 6" paper stack (Maja Design)
Paper Size: 6" square
Ink: None (printer)
Accessories: Copic markers, Stitched Main Street Tags dies (Memory Box), French Pastry Doily die (Cheery Lynn), Tea Time Doily die (Cottage Cutz), Beautiful Flowers dies (Verve), pink organza ribbon (The Robert Stanley Collection/Hobby Lobby)
Techniques: Digital images using Microsoft Word, paper piercing
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Registered: January 27, 2010 Location: Southern Ontario, Canada Posts: 52226
Wed, Jun 15, 2016 @ 7:35 AM
Well my friend, this is beyond beautiful. How very delicate and your copic skills are perfection. I do not know how you do those tiny little flowers - for me it is a good very sharp Prisma pencil! lol - Gorgeous work ...
Registered: January 2, 2011 Location: Fairmont, MN Posts: 10169
Wed, Jun 15, 2016 @ 12:33 PM
To me Cheryl your cards are always outstanding & flawless!! I'm so impressed with your beautiful coloring here and the doily is a great addition! I'm sure your friend will love it & appreciate it!! :-)
Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Wed, Jun 15, 2016 @ 6:11 PM
WOW! Your marker dripped on this and you STILL created a fabulous card, Cheryl. I'm still in awe of your coloring! This card is so elegant! Just beautiful!
Registered: July 25, 2004 Location: Hog Wallow, KY Posts: 38242
Wed, Jun 15, 2016 @ 7:27 PM
Beautiful. I love the image and your coloring. I also like the tag die. Great colors. As for the blob, you can always make it dimensional. That's how I cover it up. Just pop something on top of it. I filled my markers and I am having that happen a lot. I wonder if they are over filled and that causes it? I read where some gals are buying a scale and weighing them. I thought that was over the top at first, but I am considering one now.
Registered: June 10, 2011 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 7394
Wed, Jun 15, 2016 @ 7:41 PM
This is just a simply stunning and very girlie card. Everything feminine about it - pretty rose, lacy doilies, soft ribbon and dainty coloured image. Another inspiring and very pretty "Cheryl" card.
Registered: May 23, 2009 Location: sunny california Posts: 9825
Sat, Jun 18, 2016 @ 4:42 PM
I love all your cards and have pinned many of them, Cheryl, but this one is surely in my top 10. Everything about it is perfection...the double matted tag, the pretty image which you colored so beautifully, the doileys, and those great looking white leaves. At Torah study this morning we discussed the healing power of prayer, no matter what religion we follow. Your friend will be so comforted by your gorgeous card and prayers from the heart.