Hi! This card was made for this week's Stampin' B's Challenge: DOTS; it also fits today's Ways To Use it Challenge: Yellow Sunshine: to use yellow on a card; and it fits this week's Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge: use a die cut!
Well, as you know today's card to use DOTS was, well...RIGHT UP MY ALLEY! I use dots VERY often on my cards, and I find they "complete" a card. And, using a die cut, is well, another thing I OFTEN do! And, let's be honest, I use a LOT of "old yellow" or "antique yellow" on my cards, (suns, dp, flowers).
This flower is the camellia from Mark's Finest Papers' SNEAK PEEK: Apples and Camellia. I stamped the image 3 times and embossed in gold. I used a Memento Blue Marker to color in the Camellias and used an aqua painter to blend. The center was colored with a yellow Memento Marker. The flowers were cut out and layered. The leaves are a Sizziz Die Cut that were sponged with Palette Hybrid ink: Sunflower and Adirondack Ink: Espresso.
Finished card size: 5" square
Total Time to Complete: 40 minutes
Registered: March 19, 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 749
Thu, Jul 08, 2010 @ 6:52 PM
I love the richness of the browns with the golden yellow! They are so warm & inviting. The blue flower and all your other special touches (buttons, brads, beads on stick pin, and all your wonderful dots) are the perfect icing! Beautiful card! Hugs, Trish
Registered: April 18, 2009 Location: Boston suburbs, MA Posts: 14060
Thu, Jul 08, 2010 @ 7:04 PM
Beautiful! What a great layered flower. I love the gold accents and your golden yellow for this challenge
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Registered: December 19, 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 15571
Thu, Jul 08, 2010 @ 7:54 PM
Wow Faith!!! I am so loving the versatility of this gorgeous flower. Your colors are so rich and inviting on this beauty. Fabulous work as always!! TFS
Registered: February 12, 2007 Location: Aurora, Colorado Posts: 13642
Thu, Jul 08, 2010 @ 10:06 PM
absolutely gorgeous. love the colors and the image is a wow too. you are killing me with all of these awesome sets. hope I find employment soon. love this card!!!! tfs.
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