This is for the Featured Stamper Challenge honoring Amisjag. Her gallery is wonderful and full of inspiration. I especially loved Barb's design on this pretty one. Her fussy cutting is amazing and she cut even more to add in tulips.
Instead, I used a stitched die-cut rectangle since I wanted to keep the sentiment. I changed the layering a little and used different colors for the Color Challenge. First, I stamped the image in Basic Gray and watercolored it. I used Mossy Meadow as a neutral as categorized by SU! Also, I used Smokey Slate on the newspaper as a lighter shade of Gray. I added some dimension on the flowers & stems/leaves with pencils when it was dry. Then I die-cut and matted on Basic Gray cardstock. After the card was put together, I went over the flowers with Wink of Stella and a big blob came out. I had to spread the WOS everywhere I could! It is now very sparkly.
Barb's trim is so delicate & pretty. My card is going to my Mother in law, who shares her yarn scraps with me. I found all three challenge colors in the yarn scraps, so I braided them for a unique trim and let them fray a little on the ends.
The Color Challenge dessert was use a tag, so I trimmed a pre-stamped sentiment and attached it as a tag to make a thank you card that is so fitting for my loving & kind MIL. Linking to the Free4All Challenge to make a thank you or New Year card.
Thank you Barb for sharing your wonderful cards with us and inspiring mine today! TFL
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Registered: March 5, 2007 Location: Coatesville, Pennsylvania Posts: 44964
Sun, Dec 30, 2018 @ 4:52 PM
Wow, Diane!!! This is a beauty! Lovely bouquet! Lovely card!!!! Hope you are well! Happy New Year!!!!!
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Registered: January 6, 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 20543
Sun, Dec 30, 2018 @ 7:02 PM
I love your pretty colors on these lovely tulips.
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Registered: March 13, 2011 Location: Langley, B.C. Canada Posts: 32110
Sun, Dec 30, 2018 @ 7:34 PM
Oh, I love this stamp and I don't think mine has seen any ink yet, lol...Love your colors, love your papers and love that stitched panel. Thanks for the inspiration!
Registered: April 16, 2008 Location: Meridian, Idaho Posts: 8507
Sun, Dec 30, 2018 @ 8:06 PM
Another lovely card with this color combo Diane! The wrapped tulips is one of my fav SU stamps and I love how you colored it, set it on the angled panel and anchored it on the pretty doily! The yarn remnant braid is such a sweet touch for your MIL as well! Thanks for joining the challenge for week #2!
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