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: April 18, 2011 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 51844
Sun, Jun 19, 2016 @ 9:24 PM
How did I miss this sis. I loved your write-up and soooo relate to oopses!! Everything about this is beautiful, your colouring is out of this world. Big squishy hugs sweet DD sis. xxx
------------------------------ Susie
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Registered: November 9, 2014 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 1421
Fri, Jun 24, 2016 @ 8:25 AM
I just got back in town for a few days and finally had a chance to see your gorgeous cards. This has got to be one of my all time favorites. I love the feminine pink and lace. It is very beautiful. Linda
Registered: April 5, 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1223
Sun, Jul 03, 2016 @ 2:59 PM
I have to say that you constantly amaze me! This is absolutely beautiful! Your work always makes me smile.
Hugs :O)
------------------------------ Patricia "You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose."
~ Dr. Seuss
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Registered: June 19, 2010 Location: SC Posts: 6005
Sat, Feb 04, 2017 @ 7:06 AM
You have definitely achieved soft and feminine with this beautiful card. And what a great recovery! In my humble opinion, learning to use the colorless blender can be just as challenging as learning coloring techniques. And sharing your mishap helps us learn, and see the results. When I look at your gallery, Cheryl, I can visualize a lovely writing desk with a drawer of beautiful cards just waiting for the right recipient. I know your friend was so touched when she received your card.