This is my card for today's Inspiration Challenge - to be inspired by the beautiful Lang calendars. There were so many that inspired me it was hard to pick just one. In the end I went with a pretty image from the Cottage Gardens calendar:
Sorry, I can't seem to get the individual photo to link - it's in column 2, 3rd image down.
I stamped the Floral background with Always Artichoke onto So Saffron CS. I scored a panel of So Saffron, sponged it with Tea Dye DI and sketched lightly over the score lines with a Prismacolor pencil. I stamped the roses and the bees with Memento Rich Cocoa onto Naturals White and colored them with Copic markers. Still trying to get the hang of that! I cut out the rose image and the bees and popped everything up on pop-dots over the scored background. Added Stickles to the bees' wings and that was it.
Thanks, Stef and Lynn, for the great inspiration today and TFL!
Date: Saturday, January 24, 2009 GMT Views: 2017
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Sat, Jan 24, 2009 @ 8:10 AM
This is just beautiful. I really like how you used the floral BG as a partial BG. Your rose is colored beautifully. Wonderful card and into my faves it goes. tfs
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Sat, Jan 24, 2009 @ 8:18 AM
I fell in love with this one too, Carla, and I'm glad I didn't use this one as inspiration, because yours is gorgeous!!!!!!!!!! I love the bees and the sparkle, and your coloring is fabulous!!!!!!!
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Sat, Jan 24, 2009 @ 9:16 AM
Stunning card! Love the scoring and your flowers are awesome! You have done an outstanding card! Love it!
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