A sympathy card for a dear friend and cardmaking buddy who recently lost her father. I wanted to make a soft and feminine card with some flowers.
Following my usual pattern, I checked SCS challenges that I had not participated in to find some ideas to focus on and get my mojo moving. Several challenges dealt with the possibility of using flowers, but I needed to come up with a color scheme and a layout. I found my color scheme from the newest Inspiration Challenge from the Serengeti Fashions website and refined it with the Alphabet Challenge, Color Letter I for Ivory. My layout idea came from the Featured Stamper Challenge that used a quatrefoil background with a flower, though I modified my layout to make it more mine by using a lattice three-layered die-cut with only partial background coverage and added more than one flower.
#2. DD9ABC9I - Alphabet Challenge - 4/18/18. . .Color Letter I = Ivory. NO bonus challenge for me.
#3. MMTPT510 - Teapot Challenge - 5/1/18. . .May Flowers. Use flowers in your creation.
#4. F4A434 - Free For All Challenge - 6/15/18. . .Vacation View. On my vacation, I would love to go to Vancouver Island, B.C. to Butchart Gardens to view the lovely flower gardens!
#5. FS595 - Featured Stamper - 7/1/18 - Gallery to visit: cheiron, aka Cheiron Brandon. Cheiron has a lovely gallery, and I found my card layout from her card design, though I changed my colors, used a lattice partial background instead of a quatrefoil background, and added more flowers and glitter. I kept the fishtail flag design for the sentiment, though I layered mine. Cheiron's card: Quatrefoil Happily Ever After by cheiron at Splitcoaststampers.
#6. WORD0618 - the WORD Challenge from the DD June 2018 Theme: Keeping Score - 6/15/18. This month's word is: FOLD. F = flowers, fishtail flag; O = overlapped flowers, orange cardstock shade; D = die-cut, Dazzling Diamonds glitter.
#7. USEIT2018 - ongoing all year. My card uses all old and retired Stampin' Up products from 2013 and 2014: 3 stamp sets, Bigz Lattice die, ribbon, and cardstock colors!
Ingredients: Stampin' Up products: Cardstock--Soft Suede, Crisp Cantaloupe, Very Vanilla. Stamps--Gorgeous Grunge (splatters); Flower Shop (large pansy); Petite Petals (small flower). Ink--Soft Suede, Crisp Cantaloupe. Die--Bigz Lattice (3 layers). Punches--Pansy; Petite Petals. Ribbon--3/4" Chevron Calypso Coral. Glitter--Dazzling Diamonds. Pearls. Other products: My Favorite Things Die--Interactive Oval Word Window. Computer-made sentiment/ verse. Size: 4-3/4" x 6".
Heart breaking story but you've made a wonderful card for your friend, Carlene. Love the glitter diecut background and florals. Such a divine design. Thanks for visiting my gallery to share the happy news for me. Blessings.
------------------------------ Marge
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Thu, Jul 05, 2018 @ 12:10 PM
Carlene, this is so lovely and sure to bring comfort to your friend. Your chosen colors are soothing, and the bg spattering draws the eye up from those gorgeous pearled flowers. I have that lattice die and don't give it as much love as I should.
------------------------------ Julie Proud Fan Club Member, CC595 Favorite, CC March 2017 Guest Designer, SC Winter 2018/19 Guest Designer