Nancy is our hostess for the FS Challenge and Shirl is our Featured Stamper. Shirl, I am a big fan of your gallery! You have so many beautiful cards that inspired me. I finally settled on your delightful Hollyhock card.
I kept your IO Hollyhock die cuts. I changed the sentiment and used a grass die cut border instead of your cute fence die cut. I used DOX inks to color the flowers just as you did, except that I used watercolor paper, smooshed my paper into the inks to add the color and then die cut them. I die cut my background panel with the Tessantina Border die and stamped the sentiment before embossing with the Tasteful Textile folder. After adhering the die cuts, I embellished with 3 rhinestones. I matted with Soft Sea Foam cardstock.
Thank you, Nancy, for this fun challenge! Congratulations, Shirl! Enjoy your time in the sun!
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Registered: March 13, 2011 Location: Langley, B.C. Canada Posts: 32107
Mon, Sep 06, 2021 @ 1:38 PM
Oh Rita this is gorgeous and I love the look of those watercolored hollyhocks so much. The grass border is sweet and your sweet sentiment (which I don't think I have used from that set) fits perfectly. What a neat trellis you used for your flowers. Thank you so much for this beautiful case of my card. I love it!
Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 82500
Wed, Sep 08, 2021 @ 2:49 AM
Rita, this is lovely! I love your sentiment and those watercolored flowers. A sweet card sure to cheer someoone! Great case. HUgz
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Registered: February 19, 2011 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 14992
Wed, Sep 08, 2021 @ 2:37 PM
And there is so much to love about this card. Those hollyhocks are beautiful and they look terrific highlighted by that great trellis cut out in the bg. I like what Gayle said -- your card looks soft but also colorful and cheerful. Wonderful CASE and a Wonderful Card.