Hello, sweet friends! Hope you are having a wonderful weekend and enjoying the warmer weather. Here's the new Instant Garden digi that I used, and I started with a piece of plaid DP as my color palette. I colored my image and than fussed far too long before I decided on a layout (it often takes me longer to put a card together than coloring - sadly!). Anyway, I decided to use a set of dies that I bought a while ago with a mini scalloped circle, pierced inside around most of my image, and then decided to add some buttons and a piece of seam binding that I colored with a Copic marker. The tip for coloring seam binding with a Copic marker is to use a piece of plastic under the seam binding and keep coloring it until you are finished so it doesn't dry and leave "interruption marks." It works perfectly. There's an image without this sentiment inside, and I tried some other stamped sentiments that worked perfectly. But today I used the whole image.
So, sweet friends, thanks for taking a closer look at my card, and I hope you have a wonderful rest of the weekend. AND don't forget to check out the new Dirty Dozen gallery. We have two new Dirty Dozen gals and lots of beautiful cards. Here's a direct link to the gallery. I know they would love to be encouraged with your comments. It's a lot of work being on the Dirty Dozen Design Team.
Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50478
Mon, May 16, 2016 @ 5:26 AM
I love seeing your new instant garden creations....they always bring a smile to my face I love the blue color on the pot and the ribbon and how you paired it with that awesome plaid. Your cards are a delight Cheryl!
Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92426
Tue, May 17, 2016 @ 2:38 PM
LOVE LOVE your colors, Cheryl....you should be on the CC Team. Lovely image and sentiment and your coloring of all these intricate details is astounding.......really beautiful.
Registered: October 30, 2007 Location: Posts: 26718
Thu, May 19, 2016 @ 3:42 PM
So lovely, Cheryl! The color combo is fabulous, the flowers and vine as sweet as can be, love those buttons - and that seam binding bow tops it all off! Faved.
Registered: July 9, 2008 Location: Stars Fell on Alabama Posts: 74751
Fri, May 20, 2016 @ 6:36 AM
Another beauty from you, Cheryl. I love how you always match your coloring and dp perfectly. Good job with the piercing, also. Have a wonderful weekend.
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Registered: May 8, 2016 Location: Arkansas Posts: 35
Sat, May 21, 2016 @ 6:58 PM
Cheryl! This is such a lovely card! I love the greeting! I, too, often take a long time to color an imagine than putting the card together.
Oh, and thank you for the sweet comment on my card, today. You are a sweet heart!
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Sun, May 22, 2016 @ 8:36 AM
Beautiful piece of plaid paper, Cheryl, and you pulled out those colors to Perfection on your pretty pot and foliage! Love those itty bitty buttons....your coloring is Super de Duper fun....Gorgeous card!
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Registered: September 21, 2006 Location: In the beautiful Sequatchie Valley, Home of the Paper Clip Project - The National Cornbread Festival Posts: 26563