I made this card for this week's color challenge hosted by Roberta (stamp'nana). The colors she chose are basic gray, rose red and very vanilla. This card represents two major challenges for me. 1) I learned how to use a blender pen for the first time. There may have been a little growling involved in this process. LOL, and 2) this is the very first time I have participated in a color challenge. Fun! I am also sending this card to a gal who was recently diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer. There is someone here on scs who is asking people to send cards to this lady, but I cannot find the link to that. I do have the address to send the card to so if you are interested in sending a card to this gal, send me a private message and I will share the address with you. This image was stamped in basic gray. Then I used a blender pen and rose red ink to color in the flowers. The sentiment was cut on the cricut using the Phrases cartridge. I used Glad press n seal to press against the sentiment before removing it from the cricut mat using my spatula (this keeps everything together). Then I applied Tombo glue to the back side of the sentiment and set it down on my finished card and pressed firmly. Once the sentiment was firmly attached to the card, then I removed the Glad press n seal. This was a really fun card for me to make and I have kept the gal I am sending this to in my thoughts and prayers the entire time as well.
Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 GMT Views: 1428
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Registered: January 6, 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 20543
Tue, Jan 17, 2017 @ 7:40 PM
Very classy looking with you image and your lovely die cut words!
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Registered: March 13, 2011 Location: Langley, B.C. Canada Posts: 32102
Tue, Jan 17, 2017 @ 10:34 PM
Fantastic! I have this stamp too! So neat to see what you have done with it on your first color challenge. Just beautiful. And you used glad press n' seal to adhere the diecut? Gotta find out how to do that. This will be a wonderful card to send to this woman. Well done on the coloring too!
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Wed, Jan 18, 2017 @ 6:36 AM
Karen, this is so beautiful. You're like me, then, a novice watercolorist. What a lovely job! And bless you for praying over your card as you worked. Thanks for that reminder to send well wishes to recipients. You are a wonderful and thoughtful lady. I have saved in favorites.
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131448
Wed, Jan 18, 2017 @ 7:29 AM
I think you are very brave to try a colour challenge, they freeze me in my tracks and i only do one if I absolutely have to. This is so beautiful and elegant, I wouldn't ever have guessed it was your first workout with a blender pen either.