I made this card for this weeks color challenge, but first I want to thank the Color Team for asking me to be a guest hostess for the month of September. Stef is our hostess and she has chosen gorgeous colors for us to use which are Balmy Blue, Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather and Soft Seafoam. I do not currently have any of these colors, but they are on my wish list for sure. I substituted using the inks listed in the description. The image was water colored using a blender pen and various inks. I use so many plain rectangle dies in my card making that I thought it would be nice to use a decorative die this time. The flower image fit in the open space perfectly so I was quite pleased with this. The lavender mat layer was stamped 4 times using a woodgrain bg stamp. Dessert this week is to use twine or a ribbon. This beautiful dotted ribbon was gifted to me by my scs friend Liz and I was so delighted to use it on this card. Thank you Liz- this ribbon is a dream to tie up. Hopefully, you can play along this week with us. Thanks for looking! ~Karen.
Date: Monday, September 3, 2018 GMT Views: 1414
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Registered: March 13, 2011 Location: Langley, B.C. Canada Posts: 32098
Tue, Sep 04, 2018 @ 1:56 PM
Karen, this is so pretty. I love that decorative diecut, and the sentiment is wonderful. I just love it. The pretty lavender dotted ribbon just works so well with the romantic feel of that decor diecut too. Love that you used a woodgrain background, but stamped in the lavender. This card is a wonderful example of using those challenge colors.
Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28816
Thu, Sep 06, 2018 @ 7:09 AM
Karen this is beautiful!! I love everything you have done on this card. The flowers and the dies -- is so pretty and also the way you put the sentiment on the waving tag. Gorgeous!
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6
Registered: June 27, 2012 Location: Washington Posts: 25246
Sat, Sep 08, 2018 @ 11:26 PM
Oh my, Karen, this is an elegant card! Love your colors for the color challenge. Your soft grape woodgrain bg and lacy die-cut are perfect to show off your beautiful bloom, so beautifully colored, and your sentiment! LOVE IT!
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