I made this card for 2 challenges. The first challenge is for this week's Alphabet Challenge. Ann is our hostess and she has chosen the letters OW for this week's challenge. The O part of this challenge was a cinch for me, but adding in the W was a challenge.
The 2nd challenge this card fits is the Inspiration Challenge. Angie is our hostess and she has chosen a company called, "Eye on Design" for our inspiration. As soon as I saw this cool piece of art, I had my OW card: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/695032154979422140/. What I loved were the colors and how this piece drew me in.
I made these multi-step tulips at a friend's house before COVID-19 was even known about. I brought the tulip die die cut home and put it in my file for "someday." Today turned out to be "someday." The artwork I chose has a very blue eye so I chose to use blue for the background to really highlight the orange flowers.
The cloudy sky piece is made with Tim Holtz distress inks, sprayed with water and then smashed. I have never tried this exact technique before and it is really fun to do. I need more practice, but it is quick and easy.
Assembled the card and stamped the sentiment. The OW's in this card are for orange and for wishing and the watery blues used too.
Thank you Ann and Angie for the great challenges this week and thank you for looking too! ~Karen.
Date: Saturday, July 11, 2020 GMT Views: 1191
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Registered: February 19, 2011 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 14983
Fri, Jul 17, 2020 @ 11:07 AM
Another beautiful card, I love the color combo as well and your smooshed oval (another "O") is a perfect background for those beautiful orange blooms. Be careful with smooshing though -- it can be a bit addictive. LOL I like that one of your "W"s was wishing. I am wishing you all the best too.
Registered: January 11, 2017 Location: Wisconsin summer and Arizona winter Posts: 19734
Mon, Jul 20, 2020 @ 7:08 PM
This is such a beautiful card Karen! I love those pretty tulips and the blue is the perfect color to compliment your flowers! Love the oval design, too!
------------------------------ Judy aka Gracie "Be a rainbow in someone else's cloud." Maya Angelou