Inspiration: Tuesday Morning Sketches #402 + Just Add Ink #359 + Fab Friday #112 + TGIF challenge #107
Retiring items showcased:
- Perpetual Birthday Calendar stamp set
- Large Dots Embossing Folder
- Sweet Sugarplum Ruched Ribbon
- Jet Black StazOn
To create the background, I inked the Hardwood background stamp in Calypso Coral ink, stamped it inside the Large Dots embossing folder before running it through the Big Shot with a piece of Calypso Coral cardstock. This way, I got the wood texture on the back of the cardstock and embossed dots with no texture on it. Made for a cool background!
When watercoloring my stem and leaves, I mixed Old Olive ink with Dapper Denim. This tied in my color with the rest of the design and created interesting shading on the leaves.
Color Combo: Calypso Coral + Dapper Denim + Rich Razzleberry
Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Remarkable You, Perpentual Birthday Calendar, Hardwood, Là pour toi (Here For You)
Cardstock: Calypso Coral, Dapper Denim, Rich Razzleberry
Ink: Calypso Coral, Dapper Denim, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, VersaMark, Jet Black StazOn
Accessories: Silver Thread, Lots of Tags Framelits, Stampin' Dimensionals,
White Medium Envelope, White Stampin' Emboss Powder, Large Dots Embossing Folder,
Sweet Sugarplum Ruched Ribbon, Aqua Painters Brush
I love this bold flower card in our challenge colors! The embossed/stamped background is super cool and is a technique that I will definitely be trying! Thanks for sharing at Fab Friday!
Posted by: Amanda Mertz | May 14, 2017 at 12:50
Such a beautiful card, Cindy! Your background is indeed very cool and I love the layers of colour and texture it adds. The depth of colour in your flower and leaves is stunning and I love that you've added colour to the background of your sentiment panel too. Thanks for sharing with us at Just Add Ink this week.
Posted by: Jan M | May 15, 2017 at 04:26
So beautiful! Love this water lily in these deep colors, it's a perfect encouragement card! And what a cool background! Thanks so much for playing at Fab Friday!
Posted by: Heather H | May 15, 2017 at 08:13
Gorgeous card!! Your flower is just wonderful!!
Thanks for playing along at Tuesday Morning Sketches!!
Debbie
Debbie's Dash of This and That
Posted by: Debbie | May 15, 2017 at 09:25
Such a beautiful card Cindy! Such a fabulous background and your lily is coloured beautifully. Thanks for playing along and supporting us this week at TGIF Challenges. Rochelle xo
Posted by: Rochelle Blok | May 15, 2017 at 18:58
This is gorgeously intense Cindy! Love your idea of inking up the embossing folder to get such an interesting background - very clever! Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink this week.
Posted by: Kim Badelt | May 17, 2017 at 01:48
Love the colouring of your flowers and leaves. Great shapes and layout. Chantell Just Add Ink
Posted by: Chantell Randall | May 17, 2017 at 09:37
This is lovely, the colors are so bold and rich! Love it! Thanks for playing at Fab Friday!
Posted by: Mindy Backes | May 26, 2017 at 13:07