Welcome back! It's good to be here with my crafty friends again so soon. Today I'm sharing a card I made for The Flower Challenge where they're asking for pink. I can do that!
While I had my Penny Black Winsomely set out for Rich's Valentine I decided to go right ahead and keep playing with it. This time I stamped the larger image in a soft grey and watercolored with a combination of Stampin' Up inks and Tombow markers. One of the card bases I made up with Jill's Sketch #4 made for a quick card design.
After coloring I cut by hand, then turned the flower cluster face down on a foam pad and used an Empressor rolling ball embossing tool to slightly round the cluster. Added bits of foam tape under the rounded parts. It's amazing how this small process improves the look of a hand cut image... when I can remember to do it.
I ink blended the sentiment and the panel inside the arch, and added some stamped splatters. Before I adhered the flowers to the card I splattered with white acrylic paint. I really don't know what's going wrong with my splatters lately, but it appears as though I dropped a paint can nearby.
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There are more details in the supply list below. I'll wrap it up now and leave you with a wish for a happy day!
Stamps: Penny Black Winsomely, Stampin' Up! Itty Bitty Backgrounds (splatter stamp) Paper: Fabriano Artistico Extra White 140 lb hot pressed watercolor, Neenah Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar White 80 & 110 lb Ink: Ranger Archival Shadow Grey, SU So Saffron and More Mustard Coloring: Watercolor with SU inks and Tombow markers Other: Cottage Cutz Hope Phrase, Spellbinders Essential Arches, Spellbinders Arches & Dots embossing folder, white acrylic paint, Scotch brand foam mounting tape
28 comments:
WOW fabulous card, absolutely beautiful flowers and great background design-love all the splatters-I never have a good result with splatters, tried all sorts of brushes and end up with more surrounding the card than on it!!! lol.
Carol x
So very beautiful, Leslie! Your coloring and cutting are always so perfect. Great layout, too.
Love the flowers, the yellow bkgr'd and the 3D embossing of the flowers. Gives it a beautiful effect. Have a great day
Oh Leslie, this is absolutely GORGEOUS!! The roses just couldn't be any prettier (and the splatter looks fine to me!) and I love how they POP against the yellow arch! The sketch is definitely recognizable as a Jill Foster and I love it! Beautiful, BEAUTIFUL card Leslie and thanks so much for sharing it with us at The Flower Challenge!! Hugs. :0)
Oh no, the spatters are supposed to be random, and they add so much, Leslie! This is just wonderful, and I'm amazed that you fussy cut it out, what patience! All in all a lovely lovely card. You know I think the bit of yellow sponged is fabulous!
This is beautiful and so much hand cutting - well done. Thanks for the tip too. The yellow splattered background really helps the pink bouquet pop xx
You really do know how add just a little bit extra to your cards, Leslie - I have not heard of that Empressor but am surely impressed with the wonderful results!
Jill's sketch worked its charm as does this pretty embossing - and the yellow with pink just makes me smile! Thanks so much for sending it to The Flower Challenge!
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So gorgeous. You really did a fantastic job fussy cutting that image. It's got so many little parts to it. Beautiful coloring and the added yellow really makes the flowers pop.
Your card is so beautiful - love the pretty colours and design xx
Splatters remain out of my control, Leslie! Your roses are gorgeous! I received this set this week and I have to say the large design is intimidating. I need to study your coloring and give it a go! I love the red and yellow together and your splatters, both the stamped and the paint. A gorgeous card, my friend!
Girl, you have some mad fussy cutting skills! This is such a gorgeous card. The yellow background is so sunny and refreshing with your marvelous bouquet of roses and I think the splatters look great. Well done, Leslie... well done!!
Wow that is just gorgeous, the splattering and all, your coloring of those flowers are just wonderful, you do such a great job with the fussy cutting too! I like the sketch you used with it too.
This is stunning! You have some mad cutting skills my friend! I love the texture you've added with the ef and the ink splatters. I hardly ever think to add paint splatters and I do love the look of them so much. Beautifully done, Leslie!
Once again, you have knocked my socks off with your design, coloring and creativeness. But I also enjoy the blog post too. I love hearing how you came up with the idea and the finished product. That was a lot of fussy cutting, but so worth it. Best wishes as I think this is a winner.
I do really like that layout, and your flowers are so beautiful, Leslie.
Goregous!! Wonderful layout and I really like how you painted the roses! Like how the splatters add so much interest too! Thanks for playing over at The Flower challenge.
This is so gorgeous, and I think your paint splatters are perfection, I am in love with this beauty, you are so talented!! A stunner for sure!
GORGEOUS (as always) and what a clever tip (need to remember this one!) Thanks for always inspiring me ... now to get my mojo going and all will be right with the world. LOL Beautifully done my friend!
Absolutely gorgeous flowers and a beautiful layout with the arch frame and embossed background ♥
This is such a work of art, Leslie! I love your painting and the e/f texture. The schplatters in the archway and the way you blended the sediment are wonderful. As for the white schplatters, I did big clumps on my last one, too! What's happening on the west coast?! Actually, speaking of, I've noticed that you have been getting lots of stormy weather up there. I hope the sunny days arrive soon! Hugs, Darnell
Such a pretty card! Who doesn't love beautiful flowers colored in pink! I admire you fussing cutting them out. My hands don't work that well anymore. Your coloring is gorgeous as usual. I always get some large splatters which is why I probably don't do it much! Thanks for sharing your beautiful card. Have a great week!
Oh, Leslie! Obviously your coloring is magnificent. But what I am most smitten by is your careful placement of the flowers so that it appears they are happily invading one's home from the outside in! The white splatters surely do provide that feeling of morning's dew, or wind-filled movement. Thanks so much for mentioning that "rounded" impressing of the flowers, and then using the foam tape. I'm definitely stealing that design idea! (PS you find fault with your splatters. I admire them because I am splatter challenged LOL).
Smiles and Crafty Hugs,
Donna Ellis
{Creative Smiles - my little crafting world}
Your coloring of that beautiful bouquet is perfect. Love the texture from the embossed panel and the ink blending on the inside arch panel. Gorgeous card.
OMW Leslie! I love your gorgeous card, Those coloured flowers are Beautiful and what a perfect layout.. hugs xxx
This is stunning. So many gorgeous details. The coloring is amazing and I love all the texture from the embossing and the splatters.
Simply amazing creation Leslie! You really knocked this one out of the park with all the wonderful details! Love the embossing and the many layers. This card has to be for someone very special! And Penny Black at that!!! 💕Sue Kment
ACK!, wow this is so gorgeous! Love everything about this. Lots of texture, layers and such beautiful colours. Gorgeous Leslie!
Simply Stunning Leslie! I love Jill's inspiration and you out did her! This watercolor creation with the embossed background is just IT! 💕Sue Kment
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