Welcome to a new week here at Running With Scissors! I hope all the lovely mothers out there received the special treatment you deserve on Mother's Day. It was a very nice day at the Miller house and I was not neglected. I even got extra smooches from Wally and LuLu.
I'm hoping to play in some challenges this week. Today's card is for the Four Seasons May Challenge which is "Anything Goes Spring". There's a mood board which you can see further down, and it inspired me to finally color this never-been-used Deep Red Wildflower Bunch. I don't know if these can be considered spring flowers, but they sure are pretty!
I chose Copics on Neenah white for the coloring as I felt it would be easier with the detail. There's a lot of sketchy shading in this stamp, which is one of the things that makes it so pretty once colored, but it can be hard to follow if the image is not crisply stamped. Memento Tuxedo Black on Neenah super smooth white gives a nice, crisp image.
I'm not sure a close up photo is value added, but an extra dose of pretty can't hurt... so here you go:
I mixed up different dies which are all listed in the recipe. The circle is popped up. The white fence in the inspiration photo led me to the white die cuts. I have a weakness for lattice so I used one of my old favorites.
Four Seasons May Challenge - Anything goes spring
NBUS Challenge #38 -- My Wildflower Bunch is a first time use. I believe it's been in the basket less than a year, so not as long as many of my other poor, neglected NBUS.
Enjoy yourselves this week and I hope you find plenty of reasons to smile. Sending hugs to all!
My what a gorgeous card. I love the die cut and the image and of course your coloring is wonderful!Thanks for joining us at The Four Seasons Challenge!
ReplyDeleteGAH! You can never have to much pretty on your blog, Leslie, we love it all! These flowers are amazing. They are beautifully colored and like a breath of fresh spring air! Such a gorgeous die, too!
ReplyDeleteSuch gorgeous coloring on that floral image, Leslie!! Just love that lacy square frame behind too!! Thanks for sharing at NBUS!! Linda W. May Guest Designer
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card and beautiful image and white dies-absolutely fabulous colouring
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So gorgeous! Your coloring is so pretty and I love all the white and the combination of die cuts.
ReplyDeleteLeslie, what an awesome stamp; your coloring is fantastic and your build of the card is seriously gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteLeslie, this stamped image is beautifully colored and framed, that die is just perfect to show it off.
ReplyDeleteI've seen this die before on your cards and i always loved it.
Thank you for sharing.
XO
Maria.
Beautiful. Nice coloring. Have a great day
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful bouquet of flowers! I love the colors you chose. The dies you used are just perfect for this card! I'm glad you had a great Mother's Day!
ReplyDeleteLeslie, gorgeous bouquet of flowers and so beautifully coloured. your die cut frame is perfect ♥
ReplyDeleteAn extra dose of pretty, is good for me and what a beautiful card it is. Your colouring looks fabulous and what a pretty blooms image x. Love the lattice die cut too Leslie x.
ReplyDeleteOH WOW ... this is so beautiful Leslie! Thanks for the close up (old eyes ya know lol) ... your coloring is simply amazing. Beautifully designed too ... the background panel and the birthday banner ... PERFECT!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for joining in the fun at our Four Seasons Challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back again soon.
Darlene
FOUR SEASONS CHALLENGE
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Gorgeous bouquet of flowers and such lovely coloring of them, that die cut frames them so beautifully! Love the wavy banner for the sentiment! So good to hear you had a lovely Mother's day!!
ReplyDeleteLeslie, those flowers are gorgeous no matter the season! I HAVE a weakness for LEAVES! and your coloring of these beauties make me weak in the knees! Very, very beautifully shadowed, and highlighted! Thanks for the extra close look at them!
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Gorgeous! Actually above gorgeous! It even surpasses any Hallmark card I have ever seen. Just love everything about it and your coloring skills were meant for this flower arrangement for sure! Big Hugs
ReplyDeleteWow! So beautiful, Leslie! Always, I enjoy the highlights in your individual petals and leaves. Glad it was a great Mother's Day! You deserve all those special hugs and kisses! xo
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful and thanks for the tips re stamping. This is a stunner, someone is going to be very lucky to receive it xx
ReplyDeleteACK! oh my goodness, this is gorgeous Leslie! I absolutely love this, your colouring, and the fancy die cut works perfectly. I really like the softness of the card base as well, just makes your florals pop! Stunning Leslie! Thanks so much for sharing. Glad to hear you had a wonderful Mother's Day, as did I.
ReplyDeleteLeslie...I continue to be amazed at your coloring! That die is wonderful; it is perfect for the design. I'm just ga-ga over your cards. :-)
ReplyDeleteWOW, a stunner! Such beautifully colored flowers and a beautiful design as well, what a fabulous stamp too! My Mother's Day was great, I spent all day in my flower gardens, just what I wanted to do, my grandson-inlaw took us out to dinner the night before so that worked out perfectly!
ReplyDeleteYour coloring makes this extra beautiful, Leslie! Bright and beautiful flowers no matter what season it is!
ReplyDeleteSuper Smooth is so much better for coloring and this is stunningly gorgeous Leslie!
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