Hello friends! The fourth of September brings us to a new month for The Flower Challenge. This time we have a sketch to inspire you!
Great sketch with lots of potential, don't you think? For my card, I pulled out an older favorite floral die and a newer sentiment die.
I'm also joining in with my friends over at Just Us Girls since it is die week and my card is loaded with them.
After I chose the floral and sentiment dies, I looked through my collection of cardstock and settled on a couple from Concord and 9th for the flower and one from Spellbinders (one of my new favs!). After die cutting, I ink blended some shading on both the flower petal layers and the leaves, although that's mostly hidden. The flower was put together then set aside as I worked on the sentiment and background.
An A2 panel of Blue Spruce was die cut with an Altenew frame die, ink blended with a dark blue and a dark teal around the edges, then adhered it to an A2 kraft panel. After die cutting the sentiment and flower center from matte gold, all the elements were added to the card front. I found some gold sequins that matched the metallic paper, and that finished things off.
What are you inspired to create with our sketch? For more inspiration, I encourage you to visit the challenge blog, where my talented teammates have some amazing cards to share. The challenge remains open until the 25th of the month; I hope to see your card in the gallery!
Thanks for stopping by!
Stef
- Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers: Coneflower
- Altenew Timeless Sentiments 2 and Mix & Match Frames dies
- C&9 Sprout and Nectar cardstock and Nectar and Grapefruit ink
- Spellbinders Blue Spruce cardstock
- Altenew Brushed Gold cardstock and gold sequins
- Simon Says Stamp Limelicious, Pearfection, Ocean and Galaxy inks
7 comments:
This is a favorite die of mine too, Stef! It fills that corner perfectly. Pretty card!
Gorgeous card Stef. Love the colors of the coneflower and your lovely ink blending on the pretty blue panel. That big sentiment is really nice in the gold foil.
WOW! Your card is so STRIKING, Stef! Love the gorgeous deep shades of blue and teal for your background. Your beautiful layered flower in soft coral just pops off the dramatic background. The gold sentiment is so lovely and you've added the background (looks like vellum) so it stands out even more on the dark background - very creative and clever! Beautiful design, beautiful card! xx
That coneflower is one of my favorite HB dies too Stef and you've used it beautifully here with the sketch! I'm loving the die cut sentiment and background colors too! Lovely, lovely card my friend!! Hugs. :0)
This is a very dramatic card with that dark background and those pretty die cut flowers on top. Love that big sentiment too. Thanks for joining in at JUGS.
Stef, this is outstanding! Your ink blending is perfect, especially on that gorgeous deep colored background!!!! Such a striking card! Thanks for sharing this beauty with us at Just Us Girls!
This is stunning! I love the ink blending on your pretty flower and leaves and the continued blending on that background, really making your flower and sentiment pop! Thanks for playing along with us at JUGS!
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