Joanne is the CCEE hostess this month, and today she wanted flowers. Actually, she wanted Flowers, Flowers, Flowers. So my card has three flowers! I used this week's Sketch Challenge layout from Splitcoaststampers.
I have probably said more than once that orange is one of my favorite colors, and this shade of orange (Sunshine Orange from
Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company) is a particularly soft shade. After stamping the black-eyed susans, I colored them with Copic markers (YR01, YR04, YR09, G40, G82, G85) and then cut them out with circle nesties. The sponging was done with Tim Holtz Distressed Wild Honey. Except for the background DP, which was cut from a full sheet paper from the Authentique Glowing collection, I used scraps. It's nice to use up some smaller pieces of DP, which might otherwise get thrown away.
We'd love for you to play along with the CCEE stampers,
so check out the cards made by the rest of the team.
Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers - Black-Eyed Susans for Encouragement
Paper: MFP Sunshine Orange, Snow Storm Smooth; Authentique Glowing DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Distressed Wild Honey
Accessories: Copic markers, Circle Nestabilities, Sponge applicator
Lois, this is so pretty. I love those Susans and they are wonderful for coloring. That really is a soft and very pretty orange you used. Super card!
ReplyDeleteThese colors are just fabulous, Lois! Using the susans with the sketch was a great idea.......and beautiful to boot!! Lovely coloring!
ReplyDeleteA lovely use of the sketch to show off your flowers, Lois. I like the papers, too - music is always going to attract me, and because my mother was French, the fleur de lis was a symbol I learned to recognise very early on.
ReplyDeleteWhat warm, lovely colors, Lois. This is just a gorgeous card and the sketch was perfect for all those beautiful papers.
ReplyDeleteSo PRETTY!~
ReplyDeleteLois....I just love the rich, musical bkgd. which highlight the beauty of the daisy......fab use of the SC Sketch....Ijust played with that sketch today for a post on Monday.
ReplyDeleteLois,
ReplyDeleteSuch a very pretty card! I really like these colors on your image and lovely DP!!
This is so pretty, beautiful flowers. I love the paper you chose to go with this, awesome colors, too.
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