Sunday, 31 May 2015

Flower Power

Hello and welcome to my blog today!

I have been busy in my craft room this morning and have a card to share:

I used thick cartridge paper as my base and did the wrinkle free distress technique for the background using Picked Raspberry and Peacock Feathers.

Added a bit of stencilling - Squeezed Lemonade through the Tim Holtz rays stencil and White Linen Dylusions paint through one of Dyan's harlequin type stencil.

I stamped the flowers from the Tim Holtz flower garden set onto my background and then stamped the heads again onto another piece of cartridge paper.

I coloured the flower with distress markers, cut the heads out and layered onto the card using glossy accents for a smidge of dimension.

I stamped the sentiment from Dina Wakely and added the TH butterfly washi tape.

To finish I distressed the edges of the paper, matted onto dark brown linen effect card and then onto a 7x7 cream card blank.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

  • A Vintage Journey - where Astrid has chosen the theme of Spring Colours. You can visit the blog HERE.
  • The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge Blog - the current theme there is May Flowers. Hop on over HERE to visit them.

Thanks for stopping by today,

Claire x

 

 

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12 comments:

  1. sam21ski31 May 2015 at 13:32

    Love the distressed look to this card Claire xxx

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  2. Helen31 May 2015 at 13:39

    I was surprised when I saw Tim launch flowers, but they are gorgeous and so is your card!! fabulous background.

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  3. Lynn K31 May 2015 at 17:09

    Beautiful card - love the soft color palette and the dimension of the flowers. Love that stamp set! Thanks for joining us in this month's Mixed Media Monthly Challenge.
    http://www.lynnkopas.blogpot.com

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  4. Julie Lee31 May 2015 at 18:16

    Such a pretty card. I love these flowers and the composition on your card is terrific! xx

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  5. Mrs.B31 May 2015 at 21:15

    Great card Claire. I love these flowers and the background looks fabulous.
    Avril xx

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  6. Mrs.B31 May 2015 at 21:15

    Great card Claire. I love these flowers and the background looks fabulous.
    Avril xx

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  7. Unknown31 May 2015 at 21:24

    Beautiful card!! Love the rays - they really pop on the page! Thank you so much for playing along with us at The Mixed Media Challenge Blog!!

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  8. Words and Pictures31 May 2015 at 21:37

    Oh, that's so pretty. Love the inky background, and the colouring on the flowers is just beautiful. The tissue tape works so well to give textural detail - love it.
    Alison xx

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  9. Redanne31 May 2015 at 23:02

    Such a beautiful card Claire, you have used my favourite stamp from the set too! I love the wonderful background you created too. Thanks so much for joining us at A Vintage Journey! Hugs, Anne xx

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  10. Debbie2 June 2015 at 01:39

    Beautiful card! Love the colorful background and the flowers are so pretty! Thanks for joining us at The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge!

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  11. Terry2 June 2015 at 22:04

    So soft and pretty, Claire! The colors in the background are so lovely for those flowers! Thank you for joining us at A Vintage Journey.

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  12. Donna B.3 June 2015 at 02:02

    Lovely card! Such pretty colors. Thanks for joining us at The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge.

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