My friend, Lin, has been making some fabulous cards for this challenge! The prize for the challenge is so fantastic that I had to give it a try, too.
This is all done with DCWV citrus mat stack patterned paper and one Hero Arts sentiment. A pearl from Hero Arts embellishes the center of the die cut flower. I copied the sketch almost to a T!!!
There is one more challenge I would like to enter; hope I have time tomorrow to get a card done. From there on out, my week will be much to busy to do any cardmaking :(
Blessings to all!
Here is my card for the July card chain challenge on Lily Pad Cards.
Used the butterfly from HA Antique Engravings, which is one of the new stamps I just got on Thursday. It has been on my wish list for awhile :) The sentiment is Hero Arts also. The patterned papers are from DCWV and the two punches are from Martha Stewart. I love that you can make a "doily" with it!
The card chain is great fun - you send a card to someone and another someone sends one to you. I love seeing what other stampers create and getting a card in the mail to keep is even better. Check it out if you've never participated!
TFL.
I've been admiring all the beautiful cards the gals on the Hero Arts Flikr group have made with this stamp and finally purchased it at a local stamp store.
It was stamped on a pale blue cardstock from the DCWV linen mat stack with Versafine sepia ink. Colored in with Prismacolor pencils. Added pearls and a tiny bit of glitter. Tied a bow around a piece of flowered cardstock from the same pad; added the stamped piece and then mounted all on a white card base.
TFL and have a great day!
edit: entering this in the HA summer challenge!
Here is the color combo for Week 2 of the online summer card class by Jennifer and Kristina.
I am still struggling with using five colors! It took me a long time to come up with an idea and then it took me three hours to make this card. I am not very happy with it; but will post it anyway!
The size of this card is 8.5 x 4.25 inches. All of the papers are from a DCWV mat stack (Citrus). The Hero Arts Ruffled Flower was black embossed and then cut out - I cut off the outer ruffle to make the flowers smaller. I clear embossed the Hero Arts Life of the Party dotted background on the green paper. The sentiment is from Hero Arts Find Joy set. Lace if from JoAnn's; punched border from Martha Stewart.
Edges of the white base card were inked with Ranger Distress ink (crushed olive). Some green gems were added to the flower centers.
Thanks to the great gals on the Hero Arts Flikr group for explaining how to add your name to your cards!! I will have to play with it a bit more to find a font I like better :)
We have had a gorgeous day here in Ohio - sunny, warm and just perfect! Hope your day has been a good one. . .
P.S. I am also entering this in the Hero Arts monthly challenge - this looks pretty summery to me.
TFL.
