Floral Challenge with TK

Hi and Welcome!

It's time for a new challenge between myself and TK (Time for Kards).

This time we are using another image from Penny Black called, 

Garden Trio which also features a matching die set, Garden Trio Cut-Out.  Plus circle dies from PB (Stitched Square and Circles).

Here is my card that I created with the images and dies that she stamped and cut out for me to use.

The flowers in this card reminded me of, (poppies) so I wanted to go with poppy like colors for my card.  I had a very old piece of designer paper from (My Minds Eye) in my stash that has never been used and decided to base my color scheme off of it.

Card Base: Tangerine Tango (retired SU - this was one of my favorite SU colors and I was sad when they retired it). Next layer is Costal Cabana - SU.  Then the designer paper.  Also used were Unity Stamps Rectangle and Scallop dies.

The sentiment is from PB - Blooms stamp set.

I colored the image with Colored Pencils and blended with a blending stump and Gamsol).  For a little touch of sparkle I used some Black Diamond stickles (Ranger). 

You can see some of the sparkle on this close-up section of the card.

To achieve the darker shading behind the flower I cut out another circle on masking paper and used it as a mask and ink blended some Pecan Pie ink over the patterned paper.  The flower, circle and sentiment are raised up using foam tape.  To complete the card I added some small white pearls.

Don't forget to stop by TK's blog (Time for Kards) and check out what she created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Freshly Made Sketches#611 and NBUS#56

 

 Welcome!

 

Today I'm sharing another card using the FMS#611 

 

This time I've actually made a Square card ( 5x5).

 

I slightly changed the sketch though as I wasn't happy slanting my main focal element. - See card below:

 

 Since this die deer/tree die is being used for the first time along with the patterned paper I'm going to also enter for NBUS#56

 

I bought the die last year and then just couldn't seem to figure out what I wanted to do with it. I think it went well with this sketch.

 

Details:  Card Base: Basic White, Middle Layer, Real Red

Patterned paper: The Paper Studio (Christmas Basics pack) - Which I've had for several years.

 

Dies: Penny Black - Deer in Tree and the Snowflakes are from Memento.

Silver Pearls - Annabelle Stamps (no longer in business).

Sentiment Stamp: Tim Holtz Mixed Media - Stampers Anonymous.

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Foam Tape.

 

So do you think I should have slanted the tree?