Happy Thursday! Lots of blooms in the garden this week, truly a special time of the year. I don't have poppies blooming, but amaryllis, society garlic and gebera daisies are out there!
I had to "make" my own poppies by spraying a white CS with Mr. Huey shimmer spray in Blizzard and I used my Memory Box poppy die cut to make several of these. So VERY shimmery in real life, but so hard to capture in a photo.
I decided, after seeing Kristina's card here to make some cards using a Stamplorations brushstroke stamp from the Celebrate Artsy set and various Springtime colours of ink. The ink colours that I used are PTI Lemon Tart, Limeade Ice & Melon Berry- SU Pistachio, Pool Party & Regal Rose. This morning's CAS(E) this sketch #119 was a perfect guide for my layout! Instead of using a bloom and heat embossing, I used the poppy die cut directly onto the card front and removed the rainbow of sorts bloom and replaced with my shimmery poppy. I cut the panel to a more narrow width and popped up on coaster board for a little more dimension. I will be adding birthday and other sentiments to the cards as needed. Great to have these in my stash!
I see over at AAA Cards that the current challenge is calling for a Springtime theme, and today's brand new Time Out challenge #29 is looking at Rainbows, so I will be sending over there too. Thanks for stopping by , hugs-:)
'You can't make a Rainbow without a little Rain'
Oh, this is beautiful, Chriss! Wonderful take on the sketch!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty--love the colored brushstrokes!
ReplyDeleteFabulous card and a perfect fit for these challenges, Chriss... but mighty happy you've shared it with CAS[E] this Sketch... thanks!
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Love your card, a great take on the sketch. Karen x
ReplyDeleteLovely, I can imagine it is even lovelier in person with the shimmery poppies.
ReplyDeleteLoving the background brushstrokes, a super way to showcase that sparkly white poppy. Thanks for playing at AAA Cards.
ReplyDeleteFabulous! Thanks for joining in at AAA
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful Chriss ... Love your take on the challenge
ReplyDeleteLove your rainbow of brush strokes, Chriss! It looks great combined with the die cut poppy. Thanks for playing along with us at Time Out :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so clever! I love the way you stamped the rainbow colors then die cut the flowers from it! So pretty! Thanks for taking the Time Out to play with us!
ReplyDeleteSo lovely!! Thanks for joining us at AAA Cards, we are very glad that you are sharing your creativity with us!!!
ReplyDeleteSorry, Chriss, I'm late ... life's crazy! This is gorgeous, my friend ... such a lovely, shimmery poppy, perfectly combined with those fabulous rainbow brushstroke stripes ... simply splendid! Delighted to have you playing along with us at Time Out! Hugs, Anita :)
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