Most of my MFT stamps are all the wonderful CUTE stamps, however, I do have a few flower ones, so I dug out an oldie but a goodie by Lisa Johnson called Pretty Poppies to come up with this:
I feel like I should be making Fall cards right now, and I know Poppies are not a Fall flower, but hey, when you ink them up in Fall colors, they look pretty convincing, right?!! After inking up the flowers, I did a bit of blending around the edges to add some depth to them and then fussy cut them out. I stamped the background with the script stamp that comes with the set in a light ink (Gina K's Sandy Beach) and then stamped the stems and leaves over the script. Also did a bit of splattering and I was so proud of myself for not getting carried away like I usually do! Next I did some tearing across the bottom before matting it to a piece of kraft cardstock, and then tearing along the bottom of that piece too.
In this close up you can see a little better that I used a layer of Rustic Cream cardstock (the same cardstock as what I stamped on) that I ran through my Big Shot with the Subtle EF by SU!, and then layered with another piece of kraft and then adhered all to a Rustic Cream card base. A little bit of twine, an enamel heart, and a sentiment strip (from the Pretty Poppies set) finished off my Fall Poppy card.
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I like the earthy look of your design Marcia and the pretty colors on your poppies. This is marvelous!
ReplyDeleteI'm all for poppies in any season, Marcia! Love these colors and your splatters are perfect! The tearing along the edge makes this design even better!
ReplyDeletegorgeous card...love how you coloured your flowers.
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Stamped, colored, blended and splattered beautifully, Marcia! There's that GinaK ink I liked so much, too! You're a brave one, McGee - tearing that perfect panel! [okay, I can hear you: it's just paper, and there's plenty more!]
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Beautiful card Marcia. Love how you sponged the flowers for dimension. They look great on that lovely background with the torn edges. TFS
ReplyDeleteI love poppies in any color and you've done an exceptional job of coloring these for fall, Marcia! I also love the design with the torn text panel wrapped in twine!! (I have this set and am pinning this!) Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeletePoppies are great in any color, Marcia, and you shaded them beautifully. I'm loving that torn paper and layering it with another piece of torn paper really takes it to another level. Beautiful design and I'm so glad you shared it with us at The Flower Challenge.
ReplyDeleteGreat colour combination of your fabulous 'flowers'....great idea to colour the poppies in different colours, which sure does make them into any flower....Love the idea Marcia x. Fabulously designed card......love the splats and that torn edge. A really striking card, which I love x.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poppies Marcia. They look wonderful in the fall colours. And I love your design with the layering and tearing of both layers. The twine is the perfect finishing touch. xx
ReplyDeleteI love this Marcia! I think I have those same poppy stamps that haven't seen ink in a really long time. Thanks for inspiring me to pull them out and give them some love.
ReplyDeleteHappiness is a poppy or three... Beautiful card and beautifully designed
ReplyDeleteIn New Zealand we have orange poppies that grow in paddocks, along riverbeds etc, so it looks perfect to me. And red poppies are also popular here as they are a sign of remembrance for all who lost their lives in the WW1 and WW2 wars. I think your flowers are gorgeous and really like the dimension with adding the flowers themselves as die-cuts. Such a soft, pretty background for them too, that embossing folder is incredible. I'm so very glad you shared this with us at The Flower Challenge!!
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