Hello friends. It's time for a new challenge here at
The Flower Challenge and this month we'd like you to follow our
SKETCH along with the usual flowers of course!!
It's a pretty simple sketch to follow...just put your florals in the bottom, lower left corner. Here's what I came up with using this sketch...
I started with a die cut circle (The Greetery's
Crimped Circle Die) and then ran it through with SU!'s
Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder. This is a large ef and fits an 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" half sheet of cs. I love 3D embossing folders and the depth you get when you emboss with them, and this sunflower comes out so realistic looking! I used my smaller blending brushes with yellows, oranges and brown and lightly ink blended over the raised areas of the flower petals and centers.
I trimmed off the excess at the bottom and left hand side of the crimped circle and added to a white panel and then a Soft Suede panel and white card base. My sentiment was die cut using gold mirror cs and a MB
Hello Friend Posh Script die. I finished with a few gold sequins and added some WOS to the flower centers. This was one of those cards that should have only taken a half hour or less to make, but I kept trying different backgrounds because I thought all the white looked too stark! They all made the card look too busy so in the end I just left the background plain...CAS!!
The DT has some beautiful examples using this sketch, so check them out right
HERE and then play along with us! This challenge is open till
Thursday, Sept. 25th @ 5:00PM.
Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!
14 comments:
I love your pretty cluster of sunflowers, Marcia! That crimped edge adds just the right amount of extra something without distracting from the stars of the show!
Gorgeous use of that fabulous EF, Marcia!
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Your ink blending on the pretty sunflowers is perfect Marcia. Great use of the EF. Have a great weekend.
I'm loving this sketch, and your card is another reason why! Fantastic floral with all the dimension and the rest CAS -- yes please! This is perfect as a CAS card with just the sketch, your pretty sunflowers and a few gems!
Beautiful card that showcases your amazing sunflowers, Marcia. So pretty paired with gold accents. xx
I love the way you used the sketch, Marcia. I so hope I get some time to play. I have been craft deprived lately! This card is so beautiful and fall-ish! I love it.
Oh, yes, so beautiful and warm, even with all that wonderful, clean white space! Love your interpretation of the sketch with the sentiment overlaid and the gems sprinkled about. So pretty, Marcia!
I'm loving all the embossed details too, Marcia, and your coloring! Beautiful sunflowers and a wonderful way to say hello and make someone's day brighter!
This is delightful, Marcia! I love how you embossed and shaded the sunflowers then cut with a crimped circle. It adds a nice little pop on this CAS card. The gold accents are perfect.
Beautifully done. That is one of the prettiest efs of the year. I really need to get mine out.
Oh goodness me those sunflowers are so lifelike such beautiful texture and colouring Marcia.
Marie
The white background looks fabulous behind the gorgeous sunflowers peeking out of the circle die cut! So much texture with the ef and the crimped circle. A lovely way to use the sketch Marcia and create such a bright and happy card!
You work magic with embossing folders, Marcia! This is such a creative take on the sketch and I love that large, shiny sentiment!
I love how you tucked that sentiment right into those beautiful sunflowers, Marcia.
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