Altenew's May 2020 Inspiration Challenge

Hello friends.  Playing along with Altenew's Inspiration Challenge today where the colors just shout SUMMER to me, and it definitely feels like SUMMER here in West Michigan the past few days!!  (I think we skipped Spring and just went from Winter to Summer!!)

I used a new (to me) stamp called Sweetest Peas (Altenew) and came up with this very simple card...

I stamped the two flowers in Versafine Black Onyx and then heat set with clear embossing powder before water coloring them with the yellows and oranges (and a smidge of green at the flower bases).  I originally tried a blue layer to incorporate the blue in the inspiration photo, but just didn't like the look, so I lightly splattered some blue ink after masking the flowers. 

After stamping my sentiment I ran this layer through the Subtle (SU!) embossing folder to add a little texture, and then layered with a light yellow piece before adhering both to a white card base.  CAS and love how easy it was the water color this image!

Only a few more days to play along with this challenge, but LOTS of inspiration from Amber and all the other cards in the gallery already.  You can check it all out right HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!

Altenew's March 2019 Inspiration Challenge & The Flower Challenge #30

Hello friends.  Playing along with two challenges today...Altenew's March Inspiration Challenge and The Flower Challenge.

I used a new (to me) set from Altenew called Handpicked Bouquet (thanks for enabling me Michele), and a few of the colors from the inspiration photo (reds, greens, & a light gray/blue), and came up with this card:

I stamped the image with my reds and greens and then die cut it out.  Next I adhered it to my card base that I had dry embossed with the die and then blended around the debossed image with Caribbean Sky ink.  I also added a bit of black splattering at this point.

To finish, I stamped and die cut my sentiment, edged it with some gold embossing, pop dotted it and also added some gold cording underneath it.  I also added a few clear sequins.

Lot's of BEAUTIFUL inspiration from both the Altenew Monthly Inspiration Challenge and The Flower Challenge, so check them both out and play along!!  

Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!