Hello there. Well I’m back in my CAS comfort zone today, with another card using Julie Hickey’s ‘daisy blooms’ stamp. There’s a bit of a twist with this card as well, which is not obvious at first glance! Inkspirational have challenged us to use something free or gifted on our cards – I’ve used the card insert from one of my new packs of Julie’s foilable die cuts (which are now safely stored in a small plastic box)! I’ve also used the red & aqua from Color Hues (Julie’s backing card fits perfectly), and the ‘flowers’ theme from Addicted to CAS
I started by trimming the top off the card insert (which went into the box with the foilables), and cut the remaining piece to fit an A6 card blank. I then stamped the ‘daisy blooms’ onto it using ‘watering can’ Archival ink.
I used Pergaliner pencils to then shade the flowers in red & aqua, using a blending nib to smooth out the colours. I addded aqua to the leaves, and ran the pencil along the flower stems as well for extra depth of colour.
I added a couple of the sentiments from the set to finish, again using ‘watering can, and then attached the topper to the card blank.
I’m really pleased with how well the card insert has worked for this background. I’ve got a few more, so watch out for them in future posts – you know I can’t bear to throw anything away!
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Pretty color combo!
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What a great way to get extra mileage out of packaging! And it’s perfect for your pretty flowers. Thanks for joining us at Inkspirational as well as at Color Hues!
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Great use of the packaging and noticing that it would also work with the current combo at Color Hues! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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Your coloring with pencils is amazing! How I love your aqua and red blooms, Deborah. The pale card base sets them off perfectly. It makes me happy that you’ve played along with us at Color Hues!
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This totally caught my attention as soon as I popped on over to Color Hues to see if we had any new entries! I love the way you colored the images using both colors. Such a pretty card, Deborah!
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Beautiful – love the colours you’ve used.
Thanks for joining us at Addicted to CAS.
Helen x
DT
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Pretty card with lovely flowers. The colors you’ve chosen are stunning. Thanks for joining us at Addicted to CAS.
sue n.
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Love the elegant simplicity of your card Deborah! Thanks for playing at Color Hues!
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