Thursday, July 30, 2015

Best Thoughts in Plum ~ CCMC366 & MOJO408


Well, time has a way of sneaking around and we find ourselves back at Thursday, which means it's Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge time!  This week is a color challenge....
This sketch is loosely based on Mojo Monday 408.

These colors are very similar to the one's I used on last weeks card, but boy are they pretty!  I'm LOVING the {Best Thoughts} hydrangea flower....isn't it gorgeous!  First I embossed the flower with black embossing powder and then I colored it with a blender pen and ink pads.  Next, I fussy cut the whole thing out.  I needed to incorporate the Sahara Sand some how and tried a few different DSP's, but nothing seemed to work.  I wound up making my own background using the resist technique.  I stamped {Dotty Angles}on white cardstock with Versamark ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I then sponged the whole piece with Sahara Sand ink.  I like the Bokeh effect it gives.  

I added in the fabulous black DSP to enhance the black embossing on the flower.  The ruffled lace ribbon adds a frilly feel.  Lastly, I added a banner sentiment across the stem of the flower and accented it with a gold button with linen thread behind it.  


I also dotted the flower's stamen with my white gel pen.

Be sure to hop on over to the CCMC blog and take a gander at all the other lovely creations made with this nice trio of colors!  
Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!
Jenny

10 comments:

  1. Just beautiful! Those flowers just pop and I love the lace trim. Thanks for playing along with Mojo Monday!

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  2. So Beautiful indeed, that sniped flower is simply amazing, love the fact you created your own DSP, awesome! and the lace trim on the bottom is a very sweet detail, thank you for sharing at Mojo Monday.

    Maria Rodriguez.
    www.swimbikerunandstamp.blogspot.com

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  3. Gorgeous! Love the embossed white dots cascading from the top and bottom. The flower is watercolored perfectly and I love the white dot accents.

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  4. Wow! This is gorgeous! The coloring on the flower is amazing and I love the contrast of the black paper with the rest of the card.

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  5. Jenny your card this week is truly stunning! Your flower is beautifully coloured and all the other elements work so well to compliment it - the bokeh panel, black dsp and that fabulously frilly lace skirt. Just gorgeous!

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  6. I really love how the embossed dots look in the background, and your flower is absolutely beautiful!

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  7. That flower looks so real - I just want to touch it!!! Absolutely beautiful card. I like the lace trim too.

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  8. So beautiful! I love the ruffled lace trim at the bottom and I'm with Alison, your flower looks 3D. Glad you shared the tip about dotting the stamens, it really makes a difference! Now I'm off to give it a whirl! ;)

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  9. Absolutely GORGEOUS coloring job! Love the combination of textures and patterns! Great job with the color challenge this week!

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  10. Drop-dead gorgeous card!! Wow, I hardly know where to start... every little detail is just perfect and the touches of black really define and accent the softer colors!! I love how you created the background and also the pleated lace which pushes the whole card over-the-top!!

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