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Sunday, January 13, 2013

Loving Thoughts


Moxie Fab World is hosting some pretty dang neat challenges for the 75 Creative Card Challenges Week, and one of them is to Create Your Own Background Paper. I started with soft gray paper, lightly stamped the large bloom in gray and then came back with the same stamp in green ink. My initial thought was to create a letterpressed look, but I will have to work on this a bit more. I filled in the empty areas with the smaller stamps in a yellow chalk ink, as well as in the center of the large blooms. Finally, I added a touch of black enamal accent dots to each flower's center. The background was busy enough, so I simply adorned the card with a large, silk green bow and a sentiment from the set!

P.S. A CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Sneak Peak for you...check out more on the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog!
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22 comments:

  1. Annette AllenJanuary 13, 2013 at 11:45 PM

    karen this is gorgeous...lovely color and that big ribbon is perfect... I love this..

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  2. BarbJanuary 14, 2013 at 12:28 AM

    Oh, my goodness! This is so pretty Karen! LOVE the green and yellow combo! Beautifully stamped!

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  3. Jay GeeJanuary 14, 2013 at 4:41 AM

    Your colour combo is so pretty Karen - lovely card.

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  4. LynnJanuary 14, 2013 at 4:53 AM

    Swoon...the yellow and green are fabulous!

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  5. BrandiJanuary 14, 2013 at 5:52 AM

    Gorgeous colors! I love the way you created a patterned background with the stamps.

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  6. Sherry EckbladJanuary 14, 2013 at 7:29 AM

    Great colors, love all the stamping and that beautiful green bow.

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  7. BabyBokChoyJanuary 14, 2013 at 9:23 AM

    Such cheerful colors! I love it!

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  8. BrendaJanuary 14, 2013 at 9:33 AM

    Karen, this is so lovely. The stamped background is gorgeous with this cheerful color combination.

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  9. Lisa EltonJanuary 14, 2013 at 11:27 AM

    Beautiful Karen and I'm in love with your lush bow!

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  10. Lisa PetrellaJanuary 14, 2013 at 11:48 AM

    Karen, this is STUNNING!!!! LOVE the handstamped background, that GORGEOUS color combo, and that FABULOUS ribbon!!!

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  11. RavengirlJanuary 14, 2013 at 12:23 PM

    These are darling flowers! Thanks for the peek!

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  12. Emily KeatonJanuary 14, 2013 at 2:10 PM

    A card full of sunshine!

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  13. ShellyJanuary 14, 2013 at 2:35 PM

    This card is AWESOME!! I love the colors and the sneak peak of the stamps!! :) Thanks for sharing!

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  14. UnknownJanuary 14, 2013 at 4:47 PM

    beautiful!

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  15. MSJanuary 14, 2013 at 9:35 PM

    check out that ribbon! Swoon!

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  16. Maria@Crafty Cre8tionsJanuary 15, 2013 at 2:18 PM

    Spring like and beautiful on this dreary day in CT!! GORGEOUS BOW!!!!!

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  17. ChristinaJanuary 15, 2013 at 9:34 PM

    The shadow effect of the light gray ink is so cool! I'm swooning over that gorgeous green ribbon, too.

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  18. Alice January 16, 2013 at 3:39 PM

    love the colors you used. very pretty card!

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  19. RoseJanuary 17, 2013 at 12:06 AM

    your stamping is amazing girlfriend!!! love the beautiful ribbon :)

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  20. Bethany StellpflugJanuary 17, 2013 at 11:13 AM

    so elegant and pretty! LOVE the colors! And that gorgeous bow! Wow.

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  21. Karen DunbrookJanuary 24, 2013 at 6:40 PM

    What a lovely card..

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  22. Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking EditorFebruary 4, 2013 at 5:24 PM

    Hey Karen! Thanks for linking this up to the Make Your Own Background Paper Challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)

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