My Saturday morning was spent playing along with the Papertrey Ink Create Along with Us April Challenge and the latest Sparkle and Shine Challenge. I was inspired by the layout of Lizzie Jone's second card here, and the purple hues in the inspiration photo.
Using my favorite set from them, In Bloom, (again, I know), I started by stamping the trio of leaves and the small leaf from the set onto a white linen cardstock base. Instead of the faded inking as in the inspiration photo, I colored the outside of the leaves with a soft blue. I then added a strip of black and white wash tape to border the left side.
Then I stamped, colored and fussy cut three blooms, as well as a stamped sentiment banner and arranged them over the leaves, adhering some with foam dimensional adhesive. I added some "sparkle and shine" to the card by coloring lightly each of the blooms with a glitter pen and finished the card with a spattering of black rhinestones.
I am wishing that the April Showers do Bring May Flowers (the them of Simon Says Stamp Monday's Challenge).
Beautiful!! Your coloring is so beautiful and I really like how you left your leaves uncolored! a very bold and super chic look!
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Gorgeous. Love the touch of glitter.
ReplyDeleteThis is just stunning!
ReplyDeleteSo happy you entered our challenge, Karen, the purple flowers are lovely with the glitter, and the black and white strip of paper sets them off perfectly! Thanks for playing along at Sparkle and Shine!
ReplyDeleteSweet design and so pretty in purple and black!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! Love the touches of sparkle!
ReplyDeleteLOVELY sparkle!!! Gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteYou not only did a fabulous job of coloring the blooms, but then you fussy cut three of them? Oh, Karen, you are so determined but it's worth it. The black and white washi with those purple, bling-enhanced blooms are a match made in Heaven.
ReplyDeleteLOVE LOVE!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis card is absolutely stunning Karen! It jumped right out at me in the thumbnails. Love your colour combo and fabulous design. Love everything about it!
ReplyDeleteThe purple is so so pretty Karen--gorgeous flowers!
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous and I love the black stripes!!
ReplyDeleteStunner!!!
ReplyDeleteCheck out all that glorious purple!
ReplyDeleteKaren, I am wishing for May flowers too! Beautiful card! Love the stripe down the side and your lovely cluster of flowers. I am so glad you joined us in our April Showers challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! Hope you are enjoying spring! Maura
ReplyDeleteThere you go rocking those blooms again. Girl, this is perfectly scrumptious! LOVE the purple, and those bold, black stripes set things off beautifully!
ReplyDeleteOh you nailed this one! I love the black and white with the purple!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing along with us at Sparkle and Shine!
This is such a beautiful card! I love the contrast of black and white with the purple flowers!
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