Thursday 5 June 2014

Fresh Cut Tag

Today is Freshly Made Sketch Challenge day and this week our hostess is the very talented Rita Wright.  Rita has a cool sketch for us incorporating a tag.  I love tags but rarely remember to use them!



For my card, I decided to use pops of color against a dark background.


I started with a Basic Gray base and tag.  I then used the die cuts from Fresh Cut Florals and stamped various images using purple, yellow and green inks.  For the flags I used retired DSP in a striped pattern.

I finished off the card with a clear button and some yellow twine.  Of course I put some Wink of Stella on the flowers!  You can barely see it in this photo.


The inside is finished very simply.


Thanks for looking.  Don't forget to check out the rest of the design team's card - they're sure to be awesome as always!

Products used:

Stamps:  Fresh Cut Florals (WPlus9), Birthday to You (Verve)
Ink:  Dusty Concord (Distress), Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Versamark
Cardstock:  Basic Gray, Whisper White, Brights DSP, 2010-12 In Color DSP
Accessories:  Lil Inkers Tag die, Lil Inkers Stitched Mat Rectangles Die, Clear Button, American Crafts twine, Fishtail Flags Dies (MFT)

Cheers
Karren

11 comments:

Linda Callahan said...

Love the,pop of color against the dark gray! And the rounded tag is very cool!

Patti said...

Beautiful card. Love the colors and the flowers added to the tag.

Rita W said...

One of my favorite cards EVER! I am sticking all that stuff on my wishlist. Love it!

Amy O said...

Gor-geous! Those flowers are beautiful by themselves, and when you put them against that gray, they couldn't be lovelier. Love this, Karren!

Jen Mitchell said...

Pops of color, flowers, Basic Gray and a tag. These are a few of my favorite things! Thanks for the reminder that I need to go shopping for that tag die!

Christine Blain said...

Oh, wow - just beautiful! LOVE the bright colours against the Basic Gray base card and tag, Karren.

Scrappy Géri said...

Wow your version is pretty and elegant ;)

Narelle Farrugia said...

Loved, loved, loved this card Karren as soon as I saw it in our gallery! What a gorgeous colour combo and I'm totally adoring those gorgeous flowers!

Cindy Hall said...

Your color scheme on this card is absolutely stunning! I love those bright colors with the gray! Fabulous details and layering, too!

Jen Timko said...

Wowza!!! This is so pretty. Loved it from the second I saw it on the DT blog. So striking!

Jen Brum said...

Oh Karren! This card is simply perfection! I love how amazing the purple and grey look together! The flowers are so sweet and the little flower on the inside is the cherry on top!