Wednesday 14 September 2016

Spring Bouquet

It's time for another fabulous sketch from Freshly Made Sketches and this week our resident Queen of Layers, Narelle, is our hostess.


As we're coming into Spring here in New Zealand, I decided to go bright and cheerful with my card.



This is one of the quickest cards I've ever made!  I adhered two strips of washi onto a white card base to start.  I had a whole bunch of these flowers and foliage die-cut and stamped from a previous card, so I put them together into a bouquet using Press 'n' Seal.  I glued that onto the card base, colored the flowers with Wink of Stella and stamped the sentiment from a NBUS stamp set and I was done!


Thanks for visiting!  The DT have some beautiful cards using this sketch, so I urge you to check them out.

Products used:

Stamps:  Funky Wreath Spring Addition (SugarPea), Mini Thanks (Create A Smile)
Ink:  Black Licorice Hybrid, Teeny Bikini, Twinkling Tutu, Willow, Beanstalk, Sea Glass, Maliblue, Apricot, Coral Reef, Lemon Chiffon, Duckling
Cardstock:  White
Dies:  Funky Wreath Spring Addition (SugarPea)
Accessories:  Washi Tape, Wink of Stella

Cheers
Karren

20 comments:

Lyn said...

Gorgeous card, I so love how you have used the washi tape <3

stampwithsandy said...

I love your use of washi tape, too! Such a pretty card!

Betty said...

love everything about your card - wonderful soft colors with that great design!!

Susanne Vargas said...

What a brilliant idea to use washi tape for this sketch! And your spring bouquet is so pretty!

Kara Lynne said...

That's a whole lot of card for so little time! Beautiful bouquet, Karren, and I love the contrast with the washi tape!

Linda Callahan said...

And only you could "throw together" a five minute card and have it be gorgeous! I love it!

Wanda Cullen said...

Love this card! I just recently bought some press 'n seal and it is SOOO helpful when you have lots of itty bitty pieces for a collage!

Julee (Vervegirl) said...

Such a pretty card! Love the bits of washi and that sweet little cluster of flowers.

Rosemary said...

gorgeous take on the sketch, karren!

Amy O said...

Beautiful flowers and beautiful colors! And I love that sentiment -- cool font. Gorgeous card, Karren!

Jen Timko said...

Look at all these pretty flowers! I do love spring!!! Glad we can get a little of it through you!!

Barb Ghig said...

Gorgeous take on the sketch, Karren! I really love your choice of flowers and the neutral patterns on your Washi is perfect! Loving the font on your sentiment, too...Stunning card!

Silke Ledlow said...

Simply gorgeous take on the sketch Karren!

Cécile RIBON said...

So so so pretty ! Love this gorgeous bouquet. These flowers are so sweet !

Jen Brum said...

Oh Karren! This card is gorgeous. I love that bouquet of flowers and the washi tape! So original and so pretty!

Jen Mitchell said...

Pretty, pretty! That Press 'n' Seal stuff is a life saver when it comes to putting together floral bouquets like this. And I like the washi tape for both vertical layers. The light and dark contrast so well!

Rita W said...

It might have been quick, but I LOVE it and think it looks like a million bucks. I can't get the hang of those little florals, but I love to see them.

Hetty said...

What a beautiful bunch of flowers on your card!
Great for any occasion.

Narelle Farrugia said...

This is a complete WOW card for me Karren! Those flowers are just stunning against all that white! I have seen it pinned over and over on pinterest as it is such a standout!

Karen Davis said...

A large sigh!! So beautiful, words fail me.