Thursday 16 November 2017

Purple and Blue

Hi all and welcome to Freshly Made Sketches for another sketch challenge.  This week it's my turn to be hostess.  I hope you like my sketch and it gives you all a lot of room to interpret how you wish.


I made a birthday card for my sister using the sketch.  And I pulled out WPlus9's beautiful Modern Anenomes set (every time I say "anenomes" I hear Nemo trying to pronouce it in the movie!  Am I the only one?)


I have to admit, this is one of my favorite cards I've made lately and I almost didn't want to give it away!  

I cut some masks of the anenomes and then positioned the stamps, one by one, in my Misti.  After I stamped each image, I flipped the panel upside down and stamped in the opposite corner.  I continued doing this, masking as I went, until I had all three flowers and the two leaf sprigs.  After I colored the images with Copics, I replaced the masks and then slightly sponged with some Broken China Distress Ink.  I also outlined the images with a Copic cool gray marker to make them pop a bit.



The sentiment was one I'd made up earlier and didn't use.  It is several layers of black die-cuts then spritzed with Glitter Dust.  The rest of the sentiment is from a PTI set and white embossed onto black.  The whole panel was die-cut with a stitched rectangle die and popped up onto the card base with foam tape.

Thanks for visiting!  The rest of the design team have made gorgeous cards using my sketch, so head on over and check them out.



I'm linking this card up to the CAS challenge at The Flower Challenge as well as the Celebrate challenge at AAA Cards.



Products used:

Stamps:  Modern Anenomes  (WPlus9), Wet Paint (PTI)
Ink:  Intense Black, Broken China Distress, Versamark
Cardstock:  White, Black, X-Press It
Dies:  Celebrate, Stitched Rectangle Stax (MFT)
Accessories:  Copics, White EP, Glitter Dust

Cheers
Karren

16 comments:

Dotty Jo said...

What a beauty! Jo x

Linda Callahan said...

Glorious anemones! Love that Word! Your coloring is oh so fabulous and your sketch is awesome!

Nancy said...

This is a beautiful card!! I had to come by from FMS and let you know!

Barb Ghig said...

I can see why you almost didn't want to give this card away...it's absolutely gorgeous, Karren! Beautiful Copic coloring, and I really love your sparkly die cut sentiment! I think your sister is going to cherish this stunning card for a long time to come!!!

Jane said...

Beautiful colouring, really striking colours. Thanks for playing at AAA Cards.

Cardsbymaaike said...

love the black glitter for the sentiment, beautiful flowers and coloring. Thank you for playing with AAA cards

Cara said...

Stunning card, I can see why you were reluctant to part with it x

Jeanne H said...

A very beautiful card, Karren. Truly lovely with great coloring!

Jen Brum said...

This card is a work of art! I love it! Those flowers are amazing and your colouring is fabulous (as always!). Love the sparkle in your sentiment! So very pretty! And yes, when I hear Anemones I totally think Nemo!!!! Thanks for the great sketch this week!

Claire said...

This is amaxing Karren - the flowers positively pop against the background - such a gorgeous, vivid blue you've used!

I Card Everyone said...

Karren you've inspired me to play... in an entirely different way! I adore your coloring [always] so I pulled out my Copics... I know, you're shocked, right? xx
=]

Amy O said...

Holy moly, this is such a WOW card! This is some amazing coloring! I love how deep the colors are and your shading is gorgeous. Such a fun sketch, too!

Jen Mitchell said...

I can certainly see why you want to hoard this card. It's stunning! I won't ask if you sent it along to your sister - because I would totally understand if you didn't and instead framed it and hung it in a place of honor in your studio! :)

Sweety Gupta said...

Awesome colouring. The flowers look alive! :)

Shona Chambers said...

Wow Karen your colouring skills always blow me away!! This is such a fabulous CAS design and the colour detail on those flowers is spectacular. Always fantastic to see you at The Flower Challenge!!

Coralynn Murray said...

Such a beautiful card. Your colouring is amazing. Thanks for playing along with us at AAA Cards!