Thursday, 28 August 2025

Thinking Trio

Hi and welcome!  We're up to sketch #701 over at Freshly Made Sketches and Jen Brum is our hostess this week.  I, of course, mis-remembered the sketch and put the sentiment in the wrong place, so I hope Jen forgives me!


I started by using a stencil on a white card base and ink-blending some orange and yellow inks.  Before removing the stencil, I spritzed on some shimmer spray.  Setting that aside to dry, I die-cut all the floral and foliage elements from Mini Fall Florals and set to work colouring them with multiple ink colours and blending tools.


Once that was done, I created an arrangment and adhered it to the card base.  I finished by adding the sentiment and some dark brown pearls.


Thanks for visiting.  Please check out the fabulous cards made by the rest of the design team.


Products used:

Stamps:  On the Line: Succulents (Honey Bee Stamps)
Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Maple Yellow, Orange Cream, Autumn Blaze (Altenew), Fossilized Amber Distress Ink (for stenciling), Puffy Heart, Rose Quartz, Purple Wine, Cosmic Berry, Canyon Clay, Pastel Sunrise, Vanilla Cream, Pumpkin Pie, Hazelnut, Mocha, Espresso, Plum, Grape Agate, Green Opal, Forest Glades, Maple Yellowm Red Jasper, Paper Bag, Caramel Toffee, Honey Drizzle, Mossy Meadow, Misty Sage, Swamp Green (Altenew), Fossilized Amber, Scorched Timber Distress Inks (for the flower
Cardstock:  White
Dies:  Lovely Layers: Mini Fall Florals (Honey Bee Stamps)
Accessories:  Rectangle Trio Stencil (MFT), Shimmer Spray, Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen

Cheers
Karren

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8 comments:

Amy O said...

Ahhh, it looks like Fall with these gorgeous layers! I love the beautiful sunflower.

Jen Brum said...

Oh this is such a gorgeous fall looking card! I just love the colours and all the layers of leaves! The sunflower is the icing on the cake! So pretty!

donna mikasa said...

What a gorgeous take on the sketch! Love your addition of the florals and your sentiment looks perfect to me!

Linda Callahan said...

Yep this is fabulous! And fall is coming in my world - lots of sunflowers out around here now! Gorgeous card!

Cindy Beach said...

I think the sentiment looks great on this stunning card, Karren! Such beautiful colors! Really gets me in the mood for fall. Love your design!

I Card Everyone said...

Karren, I'm ga ga for your gorgeous card! and if anyone mismanaged the placement of that sentiment it was ME! You might have me shopping for that die set, my friend!
=]

Cécile RIBON said...

Fabulous fall vibes, Karren! The colors are so vibrant!

Jen Timko said...

I could use these dies for every card right now and I LOVE how you created the focal bouquet. Gorgeous!