Tuesday, 14 October 2014

Jug of Flowers

Hi and welcome!  Today's card uses the sketch from Lesley's "The Challenge".  I flipped the sketch and came up with this card:

I used Mama Elephant's Sweet Havana set to stamp this card for a friend, going through a tough time at the moment.  I stamped the jug with Cobblestone ink, then used some gray Copics to give some depth and roundness to the jug.  I stamped the flowers in Lavender and Blue Violet ink, leaving a couple of them without the dotty bits to make it look like they are different flowers.  In hindsight, it just looks like I forgot to stamp the dotty bits!  The leaves were stamped in Beanstalk Green and Green Leaf inks.  

 The banner is from the Tags a Lot die set and is bigger than the banner that comes with Sweet Havana, so I could fit the flower as well as the sentiment.  I used Wink of Stella to paint over all the flowers.


Thanks for visiting.


Products used:

Stamps:  Sweet Havana (Mama Elephant)
Ink:  Blue Violet, Lavender, Green Leaf, Beanstalk Green, Cobblestone (SSS)
Cardstock:  White, Fog (SSS)
Accessories:  Copics, Lil Inkers Circle and Rectangle Stitched Mats dies, Sweet Havana dies (ME), Tags a Lot (ME), Wink of Stella

Cheers
Karren

 Edited to Add:  This card got top honors at The Challenge.
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12 comments:

  1. Hannelie14 October 2014 at 19:46

    This is beautiful Karren! I just love the subtle dimension you achieved by adding an extra shade to the jug!

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  2. Lyn14 October 2014 at 21:57

    Oh this is really beautiful <3

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  3. Deepti15 October 2014 at 01:40

    This is gorgeous ! Love the layers and colors :) such a soft and elegant card

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  4. Lesley 15 October 2014 at 03:06

    Wow, Karren. This is so pretty and fresh. Love how you flipped the sketch and the flowers you stamped are lovely. Just a beautiful use of the sketch! Thank you so much for joining us at The Challenge, so nice to see your name in the linky!

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  5. Bonnie15 October 2014 at 12:21

    Love this sketch and the pitcher of flowers! My mom used to fill a china pitcher like this with lilacs every Spring. Thanks for bringing back that memory.

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  6. Jen Mitchell15 October 2014 at 12:58

    This is so pretty! My mother would love this because she was always cutting lilacs and bringing them in the house! I love how the one leaf is folded over the top of the jug.

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  7. wienerhoneymooners15 October 2014 at 17:37

    So soft AND gorgoeus! LOVE the colors so much! It really comes across as so caring! Thanks for joining us at The Challenge!!!

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  8. Nance16 October 2014 at 10:39

    Beautiful! Love the touch of lilac, black and grey around all that white. Really stands out. Thanks for playing at The Challenge! Nance, DT

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  9. Ellen17 October 2014 at 00:27

    So beautiful, really! The colors are SO pretty and the flowers too!
    Nice done!
    Greetings from Ellen

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  10. Lori18 October 2014 at 16:20

    Gorgeous! Love the color scheme and the bit of shading you added to the jug. Thanks for joining us at The Challenge!

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  11. Anonymous21 October 2014 at 21:13

    I really have to get these flowers out again, your design is so glamorous, love it! So glad you could join us at Mama Elephant & Me!

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  12. Karin Åkesdotter25 October 2014 at 18:41

    So BEAUTIFUL! Thanks so much for playing with us at Mama Elepant and Me challenge, hugs, Karin

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