Daisy Vase

It's great to see some of my favorite challenges back after a summer break, so I really wanted to play along.  I started out using the daisies theme from Card Concept and the sketch at The Challenge to come up with a Clean and Layered card.

Howewer, this card fought me every step of the way and took an inordinate amount of time.  I'm not happy with the end result, but due to the effort and time that went into it, I feel I have to post it :)

I colored some white embossing paste with Audrey Blue ink and used the Diagonal Stripes stencil from MFT down the left hand side of a white card base.  The vase of daisies was stamped onto some X-Press It cardstock and colored with Copics.  The sentiment comes from the Bold Blooms set.  I then cut the panel shorter, fussy-cutting around the top daisy.  I mounted that onto a panel of Audrey Blue that ends where the stenciling starts and adhered some sequins.

For such a simple card, this took probably two hours!  That's two hours I'll never get back :)

Thanks for visiting.

Products used:

Stamps:  Daisy Vase (Artee Stamps), Bold Blooms (Essentials by Ellen)
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black, Audrey Blue
Cardstock:  White, Audrey Blue, X-Press It
Accessories:  Copics, sequins, Embossing Paste, Diagonal Stripes Stencil (MFT)

Cheers
Karren

Edited to Add:  This card got a shout out at The Challenge.