Tuesday 22 March 2016

Create with Connie and Mary 398

My first reaction to the colour challenge at Create with Connie and Mary was that I didn't like it. How wrong can you be? I kept thinking about it and it nagged me into my craft room....







I really love the effect of stamping the Timeless Textures in Soft Suede onto Soft Suede. It looks like an old leather-bound book. I'm also very happy with the ink-washing of the flower and the use of a dark colour for the 'white' space of this card. I find the antique and shabby feel of this card very appealing.

Ingredients
Card: Soft Suede, Mossy Meadow, Watermelon Wonder, watercolour paper, Whisper White
Stamps: Butterfly Basics, Timeless Textures, A Dozen Thoughts
Inks: Soft Suede, Mossy Meadow, Watermelon Wonder, Stazon Black
Other: Watermelon Wonder dotty lace ribbon, sponges, dimensionals, gold pen for the stamen, Baker's Box framelit.

8 comments:

  1. What a gorgeous card Jan! I love the vintage distressed look to your frame which compliments your flower beautifully. The Watermelon Wonder really pops against the other two colours on your card. Bravo! Thanks for joining us over at Create With Connie and Mary this week!

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  2. Absolutely gorgeous, Jan! All that texture simply brings this card to life! I especially lock the faded honeycomb behind the flower. Just beautiful! I'm so glad you joined us at Create with Connie and Mary!

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  3. Hahaha! That was my first impression, too! You have made this combination absolutely beautiful on your card! I especially love how the lace looks over the Soft Suede background! Thank you for joining us at Create with Connie and Mary!

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  4. Absolutely gorgeous Jan. You are very talented

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  5. I had exactly the same reaction to these colors! And, I, like you found out how wrong I was! Your card is beautiful. Love the chickenwire texture in the background behind the flowers...looks great! The lacy ribbon is very pretty on the darker background. Thanks for playing the Create with Connie and Mary color challenge this week!

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  6. I thought the same thing about these colors! You did a great job! Beautiful card with great coloring and love the texture stamps! Thanks for playing the Create with Connie and Mary color challenge this week!

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  7. The soft suede with the watermelon lace makes such a beautiful background for your flower panel! Thanks for playing along this week in the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!

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  8. Wow...for not liking the color combination, you definitely ROCKED it! The card looks like it belongs in a picture frame! Great job! Thanks for playing along with the color challenge last week on Create with Connie and Mary!

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