Oh, was I excited when the idea for this card came into focus!
So many things all just fell into place at once.
I have many more of these die cuts, in various colors, so that I can make multiples of this card. How convenient. :)
The petals that have been 'plucked' off are little cast-offs from using a Bigz Lattice die from SU. These little ovals fall out of the lattice once you run it through the Big Shot. (I'm telling you, I save almost EVERYTHING!) I simply ran a Lovely Lilac SU marker over each one carefully to give the petals a natural appearance, shading some of them a bit.
This card is being entered into the following challenges:
Happy Stamping,
Colleen
Stamps: none on outside
Paper: Lovely Lilac, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White
Ink: none on outside
Punches: punched scallop border/SU
Other: Big Shot, Sweetest Stem/Cherry Blossom/Flower Burst Sizzlit Dies
So many things all just fell into place at once.
See the petals that have been plucked off? |
Do you remember my stamping bargains? Some of the goodies I occasionally pick up from my Stampin' Up! demonstrator are $1.00 Bags full of the most wonderful scraps ever. The die-cut flowers and stems you see on these cards were in those bags, just begging to be used.
I have many more of these die cuts, in various colors, so that I can make multiples of this card. How convenient. :)
The petals that have been 'plucked' off are little cast-offs from using a Bigz Lattice die from SU. These little ovals fall out of the lattice once you run it through the Big Shot. (I'm telling you, I save almost EVERYTHING!) I simply ran a Lovely Lilac SU marker over each one carefully to give the petals a natural appearance, shading some of them a bit.
This card is being entered into the following challenges:
- Flourishes FLLCAUG10 - Kids' Games (this is 'He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not')
- Flourishes FTTC78 - to use no embellishments
- Aud Sentiments #8 - to interpret the word 'Relax' (hey, if I had lots of free time, I might just pluck petals too!)
- Splitcoast Clean and Simple #79 - gardens
Happy Stamping,
Stamps: none on outside
Paper: Lovely Lilac, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White
Ink: none on outside
Punches: punched scallop border/SU
Other: Big Shot, Sweetest Stem/Cherry Blossom/Flower Burst Sizzlit Dies
22 comments:
Wow! I love these cards Colleen! I love the petals gently falling and you shaded them so beautifully. What a great deal you got!
'Love this idea, Colleen. Gee. Maybe I SHOULDN'T part with my scraps! (Just kidding!) I'm SO glad you use them. XO
I love what you did with your "scraps". I now have a project for using the parts from the lattice die. I just knew I would find a use when I bagged and saved them.
Love these wonderful cards!! So very pretty!
Love this card, its beautiful! Actually I always love all your cards! You do a wonderful job Coll! :)
This is fabulous, COlleen!! Way to recycle too - I save just about everything too :D Glad to see you got some stamping/assembly time despite all the renos :D
Wow, Colleen, these cards are awesome!! I just love your idea for the child's play challenge at Flourishes. And aren't you lucky to have received these great die cuts in your scrap packs?? Plus, GREAT job recycling the negative bits from your lattice die cut!! Those made perfect petals. Great job on ALL of these challenges. You certainly rocked them today :)
What a beautiful card! I love everything about it! Thanks for joining us at Aud Sentiments and don't forget to enter in our new monthly drawing for Candy!
Gorgeous CAS card Colleen!!! Love how you used these scraps...very clever :)!!! Thank you so much for joining us again!!! Hugs ~S~
Colleen, this is so gorgeous. I love the lilac color. You are one lucky girl to come away with so many goodies. I love this for the Flourishes challenge...oh, how many times did we play that game? LOL Great job for all the challenges and so pretty besides.
Lovely! I love the elegant simplicity of the card. thanks for joining us at Aud Sentiments
Saw your card on SCS and came over to read about it-I love it and even more now that I know it is a scrap card. Grin
Oh, how lovely! What a sweet idea for some clean and simple cards. Good luck with the challenges!
What a sophisticated card, thanks for playing at Aud Sentiments.
Hugs Ali x
What a pretty card! I love the petals! Love the He loves me....
And your hydrangeas in your blog header are gorgeous too!
Wow, this is so clever! Love the simple bold image! Thanks so much for playing!
These are clever ideas with the petals and the game behind it. I like the CAS style too. Thanks so much for playing!
Wonderful! Love the clean designs and those embossed flowers!
How incredibly fun Colleen! Love the clean and classy creations! Thanks for playing with all us gals at Flourishes!
Stunning and what a beautiful way to use "scraps" LOL.
I would have never thought to do that. Thanks for the inspiration.
So glad you joined us at Aud Sentiments.
Hugs,
Wendy
Beautiful card, very elegant, also love the falling petals. Thanks for sharing at Aud Sentiments.
Great card, simplicity with elegance. Thanks for playing at Aud Sentiments
Hugs
Dawn x
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