Saturday, July 2, 2011

Mark's Finest Papers 62 - Blue Sunflowers

Happy Independence Day weekend to all my US friends!  (and a belated Happy Canada Day to my Canadian pals)

We've got a Red, White and Blue Patriotic Theme for Mark's Finest Papers Speedy's Challenge this week, and here is my rather unusual card:


Blue sunflowers never happen in nature, but then neither do faces on the flowers, so I thought, "Why not?"
I had fun pulling out my Copic markers for this card.  The stamp set, Planted with Love, has some other cute images on it, too, like a watermelon seed packet.  But a watermelon would've looked REALLY weird in blue.  ;)

Come play with us!  Link up your card HERE by Friday, July 8, 2011 by 3 PM EST. 
Have a wonderful weekend!

Colleen

Stamps:  Planted with Love - MFP
Paper:  white cardstock - PTI; patterned papers The Christmas Combo - DCWV
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Old Paper, Antique Linen Distress Inks
Other:  blue metallic cording; kraft die cut tag - SU; bakery twine - the real kind!; Copic markers; dimensionals; Aleene's Tacky Glue

20 comments:

Carol Hurlock said...

Colleen (you celebrity you...lol) this is darling. I love how you think outside the box and did this image in red, white, and blue. It's simply adorable. Happy 4th!

Bear Hugs,
Carol :O}

Monika/Buzsy said...

Lovely card Colleen. I really like that image and I love how you used the patriotic colors! Just perfect.

Andrea Ewen said...

Sweet card, Colleen...those little blue sunflowers are adorable! Great arrangement of colors, too...it's so bright and cheery!

Lori said...

In art we can use any color for anything we want!! Fun card Colleen!!!

Bev J. said...

That is one of the joys of making out own cards-they can be anything we want. Love your cute happy face flowers!

Enjoy your weekend!

Winnie and Patty said...

Colleen--this is so adorable. I love taking liberty with the colors I use to color images. I even made an orange chickadee once! So your blue sunflowers are just perfect for a patriotic card!

Shirley said...

Wherever we are, that card is just so darn cute! Well, I didn't notice anything wrong with your sunflowers, LOL. I love your sentiment too!

Janeen said...

oh Colleen, this fun card just made me smile. Aren't those just the cutest faces ever.

Emily Keaton said...

This is so sweet, Colleen! I love those blue sunflowers :)--very creative. Your coloring is so pretty, and I love your sentiment tag. Great choice of papers, too. I hope you are having a terrific 4th of July weekend!! Have fun! :D

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

How cute are those little sunflowers!! What a super cute card--love that the little cat is on the sunflower seeds pack! FUN!

~Tammy~ said...

Those sunflowers are just toooo caute! Happy Fourth! I am so far behind in catching up, but hope too soon! Many Home renovations going on.

Leslie Miller said...

I got a kick out of this post, Colleen! Blue sunflowers with faces -- yes, why not? It's a darling card!

Maria said...

Oh, wow!!! Those sunflowers are just too CUTE!!! A colorful beautiful card, so so pretty!!! Take care and Happy 4th!:-))

Stella said...

These sunflowers are cute but also gorgeous. They also made me think of flower fairies.

The vintage look of this card is stunning; I love that little black cat on top :)

Hugs!

Benzi said...

I like your sunflowers in blue and those adorable faces. Cute, cute card, Colleen. Hope you're having a great 4th.

Pauline said...

What sweet sunflowers, they look lovely in blue! A gorgeous card, and I love the layout too.

Linda Breedlove said...

Oh what fun... this is so cute!

Harriet Skelly said...

Colleen this is such a sweet card! I love those blue sunflowers!!

Stacy Morgan said...

Totally cute!

Jinny Newlin said...

LOVE you blue sunflowers, girl! This card's color combo, in general, is FABULOUS! So fun!

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