Sunday 24 May 2015

Simple Blooms

Hello folks,

A quick card to show you using the latest sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and the inspiration pic over at The Card Concept.  I'm a sucker for woodgrain  so I was inspired to stamp a grey woodgrain background, swiped with a little white pigment ink and some Walnut stain distress ink. I cut it into strips, then cut a label using the WMS Picot Panel die to base my flowers on.







I'm not quite sure why there's a fork in the picture (perhaps those blooms are edible?) but it made me reach for my pewter embossing powder and WMS Simple Sprig - I love the detail this stamp still shows, despite the embossing. The flowers are an MFT die with some resin blooms from my stash which just happened to fit the colour scheme.

Every time I take part in The Card Concept I seem to stick to a clean and layered style...one of these days I will actually stick my card making neck out and have a go at a different one!

Thanks for popping by,

Claire x

8 comments:

  1. So very pretty, Claire ... and wuch a fabulous take on the inspiration! Anita :)

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  2. so lovely and really love how you wrap all the details into one beautiful creation! love the leaves and what a great interpretation from the photo! :)

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  3. Great collage elements! Thanks for joining us at TCC:)

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  4. Beautiful card. I love your dry embossed background piece and those gorgeous flowers.

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  5. This is gorgeous, Claire! I love the woodgrain and the distressed wood label together, and those flowers are so pretty. I always love seeing you in the gallery at Freshly Made Sketches!

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  6. Gorgeous flowers and I love the embossed background! Thanks for joining us this week at The Card Concept :)

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  7. Very pretty little card I do like how you did the background. Haha I too wondered about the fork I read somewhere that the flowers are the icing on cupcakes.....didn't get that at first.

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  8. I love the metallic leaves and the flower enters are perfect. Lovely card!

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