It's Blog Hop time with Papertrey Ink:
Yes it's one of those cards. You know the ones you do and don't really want to post? The distress inks were still out and I was still in stencil mode after the previous challenge but I think I got a bit carried away!
I used one of the dies from Doodlie-Do to stencil a whole heap of flowers, then randomly stamped some blooms using the matching stamp set. The sentiment is from Birthday Bash Sentiments. It looked way too busy so I die cut a stitched rectangle and matted it on black cardstock to break it all up a bit. I have to say, it wasn't much of an improvement. I then showed it to my husband and he summed it up very well - 'bit psychedelic isn't it?'
I think the idea was decent enough but perhaps an improvement is needed in the execution - we can't like everything we post though can we?!
Thanks for popping by and a big thank you if you take the time to make a comment!
Claire x
Awesome card. The softness of the stenciling is a great addition.
ReplyDeleteHow fun, Claire ... there's a fabulous retro, funky feel to those softly stencilled background blooms ... far out!! Hugs, Anita :)
ReplyDeleteI like it!! Love all the colors and it looks like there's a celebration going on. Nice take on the challenge!!
ReplyDeleteoh I love your fun and funky take on the inspiration photo!! fabulous!
ReplyDeleteGreat card Claire! I looked at Doodlie-do at one point - you did a great job with this. Love the background.
ReplyDeleteI think this was a case of great minds, Claire! It's no surprise that I love this!! Enjoy your day! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteI love the mix of colors on this!
ReplyDeleteSuch an original design! Love how you used those images and the colors are FAB!
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteLove the color combination with all those flowers!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Claire! Love the bokeh effect!
ReplyDeleteI love it Claire!!! Especially how you broke up the panel with the black border - stroke of genius that!!!
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