Hello inkers,
My beautiful sister-in-law celebrates her 50th birthday this month so it was a great opportunity to enter Seize the Birthday's challenge to celebrate a milestone:
These aren't the colours I envisaged - being the lazy crafter I am I didn't bother labelling any of my blending brushes and when it came to doing some of the petals, there was a darker ink mixed with the lighter stuff. Oops. Not to worry, I quite like the different shades of petals and who said they had to be realistic?
I used a strip of Altenew gold washi tape and added a few glittery, die cuts to the cluster of Altenew blooms. I've also embossed the background using the same embossing folder to give it some more depth.
This one's also going over to Time Out where the theme is to base your card on your favourite movie. I've gone with Pretty in Pink - the touch of gold is meant to be inspired by Molly Ringwald's hair! Lovely to see that Claire Brennan from Waltzingmouse Stamps is sponsoring it this week. I should have used some of my (many) WMS stamps!
Happy stamping!
Claire
What a beautiful card, love all of the dimension and texture from the diecuts and embossing and it looks so elegant, thankyou for playing along at Seize the Birthday, Cathy x
ReplyDeleteHappy 50th to your sister! My goodness, Claire you've made her a gorgeous card!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful coloring and the gold is the winning detail for me! Love this card! I like how you tied it to Pretty in Pink with the colors and Molly's hair color. Thanks so much for playing this week at Time Out!
ReplyDeleteThis is a stunning card, Claire. The mix of pink and gold is just perfection. Your sister is going to love this. Thanks for playing at Seize the Birthday and for using the Topping.
ReplyDeleteOh, my, this is so gorgeous, and I love the mix of ink colors on the petals. One of those happy accidents that you ran with and it turned out all the better! The gold is lovely with it, too. Thank you for sharing with us at Seize the Birthday!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful Claire! I love the varied shades on the petals, the gold and embossed background! A real masterpiece! Thanks so much for joining us at Seize the Birthday and Time Out Challenges:)
ReplyDeleteBrilliant Claire (as always) - love, love, love this and so will your lucky sister-in-law! Thanks for sharing your card and your favourite movie with us at Time Out, it's always great to see your work in the gallery! Hugs, Kate!
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful card - the colours are gorgeous and I love the gold accents. Great texture too. Thanks for playing along with our topping at Seize the Birthday.
ReplyDeleteWow, that is just stunning!
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