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Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Sweet Blossoms and Splats

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I was tempted when Korin from Sweet'n'Sassy put up the In This Together set of digital stamps, and succumbed and bought them - it helped that there was no postage :)



I was inspired to colour it because of the current 30 day Coloring Challenge


This is the first image I have coloured, and I used my Polychromo pencils, then fussy cutting it. 


The background was made using some mica based water colour paints by Semco on light weight card, then after drying, it spent the night in the middle of a heavy book!.  


The sentiment was stamped in dark blue ink onto a snippet of the water colour paper.
Both panels were backed with dark blue card, and the main panel was mounted over a couple of layers of ribbon, and then the sentiment was added.


The inside was finished with a strip of washi.

I am linking this to:

(I did not use the embossing option)





28 comments:

aussie aNNie said...

Beautiful and gorgeous colours and design.xx

cotnob said...

A beautiful card Maxine, such a pretty stamp and great background.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x

Suchi said...

That's a very pretty card Maxine. :)
Take care <3

Jeanette (Forest Ranger) said...

Your card is gorgeous, Maxine!

brenda said...

If I needed any confirmation what I can't see properly, was about to say a calorie challenge is just what's needed with us all confined to home and probably like me easting more than usual, but it colouring of corse!! And a pretty card at that.

B x

Darlene said...

WOW just beautiful Maxine! Love your coloring & design! Thanks so much for playing in our challenge at the Artsystamper Challenge Blog!
Darlene
ARTSYSTAMPER CHALLENGE
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Please stop by for a visit.

NanaConnie said...

Wonderful coloring, Maxine, and I love your detailed fussy cutting! I'm so happy to see you playing along at Jan's Digi Stamps this month and good luck in the draw. :-D
NanaConnie DT

Suze said...

Gorgeous card Maxine. The mica background is the perfect complement to the image.

jimlynn said...

Very pretty image and beautiful coloring with the pencils. Really like the way you did the background too!
Lynn

Carole J said...

Such a beautiful card, axis! Love your watercolour background for the blossoms. Thank you for sharing your project with us at the ARTSYSTAMPER DIGITALS CHALLENGE . We hope you'll come back soon.

Carole x DT Craftilicious Creations

betty-NZ said...

Your artwork always makes me smile! I love the colors you chose.

Dawn T said...

Very pretty Maxine. Your flowers are coloured perfectly. And what a gorgeous background.

Bobby said...

Wonderful pencil coloring, Maxine. Thanks for sharing your card with us at The Flower Challenge.

jimlynn said...

Oops Forgot to tell you - thanks for joining us at Pammie's Inky Pinkies!
Lynn

MiamiKel said...

Woohoo, way to go on joining the coloring challenge! kathy hosts them every few months so be sure to join in and show off your skills! This is another gorgeous card! xo

Shaz in Oz.CalligraphyCards said...

Oh great card Maxine.. really really love it. Great flowers and yes I'm using my dictionary as a good card flattening device!
Sorry for late visit! 😊
Thanks for sharing, and may God bless and keep you and all whom you love, in these changeable times. As Paul wrote: "We walk by faith, not by sight."
Prayer hugs, Shaz in Oz.x

{Wonderful Words of Life - Shaz in Oz}
{Calligraphy Cards - Shaz in Oz}

Maria Valente said...

Love it!Thank you for playing along at Make My Monday. Looking forward to seeing you again!
Mary

Rose Andrew said...

Beautiful card .. great flowers.
Thank you for joining us at
Digi Choosday Craft Challenge
Good Luck
Rose DT

Sue Jackson/Just Peachy Stamping said...

These colors are so soft and pretty. You did a beautiful job with the coloring of the flowers and the background of the card. Thanks for joining us at Make My Monday Challenge blog.

Wendy Nicola Jackson said...

Wow, this is beautiful hun! Make sure you check the blog hop prize wins hun. You won, one of the stamploration prizes! Hugs, Wends xoxo

creativetimewithme said...

Your card is lovely! Thank you for playing along with us at Make My Monday!

Hugs,
Mary Ellen
blog - https://www.creativetimewithme.com/

Nelly said...

Fabulous project, thanks for joining in with this weeks challenge at https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/ hugs Nelly x

Neet said...

That is such a beautiful card Maxine, I have never used a digi image as yet so you are way ahead of me. You made a wonderful job of colouring it in, I love how you have shaded with your pencils. This really is pretty and you should be proud of what you have done.
God Bless
Neet xx

Loll said...

Gorgeous card Maxine! Beautiful pencil colouring of your pretty blooms and great work fussy-cutting. They look amazing popped up over your smooshed background. Great colours! xx

Jan Mahew said...

Maxine, Love the Handmade water color backdrop with splatters. Made the cool colors of the blossoms jump out! Thank you for sharing your hot creation with us at Jan's Digi Blog Challenge. Stay safe, Stay In and Stay Healthy!
Hugs,
Jan
(Owner & Illustrator of Jan's Digi Stamp Shop)

Cindy van Oorschot said...

Such a Beautiful card. love the background, makes the flowers really pop
Thank you for joining us in our challenge at Make My Monday.

Karen Dunbrook said...

so gorgeous and elegant...love the colours.
xx Karen

candio said...

So Beautiful!! Thanks for joining the Digi Choosyday Challenge!!