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It's time for a new challenge at We Love Stamping, and the theme for this month is
Use your Favourite Colours
Our sponsor for the months is AALL and Create, with a stamp set and stencil as the prize.
The challenge really had me thinking, as I don't feel I have any one favourite colour combination, I eventually came to the conclusion I often use pinks/blues and purples together.
I started by blending a combination of dye inks from Altenew in the Shades of Purple and Cherry Blossoms bundles, sprinkled it with water and gave it a light spray with a pale lilac mica spray.
I then stamped over this with some worker stamps in the darkest of the purple inks.
The stamps came from an Art By Marlene set of texture stamps, and the Visometry set by Visible Image that appears to be discontinued.
The focal image is from Crafty Individuals , I have linked it directly as it is unnamed. It was stamped in Versafine Clair Pinecone ink, directly onto the background, and then just the flower head was stamped on some white card, coloured with Polychromo pencils and glued to the background over some cheesecloth. Glossy Accents were then added to give it some shine and dimension
The sentiment was stamped using the darkest of the purple inks onto a snippet of the blue base card, again adhered over some cheesecloth. All the layers had the edges wiped over the darkest purple ink, to give cohesion.
The inside was finished with some washi tape.
I am linking this to:
(The Glossy Accents on the flower sparkle)
Those colours work very well together Maxine and nice added texture behind the Cone Flower.
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B x
Maxine, this is such a pretty birthday card. Love the shine on the edges of the flower.
ReplyDeleteI love this flower and the background that you made is gorgeous! A feast for the eyes... Enjoy your subday!
ReplyDeleteThis is really beautiful Maxine, I adore your colour choice. They go really well together.
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Cathy
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I often use pinks/blues and purples, love their sweet and feminine combo. Your card is a delight, such fabulous flower and background, and the cheesecloth is a great addiction, all works so well together!!
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Your finished card is just beautiful. I love it, those colours work so well together xx
ReplyDeleteWishing you and your loved ones a really great year ahead :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, and stunning design and colours. . I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and an even more happy New Year 2023
ReplyDeleteVery different - love the shine! Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble :)
ReplyDeleteWow, so much texture and such lovely colors! Great card, thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Maxine and what a beautiful creation the image and the colours are top notch
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lolo x
It is a pretty color combination and a unique background... pretty card. Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble.
ReplyDeleteVery Pretty! I like all the PINK! (my favorite color!
ReplyDeleteHi again Maxine, popped back to thank you for joining us at Stamping Sensations January challenge.
ReplyDeleteB x
Gorgeous design and love the colour combo.
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What a pretty card! It goes perfectly with our theme for this month “Anything Goes”. I love your coloring too. Thanks for joining us at Pattie’s Creations Design Challenge.
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This has to be my favourite of your work so far - I love it. SO creative and is a happy card. CarolG
ReplyDeleteSpectacular card! I love all the details and that it’s mixed media. Thank you for playing along with the the Krafty Chicks challenge during our technical difficulties.
ReplyDeleteDiane - DT
Beautiful card.Thank you for joining at Stamping Sensations.
ReplyDeletebeautiful and so artsy!
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Such a pretty card, I do like cone flowers and this is lovely against the blue and pink background. Two colours that work so well together.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Neet xx
Beautifully done and the glossy accents are the perfect finishing touch.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colours and stamping Maxine, I love everything about your card.
ReplyDeleteFaith x
A lovely card, with a lot of visual interest...Colors work beautifully. So nice that you welcome your followers and post links so others can go there as well. I would love to see what you do with the sketch at Inspiration Station. Thanks for being such and encourager to others! Smiles, Kathy
ReplyDeleteLove all the different elements, including the inky background, of your pretty card! Love the texture behind the cone flower too. It really adds extra interest! Thank you for joining in with the challenge at Stamping Sensations. Hugs, Lesley
ReplyDeleteCool card!! Thanks so much for participating in our LIL PATCH OF CRAFTY FRIENDS challenge!!! I appreciate that you play along and I enjoy visiting your blog!! Have a happy crafty day!!
ReplyDeleteDeanne at A Little Bit O’ Paper
Gorgeous card Maxine. Love the colours.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for joining us for our Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #197 sponsored by All Dressed Up Stamps.
We hope to see you again soon,
Lou DT xo
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