Today I have a bright, happy card to share with you. I created the card to showcase how beautifully Gracielle's digital stamps blend with traditional stamping in mixed media. Today I paired this fabulous sentiment from the New Beginnings set with my IndigoBlu stamps. I only have a few of these and just found out about the stamp company, but I love the challenge of creating multiple projects with the same stamps. I am trying desperately to win some more by entering their challenges. And speaking of winning, why not head over to my comment HERE for a chance to win one of Gracie's digital stamp sets?
I started by stamping the background flourish in white to create a resist effect for my watercolor. For some reason I was itching to use this new Tim Holtz thinlet die and added it as well, what a busy background! But I can do nothing less...
Next I created a 3D handmade flower by stamping the flower three times in Worn Lipstick spritzed lightly with water before stamping. I cut apart the individual petals as best as possible, then curled them backwards. Last, I stamped the leaves in the same manner and cut them out. I hope these two posts have inspired you to make some flowers and keep your mind open to new ideas with mixed media, after all - isn't that the fun of it? Make sure to show Gracie some love at her blog HERE, and why not enter the IndigoBlu challenge HERE. Thanks for looking! <3
I also want to play with these fabulous challenges:
43 comments:
just stunning! love how you've done the centre of the flower too, and the background, debi x
Just beautiful! Love those variegated petals in Worn Lipstick-- it just looks right. And of course your complementary colors are working their magic!
This is such a beautiful card Autumn - love the dimension and the your colour choices are stunning.
Blessings
Maxine
Beautiful flower Autumn, love the mix of colours and the mixed media feel to your fabulous card.
Have a great week.
Hugs Brenda xxx
A super stylish card as always Autumn and what fab colours ans dimensional bloom.
Hope you have a good week and many thanks for joining us at Stamping Sensations challenge.
B x
Stunning work ...absolutely beautiful. I adore everything about it ....thanks so very much for joining us at indigo blu and good luck. Hugs rachel x
This is gorgeous! The flowers look professionally made! Then again, you are a professional at this!
A beautiful card, a lovely design and papers.......your flower is stunning with super details!!
hugs
Heather xx
Thanks so much for joining us with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.
This is such a stunning card, Autumn! I adore your fresh colours and those awesome flowers! You are such an inspiration! Hugs! Branka xx
Gorgeous Autumn! Love your bright vibrant colours, and the background is beautiful! The show stopper for me is definitely that stunning flower, so amazing!
Thank you so much for joining us at Frilly and Funkie for our 'Hip to be Square' challenge! Hugs, Pamellia DT :)
This is gorgeous,Autumn. Amazing background!
The colours are stunning! And I love all the beautiful layers and details!!! Great resist effect too! A fabulous card!
Hugs (and thanks so much for the lovely comment on my blog today),
Claudia xxx
BEAUTIFUL and BRIGHT Autumn. Makes for a happy start to the week!! XXj.
I really love IB stamps, just don't use them often enough! Your card is definitely bright and happy, and also totally beautiful - love the combination of colours and the flower is superb! Hugs, Anne xx
Hi Autumn! Your flower on that lovely card is absolutely gorgeous. I love your dimension and the way you've colorized it. That pink just pops on that lovely green and white background. I also wanted to thank you for the nice comment you left me. You're so sweet.
Oh, so pretty... each and EVERY layer and embellishment! This is so bright and full of life, Autumn! Just stunning!
Another stunner! Love the effect you've gotten on the petals of this lovely flower. The striations of color look so very realistic, more so than if you'd just tried to 'color them' after die cutting. Also loving the way you did the resist flourish, then the splatters of green shades. Really lovely, Autumn, and good luck with winning more of the stamps. Like your new photo too! TFS & Hugs
What a gorgeous card loving the colours and textures, good luck with the Indigoblu challenge x
This card design sure is lovely and bright! That flower caught my attention but the background really pulled my eyes and brain in. Wowzers and gorgeous! Awesome sauce design!hugz. ~Niki
This is gorgeous! The rich, bright color tones are fabulous! I LOVE the flower...so beautiful!
Sherrie K
So vibrant and colorful! Love the fancy blossom and inky background!
Stunning card, Autumn! The bold colors and that fabulous flower make for such a wonderful design! Hugs!
Autumn, another beautiful card! I do love how you're using the Gracielle's digi stamps and giving so much dimension to the flowers...I do need to get some of those! I love your background, as I do all of your backgrounds. You have such a way with colors and textures...so inspirational! I, too, love the Indigoblu stamps and like you, only have a few. I initially got them to use with their gilding flakes - have you tried those? Messy, but fun, and oh so pretty!
Autumn, I was so happy with all the love you left on my blog - oh my goodness, I was just thrilled! Thank you so very much, I truly appreciate all of your comments and encouragement! You mentioned not seeing a link for following...there is a little blue button - was it not there?
Last but not least - love your new profile pic! :-)
How lovely, Autumn! Thanks for walking me through today's lusciously vibrant garden, and explaining how it was put together! Hope you are enjoying a fabulous week! hugs, de
Absolutely stunning and beautiful card! The details are amazing! Love it! ;-)
Gorgeous card Autumn ! I love the colour combination you've used and the bloom is beautiful ! Thanks for joining us at Frilly and Funkie. Sue C x
Wow! What a stunning card!! Love that flower! Amazing background too!
Thank you very much for joining us this week at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!
hugs...
Melissa
A very bright card . The flower is really Pretty .. !! The layering makes it look like actual flower with petals .. hugs, remya
Your bright lime bg looks fabulous, Autumn and it's perfect to have the beautiful flower really shine!!! Love the sentiment in white on the black oval!!!! Simply stunning!!!
Hugz
This sings of sunshine and happiness. Gorgeous card Autumn, it's sure to bring cheer. Even your splatters are perfect! Nicola x
Beautiful eye candy, Autumn!! Love all the uplifting color and swirls....always love a good flourish or two! Good luck on the challenges, as Indigo Blu and you - match made in heaven! xxx Lynn
How pretty! Love the beautiful bright background and that flower!!! Thanks for joining us at Frilly and Funkie for the Hip to be Square challenge. :)
I am loving everything about this card!! Thanks for joining us at Stamping Sensations.
Pinky
Beautiful, busy background, but I like it that way! In fact I love it when you make your backgrounds, no matter how many things you throw at them! This is one of my favorites with those awesome colors and that bold flower to top it all off! Gorgeous, Autumn! Hugs!
OMG! Such beauty, pure joy! Thank you for joining in this months challenge at IndigoBlu:-)
Oh, Autumn, this is gorgeous, and the colors are so vibrant! I love it! Wow, you really made this flower pop off the amazing background! Gorgeous! Hugs, sweet friend! (And I love your new photo!)
Wow this is lovely.
Gorgeous colours and techniques.
Catherine x
That's a lovely make for Spring! The fussy cut flower is the star of course, but like you I love that flourish die-cut (on my wish list but every shop in this country has run out!)
Lovely card, love it! Thank you for entering the IndigoBlu Challenge. Kay x
Great card, thanks for joining us at the IndigoBlu challenge.
Hugs Wenda
Absolutely stunning card Autumn, thank you for joining us again at Indigoblu this month, good luck. Nikki K. xx
A dream on paper!
Just beautiful Autumn, love the colours thank you for joining us at the Craft Stamper challenge, Elizabeth x
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