I have been away on a very relaxing holiday.........
I wanted to share this with you because when I was away I managed
to keep on top of commenting, which I love,
even though I had very slow, frustrating and very intermittent internet.
I was so pleased with myself......
Since I've got back I am playing catch up!!
That's because there's the washing, ironing, shopping etc to be done!!
So here's today's card.....
I was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) this sketch for the layout.
I rotated and did a horizontal card.
I masked and stamped the individual flower stamps
and lightly washed the background ones in grey.
Using my Zigs I water coloured the main flower and also hand embellished with a gold pen.
Finishing off with die cut frames, stamping the sentiment in grey
and heat embossing the butterfly in white.
Whilst I was away my dear blog friend Nancy helped me out
and I would like to say again, a Big Thank you for your time and thoughtfulness....x.
Challenges I would love to enter.....
Simon Says Stamptember - Using Altenew Products
I used three different Altenew Stamp sets for my card....
I used three different Altenew Stamp sets for my card....
Craft Stamper - Take It Make It Challenge - Anything goes
Watercooler Wednesday Challenge - Marsha's Feminine ...Anything Goes
Delighted to have been hi-lighted as a Watercooler Rocker with my card....Thank you x
Delighted to have been hi-lighted as a Watercooler Rocker with my card....Thank you x
Although the girls are on holiday the fun keeps going ....
39 comments:
It's beautiful! Love the colours!
Lula xx
Absolutely gorgeous and I really like the way that you’ve framed the flowers with the square die cuts. I’m pleased to hear that you’ve had a lovely holiday x
Glad you had a very nice time relaxing on your vacation! Your card is so pretty with the images! I love how you've framed the one colored flower like that and it's a perfect take on that sketch too! Thanks for sharing and welcome back! HUGS
It's such a pretty floral image, and what a lovely way to showcase it with the spotlight technique and your fab coloring. I like the bright orange with the subtle gray of the outline flowers. The gold details made it really sparkle. Good luck with the house chores waiting on you. Hope you can relax after you catch up from your relaxing vacation!!! TFS & Hugs
Oh Mac I simply adore this! Its beautiful. x
Stunning card, I love the design.
Glad you had a relaxing holiday and well done on keeping up with your commenting. I arrived home yesterday from a holiday and I failed miserably to keep up with commenting while I was away. Trying to catch up now. xx
Gorgeous, creative use of the sketch, Mac! Beautiful coloring & I love the gold pen details! Glad you had a nice time away, but you're kinda crazy to keep commenting while you're on vacation--haha! Seriously, your sweet words always make my day!
What a gorgeous card! I've always loved the spotlight technique and you've really used it to full advantage with this beautifully coloured flower. Love the die-cut square outline inside the rectangle. You may be swamped with your "catch up" but you clearly don't have to catch up on inspiration. Thanks so much for joining our Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week.
What a beautiful stamp, love how you've interpreted the sketch. Thanks for joining the Watercooler Wednesday Challenege this week. Tristan (DT)
Mac hope you had a fabulous relaxing holiday, welcome back with this gorgeous card, loving the colours and your amazing design, the touch of grey is beautiful.x
Your card is beautiful. I love the frames and how you colored the one flower so beautifully. I like the gold on it.
Glad you had a great holiday.
A breath taking card Mac - love the subtle background that really makes the coloured flower the star, and so fabulously framed too!
Blessings
Maxine
Welcome back, Mac ... your lovely relaxing holiday sounds wonderful (the catching up not so much!). Beautiful card ... soft and dreamy with a touch of vibrant energy ... the double framing draws the eye perfectly to this fabulous bloom! Hugs, Anita :)
Gorgeous card, Mac. Lovely design, great colours and great sketch! Hugs, my friend.
I'm so happy you had a wonderful, relaxing holiday. Getting ready to go and all the things to be done when you get home make it all worthwhile when it's a great trip. This card is stunning. I love the soft grey background flowers and the bright orange together. Both frames make the design so unique.
Love the way you have the grey flowers in the background and then the brightly coloured one. The double frames add fabulous texture and the sweet butterfly adds some whimsy. So glad you had a relaxing holiday - something we all need. Good for you for keeping up with your commenting while away!
Wow Mac, I'm impressed that you were away and kept up with commenting! Not sure I could do that. lol Yes, always a lot to tend once back home. This card is just stunning and I bet looks even more stunning in person. I love the grey theme and then the pop of color, so beautiful. I also love how you framed it out with those frames, so unique, so clever, so beautiful. Hugs, Brenda
Welcome back. Sounds like a fabulous vacation.
Wow, this is gorgeous, Mac. Wonderful masking. The gray flowers in the background really makes the colored one stand out. I struggle with orange and green, but you made it look so elegant. Superb take on the sketch. xx
Good to have you back safe and sound. All I can say about your card is - AM-AZE-ING, I love the soft grey of the background colours and the beautiful colour of the front one.
Faith
x
oh, Mac !! Another stunning design. It affects the viewer so much when a beautiful, vibrant flower blooms from the gray areas. Such a creative approach to the sketch and so beautiful implementation!
Hugs,
BożenA
Beautiful colours and I like your take on the sketch. hugs Mrs A.
Wow, Mac, this is stunning! The colored bloom shines even brighter with the subtle gray background flowers! WOW!
What a fabulous design Mac, the frames really trick the eye into thinking it is more dimensional than it truly is. That flower is beautiful.
Hope you had a lovely holiday, I always feel like I need another after i've dealt with the washing and ironing i've brought back.
Hugs Tracey xx
Sounds like you had a great holiday Mac and like you I do like to keep up with the commenting whilst I am away, if I can. I love this beautiful card and the spotlighted flower in those pretty colours is perfect and a great idea with the double frame, also the other flowers and the sweet butterfly works so well just with the grey wash. Love that bit of gold on the flower too. x
Such a pretty card! Love the double frame!
You didn't say where you went for that relaxing holiday M!!!
You sure came back with amazing mojo. This card is simply stunning. Fantabulous take on that sketch. Something I find hard. The background flowers are perfect making our eyes go directly to that gorgeous flower in those frames. Nice touch with the butterfly grounding the whole scene beautifully. Love & Hugs to you.
This is breathtaking, Mac! I love how just the flower is beautifully painted and framed with the gray/white elements! It's a very striking design! I'm delighted to hear that you got away on a relaxing holiday!! Hugs, Darnell
STUNNING! LOVE this amazing design Mac. The soft gray flowers and butterfly are so beautiful. Your brightly colours flower just pops. Love the unique and creative way you've framed your image. Hope you had a wonderful time away, my friend! xx
Sounds like you had a lovely break... Why is it that we have so much to do when we get back? It kind of counteracts the holiday.
Stunning card Mac... I love the design and the soft coloured stamping with that one bold flower... Beautiful!
So glad you had a relaxing holiday, Mac!
This is stunning and it's a fantastic take on the sketch! I love the double frames and the spotlight technique. The bright flower pops against the soft gray flowers in the background. Great job with masking too.
Hideko xx
Such a beautiful floral card Mac!love the subtle grey colouring and the bright pop of colour. Glad you enjoyed your holiday too ;)Viv xx
Absolutely delicious, Mac ! I love the contrast between the grey flowers and the bold & bright orange one. Your design is stunning too and highlights beautifully this awesome flower. Happy to read that you enjoyed your holidays (I don’t like either all the things we have to do when coming back !). Thanks so much for sharing this beauty ! Hugs
Great use of the sketch - I love how you made the orange flower stand out.
Such a beautiful colour and the way you've framed it is so gorgeous.
Wow, love you interpretation of this sketch, totally works for me ;-)
Love that punch of colour against the soft grays and you unique approach to framing.
Another AWESOME card dear friend! xx
WOW! This looks gorgeous. I do like how you've only added the colour to part of the design and I like how you've used the frames.
Glad to hear you had a nice break. Thank you for playing along with the Craft Stamper challenge xx
Awesome spotlighting!
This looks so beautiful, one of my favourites in the TIMI challenge! Thanks for joining! xxx Ellie Knol xxx
Beautiful card. I love how you spotlighted the flower. Thank you for joining us at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge - Charlotte/Lady Joyful, DT
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