Monday 5 October 2015

A Black Flower!

Hello and thank you for visiting me

First I'd like to give a warm welcome to Carole who has just joined me here.   She makes some lovely cards and has also done some silk painting.

The card I'm showing today started off as a piece of scrap on my desktop.  I'd got some distress ink left on my mat and spritzed with water and wiped it up with a piece of white card.  It looked quite pale and boring.  I rubbed some Black Soot distress ink through a mask but still didn't like it.

I put it to one side until I had a bit of a sort out when I decided to cut it in half to make a couple of DL cards.

I used Paper Artsy stamps for the stem and flower which I stamped with Black Archival straight onto the background.  Then I stamped the flower again onto some yellow paper, cut it out, separating the petals and stuck onto the card.  The centre is a circle of black card that I cut out, stuck on and then I added some white enamel dots.

I stamped a little grass in black at the bottom, inked round the edge with yellow then matted onto black card and added the three small brads in matching colours.  I used two sentiments for balance.

It was pretty quick to make and I'm pleased with how it turned out.

I'd like enter my card into the following challenges:-

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week 197
Alphabet Challenge blog "Quick and Simple"

12 comments:

JennyH said...

Hi Barb, this card jumped out at me at Pixie's Playground, the black and yellow is such a stunning colour combo : )

KT Fit Kitty said...

I don't think my comment worked - Blogger logged me out! Anyway, what I was saying was... this turned out great! I like the background and the torn edge. Then I said something about those scraps multiplying and no matter how many I use, I always have so many more! Good for you for using some scraps!

Basslady said...

a fabulous card!

thank you so much for playing along with us at alphabet challenges!

hugs and kisses from germany,
silvi xoxo

Nessa's Crafty Place said...

Hello Barb-Well,your piece of "scrap" turned out fabulous!Beautiful flower,and it goes perfectly with your background :)
Have a good week,
Hugs,Nessa xxx

Lisa Andersson said...

Lovely card Barb! The background is awesome, it makes the beautiful flower stand out. I like your style! Hugs Lisa

Carol L said...

The background is perfect to showcase that pretty black flower! Who knew I'd like a black flower, but I do!

LesleyG said...

you should be pleased, this is gorgeous! Love how it evolved from a scrap, the little grass is cute, you created a beauty xxx

Di said...

Wonderful Barb! The background is fabulous and a perfect foil to the glorious flower! Love it!

Hugs

Di xx

Julieanne..aka pinkjools said...

Hi Barb....Beautiful card you made from scrap.....great colours....Joolsx

Erika said...

How clever using your scraps like that, I love how your card has turned out too. Just perfect.

Hugs Erika. x

KandA said...

This is a gorgous card Barb, Love that background xx

Helen said...

Beautiful card - very striking.

Thanks for joining us at the Alphabet Challenge Blog.

Helen x
(DT Member)