Monday 16 November 2015

Hello!

Hello and Happy Monday.

First I would like to give a very warm welcome to my two new blog friends Krisha and Amanda. I',m  so glad that you decided to join me here.  I'm sure they would both be very pleased if you paid them a visit.

For today's card I used some of a recently pulled gelli plate print for the background. I stamped a Martha Stewart rose onto a page from an old gardening book. After tearing round the stamped image I coloured  it with two Promarkers  and inked the edges with Distress ink.

The sentiment is also by Martha Stewart and I coloured the two gems with a peel off marker.  I put one clear gem onto the smaller rose.

I would like to take my card over to join in at Di's Snippet Playground Week 203



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19 comments:

meg said...

Love the distressed / vintage feel of your card Barb the gems on the roses look like rain drops beautiful make

MaryH said...

Love roses (nearly as much as the cardinal images!) and this is a particularly lovely one. I like the way you've done the soft coloring over the print - it looks just lovely & vintage. Also loving that gelli background! (and yes, I did start afresh today, but still feel a bit guilty if I've missed someone! ). Will try to pay a visit to your new friends, and perhaps they will become my new friends too! Have a wonderful week, and TFS.

Di said...

Really beautiful Barb! Oh I truly must get my Gelli plate out for a another play -I just didn't give it enough of a try before putting it to one side :( That background is beautiful and the roses stamped onto the gardening book page is a super idea. One to try - and the single gem on one of the roses is such a lovely finishing touch too!

Hugs

Di xx

Jean said...

This lovely stamp looks great stamped onto the book page, super colouring. Your gelli print background looks great too.
Jean x

rachel said...

beautiful card barb - lovely work! Hugs rachel x

Carol said...

Love this Barb...fab gelli plate print and the newsprint roses look great with it. Carol x

Greta said...

Gorgeous card, Barb! Someday I'll have to unwrap my geli plate & use it!

Carol L said...

The technique used for this card is great! I love the roses with the text print and gorgeous purple frame around them!

Lisa Andersson said...

Love the vintage look. Very beautiful!
Hugs Lisa

cuilliesocks said...

Hi Barb, stunning card, I love your colours and the floral image is gorgeous, I think the newsprint background is so effective, Kate x

Rainey's Craft Room said...

I love all the inking, you have achieved a lovely card with this technique.
Lorraine

Jenny L said...

Hi Barb,
what a super card, and wonderful background created by you.
The colour is soooooooo! rich and lovely.
Wonderful designing as well.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.

Liz said...

Beautiful card, Barb. I love how you've created the frame and the flower looks stunning stamped on the page from a book. Very clever design. xx

Sarn said...

Delightful card Barb. xxx

Erika said...

I love your gelli print background and the roses look fab on the print background, a super card Barb.

Hugs Erika. x

jimlynn said...

Absolutely gorgeous! Love the background with that gelli plate! The roses are so pretty and love that you have them on the print of a gardening book.
Lynn

Julieanne..aka pinkjools said...

Beautiful card Barb....love how you stamp on to the print background....Joolsx

Paper Lily Leaf said...

Such a beautiful card, Barb! I love that gorgeous rose and the gelli print really complements it, April Xx

Anonymous said...

Love the colours in this card! X