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:
Hi Barb, this card jumped out at me at Pixie's Playground, the black and yellow is such a stunning colour combo : )
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!
a fabulous card!
thank you so much for playing along with us at alphabet challenges!
hugs and kisses from germany,
silvi xoxo
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
Lovely card Barb! The background is awesome, it makes the beautiful flower stand out. I like your style! Hugs Lisa
The background is perfect to showcase that pretty black flower! Who knew I'd like a black flower, but I do!
you should be pleased, this is gorgeous! Love how it evolved from a scrap, the little grass is cute, you created a beauty xxx
Wonderful Barb! The background is fabulous and a perfect foil to the glorious flower! Love it!
Hugs
Di xx
Hi Barb....Beautiful card you made from scrap.....great colours....Joolsx
How clever using your scraps like that, I love how your card has turned out too. Just perfect.
Hugs Erika. x
This is a gorgous card Barb, Love that background xx
Beautiful card - very striking.
Thanks for joining us at the Alphabet Challenge Blog.
Helen x
(DT Member)
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