Time for a new sketch from your friends at Freshly Made Sketches! This week our hostess is Rita who never fails to surprise me with her design ideas and fresh approach to card making! She's designed a great sketch for us this week and judging by the design team cards, this sketch is amazingly versatile. Imagine what you can do with that rectangle layer!
I had made a card for this challenge using one of the techniques I learned at the watercoloring online card class, but I was not happy with it at all and decided to scrap it. So I went back to the drawing board and poked around blogland for a little inspiration. I had recently seen this beautiful card by Vicki Dutcher and it heavily influenced my redux. I didn't attempt any fancy pouncing with reinkers to color my background but relied on some grungy stamps to take care of that. The colors are from the latest challenge at The Paper Players and once I had everything stamped I went over the blossoms with a Wink of Stella pen (which, of course, you can't see in the photo). It's amazing how that pen makes everything look better!
The Freshly Made Sketches design team has got some fabulous cards to share with you this week. We sure hope you'll join us in the gallery!
Thanks for stopping by!
Supplies:
Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge (SU); Grunge Me, Signature Greetings (Papertrey Ink); Scribble and Spill (Stamping Bella); Petite Posies (Technique Tuesday)
Paper: Classic Ivory (Flourishes); Basic Gray, Very Vanilla (SU)
Ink: Basic Gray, Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Hello Honey (SU); Black Licorice (My Favorite Things)
Accessories: Wink of Stella, black rhinestones (KaiserCraft)
Love all of the stamping stamping stamping you did on this card! Beautiful results!
ReplyDeleteso beautiful jen!
ReplyDeleteOh, I LOVE your card, Jen! The colors are amazing with the black flowers and grunge! XX
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card,Jen! . Love that older sentiment...is classic!
ReplyDeleteThis is spectacular! Love it!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteI love your card, Jen, and all of the grunge, scribbles, and spills - stunning!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done, Jen! You make grunge look so pretty. I loved your first card too, but then again I love everything you make.
ReplyDeleteI just love this idea! And I am with you - using the Grunge stamps. Brilliant effect.
ReplyDeleteJen this is absolutely beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteAnother grungy/CAS combo which is stunningly beautiful! You really do have to come teach me how to do that!
ReplyDeleteLOVE this card. I was so challenged with these colors on the paper players, but you make them look perfectly naturally compatible. Love the design, the colors, the sentiment - and Everything about your card!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card! Those flowers are spectacular! Great use of the colors. Thanks for joining us at The Paper Players.
ReplyDeleteOMGoodness, how clever is this! Just stunning...you have the best eye for color and balance, my friend! Beautiful! Thanks for sharing this with us at The Paper Players.
ReplyDeleteOh, this is fabulous, Jen! TFS:)
ReplyDeletelove the composition of this card. very pretty! love the collage-y look with the various color splashes.
ReplyDeletevery inspiring! TFS
This card is absolutely beautiful Jen! I love it! Love those fun flowers and gorgeous colours! Looks so fabulous against that white background! Sure made me smile!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning Jen - love it!
ReplyDeleteJen, I am speechless. Your use of the colors (& sketch) is drop-dead gorgeous. You rock, girlfriend! 'Nuf said.
ReplyDeleteOh Jen this is absolutely gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic card Jen! I love how you used the Gorgeous Grunge stamps to colour your blooms. This card is amazing! A great use of this week's challenge colours. Thanks for joining us over at The Paper Players this week.
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous Jen! Awesome stamping!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous, Jen. I love the frame around those fabulous flowers - it really highlights them and yet gives them room to breathe. So glad you joined the Paper Players this week
ReplyDeleteJaydee
Love Love Love!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea inking the backdrop and leaving the outline stamp 'as is'
Super dooper :)
Oh wow, oh wow! This card is absolutely amazing Jen! The way you've used those tricky (well for me they are) is so creative and so effective. Love it!
ReplyDeleteOh my this is fab!! I will have to try it sometime :)
ReplyDeleteStunning card Jen, I love this technique and the colours are so pretty.
ReplyDeleteI see the word "stunning" a lot in the comments, and that sums up this work of art perfectly! I love the way you used the Gorgeous Grunge (and the colors you chose) for this beautiful card! The pop of colors and the black and white are absolutely gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI love everything about this! The grunge for the stripes is a fantastic idea - then echoing those fine lines in the florals with the splashes of color. It's all gorgeous!
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