I hemmed and hawed a little bit on whether I wanted flowers for my focal point or butterflies. As you can see flowers won! One thing I didn't hesitate over was stamping my sentiment crooked. I was so intent on getting the "smile" straight I failed to notice that I should have been looking at the "you make me" part instead. I'm such an amateur! And to make matters worse I wanted to use the colors of a particular color challenge but after I put this altogether I realized that I missed two of the colors. TWO! I think I need a nap!
My Freshly Made Sketches teamies obviously did not have the same kinds of problems as I did with their cards this week because they are GORGEOUS! Be sure to check them out! I hope to see you in the gallery this week!
Thanks for stopping by!
Supplies:
Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge (SU); Funky Florals, Signature Greetings (Papertrey Ink)
Paper: Classic White (Flourishes); Perfect Plum (SU)
Ink: Fog (Simon Say Stamp); Going Gray, Basic Gray, Wisteria Wonder (SU); Onyx Black (SU)
Accessories: Dot Fade stencil (Tim Holtz); white embossing paste (Dreamweaver); Pierced Square STAX (My Favorite Things)
Love your monochrome card Jen!
ReplyDeleteNow you really shouldn't have mentioned that the sentiment is crooked as I hadn't picked up on it. So annoying when that happens isn't it?. As one who is not a fan of purple, I've realised I should use it with lots of white as you've done...it looks gorgeous, especially treated with the grey! No more floods here thank goodness..thank you for thinking of me!
ReplyDeleteTeeny little boo-boos and all I still think this is fabulous!!
ReplyDeleteI'm with Lisa, LOVE this one! Such a fabulous focal image and it draws the eye right in.
ReplyDeleteI love it! I think the flowers are pretty and I love purple! xo
ReplyDeleteFabulous card! Love the monochromatic theme!
ReplyDeleteOh your story sounds very familiar to me.....been there! But your finished product is lovely so I guess it all worked out fine :) Pretty card!
ReplyDeleteI love reading the story of how your cards came to be. You never fail to make me smile and, more often than not, nod my head in agreement because I've done the same things! This card, crooked sentiment or not, is fabulous and I love how you used stamped images for the horizontal banners.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Jen!!!! Love the colours!!!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty!
ReplyDeleteFantastic combination of stamps!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Jen (as always!). I love those flowers! Wow. They are a beautiful colour! Love the background grunge! Just lovely!
ReplyDeleteYour card is simply amazing Jen! I am in awe of all this white space and I love the modern feel with the stamps you've used.
ReplyDeleteI just love the layered look to your card Jen! It's something I would love to do this successfully, however, when I try stamping different layers, it ends up looking like a dogs dinner ;( Thank you so much for your inspiration over at FMS! Hazel xx
ReplyDeleteLove all the DT cards for ColourQ it was such a great combo to use. I especially like your CAS card for FMS, hadn't realised you were on both DTs. Thanks so much for your kind comments about my card, it means a lot. Stef x
ReplyDeleteVery pretty Jen. Love the grunge images you used in the background.
ReplyDeleteStunning card,Jen!! WOW! Love everything here!! I LOVE the purple,the grunge stamping on the bg and the font of the sentiment!!
ReplyDeleteI stamp crooked so much that I just view that as normal. Didn't even notice until I read your post. ;) This is a super cute card and I'm glad the flowers won out.
ReplyDeleteYou always make grunge look so pretty! I love the modern flowers in the soft pretty purple. Beautiful, Jen!
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