Monday, June 8, 2015

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The weather here the last couple of days has been gorgeous so I've been spending a lot of time outside.  But I did manage to sneak in my craft room and mass produce some graduation cards for a friend (and thanks to my MISTI for making it so easy to do!) and to make a one layer card for the latest As You See It challenge using the colors from Color Throwdown and the layout from CAS(E) This Sketch.




I had a little bit of a happy accident while making this card.  I wanted to remain strictly true to the color challenge and just use one shade of red.  But the stamp I wanted to use needed a little contrast between the image layers so I inked the largest image first, stamped off onto a piece of scrap paper then stamped it onto my card stock.  The end result was rather splotchy and I considered trashing it but the more I looked at it the more I liked it.   So I went ahead and added the other layers as usual.  The flowers are sort of abstract and I think they look pretty good all splotched up!

I didn't have any leaves that looked right with these abstract flowers which meant no green leaves.  So I stamped the sentiment in green instead!  It looks quite dark in the photo and could be mistaken for black, but trust me it's green!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:
Stamps:  Abstract Poppies (Rubbernecker Stamps); Signature Greetings (Papertrey Ink)
Paper:  White (Spectrum Noir)
Ink:  Real Red, Garden Green (SU); Black Licorice (My Favorite Things)

13 comments:

Hannelie said...

Oh WOW ! This is total perfection Jen!

Shelly said...

Ooooh, LOVE this!

Joan Ervin said...

What a beautiful CAS design, Jen...you have used the colors and sketch to perfection!!!! Thanks for joining us at the Color Throwdown Challenge!!!

Kim S said...

I love those lacy and loopy flowers up in the corner. The sentiment is just perfect with it!

Leigh Penner said...

Oh, this is so cool! Fabulous take on the sketch!

Broni said...

What an awesome card, Jen! I love it! Thanks for playing along with us at the Color Throwdown this week!

Lisa Elton said...

Sometimes our accidents turn out to be one of the best parts of our designs!! I think the splotchy inking is perfect with the loopy flowers. This is terrific Jen!

Narelle Farrugia said...

Fabulous as always!

Petra Swart said...

WOW, Jen, this is for sure a winner!!!! Absolutely STUNNING!!!! Love those flowers!!!
Have a great day!!!

Linda Callahan said...

Just stopping by to say that I love everything about this!

Darnell said...

Good for you for letting the art "be," Jen! This is really modern and fresh!! Hugs, Darnell

Deepti said...

Fabulous as always!

Heather Cooper said...

I love how you've used the colours and stamps in this card! Thanks for making time in your week for As You See It Challenges!