CARD FOR SKETCH FRENZY FRIDAY CHALLENGE

HEY BLOGGIES,

Another new sketch over at SKETCH FRENZY FRIDAY for our weekly challenge.  Here is the sketch by Diana Eichfeld:

Here is my card:

 I stretched the sketch a bit by considering the circles on the sketch to be the flowers that I stamped.

 I used the En Francais background stamp in  baked brown sugar.

 I cut the wings off my papillion potpourri butterfly and put two on one side with a dimensional.

I love how the butterfly is popped up to look like he is flying down to the poppy for nectar.

A happy birthday banner and some pearls here and there completes my card.  Please notice how I water colored the flowers with several colors for shading and to add reality.

Thanks for visiting.  I would love to hear your comments regarding my card.  I LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

RICH RAZZLEBERRY IS SO YUMMY

HERE IS A COLOR I HAVE NOT USED VERY MUCH AT ALL!!  RICH RAZZLEBERRY.  It is a color in between raspberry and purple.  And is yummy.

 Again for my class, we used PLEASANT POPPIES background set.  I think yesterday I called it posies by mistake.  sorry.  Anyways, it is a large stamp but that does NOT mean you have to only use it as a background stamp.  Heck no!!  here I only inked up 3 open flowers and 2 buds and stamped that on whisper white and then used my 2 1/2 circle punch and VOILA - a perfect spotlight on just a few of the poppies.

A closeup of my water colored posies.  I used Rich Razzleberry, Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride and Summer Starfruit markers and my aqua painter to color the flowers.  Sponged R. Razzleberry ink around the edges of the circle.

I used the doilies die for my BIG SHOT.  It has so much detail cut out that it takes a few minutes to pop out all the cuts.  But it is BEAUTIFUL once you have it all ready to go!!  I used some retired DSP for the 3 banners and the one side piece.  It matches so perfectly.  And a taffeta bow of Rich Razzleberry - what else!!

Thanks for stopping by.

I am entering this at:

Technostamper Monday Lunch Challenge

Try Stampin on Tuesday

Make My Monday - CAS Flowers

Friday Mashup

ANOTHER PLEASANT POPPIES CARD - THIS ONE CHALKBOARD TECHNIQUE

THE CHALKBOARD TECHNIQUE - it is where you use lighter inks/embossing powders on top of a dark background - like chalk on a chalkboard.

 Melon Mambo and basic black are the colors of cardstock, ink and ribbon.  Heat embossed melon mambo embossing powder, then lightly colored in some flowers with white shimmer paint and a few drops of melon mambo ink.

 Here is a better closeup of the water coloring I did with the shimmer paint and reinkers.

 I used the little labels framelits and white cardstock with melon mambo ink for the sentiment.

Another look at the complete card.  What do you think?  I really LOVE THIS COLOR COMBINATION, don't you?

Thanks for stopping by today.  I would love to hear from you in the comments section below.  If I know you are enjoying my cards, that gives me reason to keep pushing along!!

PLEASANT POPPIES AND PAPILLION POTPOURRI

I LOVE BUTTERFLIES!!  IF you have been following me for any length of time, you know I have a butterfly garden and so enjoy spring and summer with all the activity fluttering about.  So my card today caught my eye the moment I saw it.  Fellow Demo Mike Funke designed it, and I cased it with a few tweaks of my own. (Thanks Mike!!)

 Aren't the new in colors just YUMMY!!!  I used Crisp Cantaloupe with Daffodil Delight and Calypso Coral for the poppies.  My AQUA PAINTERS are the perfect tools for watercoloring line stamps like these poppies.  The poppies are heat embossed with Early Espresso embossing powder.  AFTER they were all colored in and complete, I then inked up my En Francais background stamp with Baked Brown Sugar and stamped off once and then stamped it on top of my card right over the poppies.

 I stamped two monarch butterflies and colored them with Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze.  Then I cut them in half and used two wings going in the same direction for the butterfly who is either just landing or just taking off.  Isn't it adorable??!!  AND 3D

I used some more Crisp Cantaloupe cs for the Happy Birthday banner at the bottom.

Here is one more look at the complete card:

Hope you enjoyed this card of Mike's design with my own two cents worth to change it up a bit.  I think this might be my FAV card I have made yet!!  I am loving the water coloring on the poppies and plan to do that some more with the different shades of colors to make them look real.

Thanks for stopping by.  If you are not a demonstrator, I would LOVE to talk to you about joining my stamping team.  We meet monthly if you are local, or we do card swaps if you are not local.  Sharing ideas is what is it all about!!  Contact me and let's talk!!

I am entering this card at:

Fab Friday Sketch Challenge