I have a friend who absolutely love flamingos so when I was making my card today I was thinking of her as her mother in law has just been put into palliative care and will soon no longer be with us. So for my card today I wanted lots of gorgeous Flirty Flamingo Flowers as my friend has a gorgeous garden.
So for this card I have taken the Beautifully Penned DSP from the Saleabration Brochure and with my Stampin Blends in Light and Dark Flirty Flamingo and Dark So Saffron, and Dark Soft Sea Foam I coloured the flowers for the background layer of my card with a layer of Flirty flamingo card then on a card base of basic black.
I left some white space at the edges of the petals to give it that almost water coloured look.
For the sentiment panel I cut out one in Basic White and one in the reverse of the flowers in the Beautifully Penned DSP from the Scalloped Contour Dies. There are 2 long sentiment dies and I used my Smokey Slate Stampin' Write Marker and coloured each word and then stamped it down the label cleaning the stamp each time before colouring the next word that I wanted and stamping it.
I have stamped the flower from the Colour & Contour Stamp set in Smokey Slate and then with flirty flamingo ink stamped the water colour look petals on the flowers. The leaves I have used my Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blend. Now I have also done a double bow of black and white bakers twine and to finish off used some In Colour Evening Evergreen Jewels.
If you have any questions about my project today please do not hesitate to contact me.
Now is the time to head to the next person on our journey into Flirty Flamingo goodness and you will be going to Rosa Leyden next so just hit on the next blog button now and you will head straight there. I always look forward to seeing her creativity
If for some reason you find one of the next blog buttons now working please head to our lovely hosts blog Cathy Proctor and she will have the list of every one participating today in our colour challenge of Flirty Flamingo: Cathy's Blog
Thank you for spending some crafty time with me today, take care,
The way you've stamped the sentiment looks just awesome, Sharon! I could not manage to do that without smudging ink somewhere, so well done you. The flowers all look beautiful in Flirty Flamingo. This is a lovely card for your friend.
ReplyDeleteSharon, I am so sorry you had to make a sympathy card for your friend's mother. There is so much love in your beautiful card, I'm sure she will appreciate it very much xx
ReplyDeleteSharon, this is a lovely card for your friend during such a difficult time. The flowers are stunning and the sentiment is perfect too.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful card Sharon for your friend. I am sure it will bring blessing to her at this difficult time. Your colouring is delightful. I love the way you have left white near the flower’s edges - it certainly does look as if it has been water-coloured. You have done a brilliant job with the sentiment - very clever. Xxx
ReplyDeleteWow, this is such a stunning card for your friends, I just adore the colour combination and the care you have taken on the details like the colouring and the way you have stamped the sentiment. The result is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely card Sharon for your friend. I love how you have stamped the sentiment and great colouring on the flowers.
ReplyDeleteSuch a complete art piece Sharon, with so much to admire. Love the combinations of papers you've used, the colouring is so sweet, and I'm awe struck by the stamping of the sentiment. You have a skill to be admired.
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful card, Sharon, and I'm sure that your friend will appreciate the card as she faces some difficult times.
ReplyDeleteYour friend will certainly appreciate this very pretty card Sharon. The colouring is soft and subtle. A gorgeous card.
ReplyDeleteSharon your card is just perfect for your dear friend. Love the sentiment for this particular instance.
ReplyDeleteThis card is coloured in so beautifully!
ReplyDeleteWhat? No fancy fold!!! Where has the real Sharon gone?
ReplyDeleteSeriously though your card is beautiful. I love the way you have coloured in the florals on the piece of DSP. The sentiment is beautiful and I know that your friend will be comforted by the fact that you are thinking of her and her family at such a difficult time.