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Monday, April 29, 2013

Poppies for Dee Dee


Hi everyone.  Today I have a birthday card that I made for my sister.  Her birthday is on Friday and I need to get it in the mail today or it will be late ... nothing like waiting until the last minute :)

I used the sketch from this week's Less Is More challenge (LIM117 - sketch#9).  A lovely and simple CAS sketch that could be used in so many ways - love it!  My stem of poppies represents the rectangle shape ...






Stamps:  Happiest Birthday Wishes (SU!)
Paper:  White (Neenah); watercolor
Ink:  Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Old Olive re-inkers
Tools & Accessories:  Big Shot, Prim Poppy die (Memory Box), Pallette, water mister, aqua painter, glue, adhesives and dimensionals



I used the re-inker spread technique to color the poppies.  Check out my tutorial on this blog for more instructions ... basically, here's the steps:  1)  place a couple of drops of each color of re-inker into separate cups on my pallette - added a couple of drops of water to each and mixed; 2)  misted the watercolor-paper poppies with lots of water; 3)  used my Aqua painter to pick up the diluted re-inkers (one color at a time) and added to the wet watercolor paper.


Here's a close-up of the poppies:






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23 comments:

  1. SYLVIA-ANNE29 April 2013 at 09:41

    A beautiful card Loll, and a great take on the LIM sketch. Love those Poppies.
    Hugs, Sylvia x

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  2. diana29 April 2013 at 10:35

    Lovely!! TFS ;-)

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  3. Stamps and Paper29 April 2013 at 10:41

    Simply gorgeous Loll live the colours of your poppies

    Anne

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  4. shirley-bee29 April 2013 at 10:53

    This is so elegant, Loll! Perfect CAS.

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  5. Darnell29 April 2013 at 10:55

    And it still remains the most stunning way to "watercolor" a flower, especially these poppies. They look like poppies you picked from Mother Nature and pressed in a book for your sister's card. A true winner and perfect for the sketch! Breathtaking, Lolly!

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  6. Pia S29 April 2013 at 11:00

    Love your version of the sketch - those red poppies are beautiful, and they add just the perfect amount of color to this card!

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  7. Lisa29 April 2013 at 11:01

    Great card. I love it.
    Lisa

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  8. Carole29 April 2013 at 11:37

    I love the way you colored it...but how did you get it popped up? The stems are so delicate.

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    1. Loll29 April 2013 at 12:08

      Hi Carole. I only added pop-dots to the two large flowers and the sentiment. Nothing on the stems ... they are basically "free flowing" but are kept in check with the sentiment over top. Loll xx

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  9. Susan29 April 2013 at 12:07

    Beautiful! And perfect CAS! I just bought some reinkers so appreciate the quick steps for using them to paint an image or die-cut.

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  10. Diane29 April 2013 at 12:43

    Wonderful colors and design.

    Regards diane

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  11. Anonymous29 April 2013 at 13:25

    I keep looking at this die Loll..........lovely!

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  12. Unknown29 April 2013 at 13:57

    Beautiful Loll - your sister is going to love it. These prim poppies are one of my favourites.

    Karen x

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  13. Chrissie29 April 2013 at 14:25

    This is just stunning, I love this die and you have coloured it beautifully!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  14. sandie30 April 2013 at 02:33

    Just adorable Loll, really stunning and I love the inking x

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  15. Bea30 April 2013 at 04:13

    gorgeous card - love poppies

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  16. Bonnie30 April 2013 at 11:57

    This is so simple yet so elegant! Such beautiful poppies! I predict a winner here, Loll!

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  17. Jenny1 May 2013 at 02:09

    CAS perfection, stunning colours :0)

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  18. Cathy1 May 2013 at 19:29

    Gorgeous Loll, the poppies look amazing! I'm going to try that colouring technique, thank you so much for sharing it :) Cathy x

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  19. Jen Nelson2 May 2013 at 09:41

    just stunning lol

    Fab take on my sketch. Thanks for joining us this week
    Jen
    "Less Is More"

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  20. Jenni's Jems2 May 2013 at 12:22

    Simply stunning ! x

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  21. Viv2 May 2013 at 23:40

    So gorgeous, keep looking at the poppies and trying to resist buying them...it will happen lol :) Viv xx

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  22. Anonymous3 May 2013 at 14:18

    Gasp ... this is just so beautiful, Loll, I can almost touch those gorgeous poppies ... love it! Anita :)

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Thanks so much for leaving a comment. I love hearing from you! Loll :)