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Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Summer Bouquet


Hi everyone.  I was inspired to make this card by the Addicted to Stamps & More photo challenge this week ...




Love those bright and beautiful gerbera daisies. :)  I used a flower stamp from Penny Black, stamped it twice onto mixed media paper, and coloured in with my Zig Watercolour pens.  They are so bright and vibrant.  I fussy-cut them out and tied my "bouquet" together with a small piece of raffia to finish.  A few of the background flowers are adhered flush to the card front, and a few are popped up for added dimension.  I used a sentiment from a second Penny Black stamp set.

I'm entering this into the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes, where they are highlighting Penny Black stamps.  I do LOVE PB and have many of their sets. :)








Stamps:  Efflorescence (Penny Black); enjoy (Penny Black)
Paper:  White card base (Neenah); Mixed media (Strathmore)
Ink:  Black Archival, Black Memento, Zig Watercolour Pens
Accessories & Tools:  waterbrush, raffia

Challenges:
ATS&M #155 - Photo Challenge
SSS Wednesday - Anything Goes

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25 comments:

  1. Bonnie29 July 2015 at 16:49

    What a big, beautiful bouquet, Loll! Love these vibrant colors!

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  2. Dawnie40129 July 2015 at 17:31

    Love this card, colors so vibrant.

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  3. Betty29 July 2015 at 17:54

    what a beautiful bouquet, Loll - i love PB too and so many are perfect for coloring with the zig brushes.

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  4. MaryH29 July 2015 at 17:55

    Brilliant watercolors in this summer bouquet. Liked the raffia tie too! Very dimensional with the shaped flowers. Great job with the Zigs too. Just love this! TFS & Hugs

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  5. Susan29 July 2015 at 17:56

    Gorgeous in those lovely vibrant colours! Can't wait to try the Zig pens when we get together - you get such great results with them.

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  6. Vicki Dutcher29 July 2015 at 18:32

    LOVE the color against the white! So fabbyous ☺

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  7. Karen M29 July 2015 at 21:40

    Your bouquet is so gorgeous Loll and I love the pretty colours:) xx

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  8. Linda29 July 2015 at 23:56

    What a beautiful bouquet...... gorgeous colours! Xx

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  9. Unknown30 July 2015 at 00:38

    Gorgeous card! The flowers look so beautiful against the white background! Xx

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  10. My Card Attic: Hazel30 July 2015 at 03:12

    Beautiful bright and cheerful looking bouquet against that beautiful crisp white background. A great design that really pops, yet still manages to remain stunningly CAS! Love it my friend! Hazel xx

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  11. Birgit30 July 2015 at 03:58

    Loll, this is such a sweet little bouquet of flowers! The colors really are so rich and vibrant. I just got these Zig pens and have much practicing to do. ;0) Your card is simply lovely!!

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  12. Karen Dunbrook30 July 2015 at 04:00

    Such a beautiful, summery card mf...love the dimension.

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  13. Anita in France30 July 2015 at 04:13

    What a gorgeous bouquet, Loll ... luscious colours and such wonderful dimension! Anita :)

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  14. Lee-Anne30 July 2015 at 04:46

    Such yummy colors, Loll! Love the touch of raffia and the popped up flowers...beautifully done!

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  15. Pamellia30 July 2015 at 05:59

    Gorgeous Loll!! I love how you layered all your flowers, creating such amazing dimension for your bouquet, so beautiful! hugs :)

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  16. Maura30 July 2015 at 08:23

    Love your bouquet, Loll! Tying it up with raffia was the perfect detail!!

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  17. Canonbury creations30 July 2015 at 09:05

    What a stunning bouquet Loll, love the colours!
    Val x

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  18. Pat30 July 2015 at 11:24

    I love these bright and beautiful flowers Loll and the raffia ties them together perfectly. The way you have popped some of them up gives them great dimension too. x

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  19. jenn shurkus30 July 2015 at 12:37

    beautiful bouquet of flowers :) thank you for playing a long with us at simon says stamp wednesday challenge!

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  20. BożenA30 July 2015 at 13:11

    When I saw this card, I thought about the wonderful bouquet of wild flowers that once I got. This card reminded me of those beautiful moments. Thank you very much for this, Loll. Beautiful card and fondest memories :-)
    hugs,
    BozenA

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  21. Carol30 July 2015 at 15:20

    A beautiful card Loll, so pretty. Carol x

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  22. Barb Ghig1 August 2015 at 18:32

    Another stunning card, Loll! I love the vibrant colors of the blooms and that you chose raffia to create your bouquet...it's so elegant and such a lovely take on the inspiration photo! Thanks so much for playing along with us this week at ATSM!

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  23. Cathy2 August 2015 at 06:00

    Beautiful bouquet of flowers Loll, perfect take on the challenge pic, Cathy x

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  24. stempelfrida4 August 2015 at 05:15

    Loll, this is such a beautiful card and a perfect use of the photo inspiration! Really great balance between CAS design and layering! Soooo nice! Thank you so much for joining our ATSM challenge this week. We hope to see you again. Creative regards from stempelfrida
    http://stempelfrida.blogspot.de

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  25. Bobby15 August 2015 at 14:06

    I love PB, too, but don't have this one, Loll. Love the flowers and the Zig coloring. Nice sentiment, too.

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