Hi everyone. Welcome to the start of The Flower Challenge for November. The challenge this month is "Use a Sentiment". Remember to ensure flowers are the main part of your design. We are thrilled to have Enna (Ritzy Baubles) as our Guest Designer this month. Welcome Enna!!
We are getting close to the holiday season so I took the opportunity to create another Christmas card. I still need to make a few more cards, but I'm almost there! :)
This is a beautiful image from Penny Black (Poinsettia Poem) which is stamped in archival black ink and watercoloured with a mix of distress and dye inks. I found they don't blend that well on mixed media, so will stick to one or the other next time. Always learning. The sentiment is also from Penny Black (Believe). I love how the sentiment filles the space below the corner floral spray.
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Also want to include our new team graphic designed by Viv! Great work Viv!
Since this watercoloured design is "off the edge", I'm sending this over to the CAS Mix Up November gallery.
Stamps: Poinsettia Poem (Penny Black); Believe (Penny Black)
Paper: Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink: Archival Black (Ranger); Distress Inks: Candied Apple, Aged Mahogany, Mustard Seed; Real Red (SU!); Green Watercolour paint (Tambi Gansai)
Accessories: Water brush, White Posca acrylic paint pen
Challenges:
CAS Mix Up November Challenge - Off the Edge
This is a perfect balance of flowers and sentiment. So beautiful! I have a hard time with watercolor on mixed media, but this looks fabulous. This team is a good fit for you!
ReplyDeleteI love larger sentiments and this card is absolutely beautiful with the sentiment and lovely spray of Poinsettia's Loll! Beautifully colored and still CAS...perfection my friend!! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Loll. x
ReplyDeleteStunning poinsettia flowers Loll and love that large sentiment, and that rich deep red works beautifully with the bright yellow centres, and with a slightly lighter touch for the berries, and such a pretty green for the leaves too, also the black sentiment matching the flower image outline for great coordination. Such an elegant and beautiful card Loll. x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful holiday sentiment to go with your Gorgeous off the edge Christmas flowers. TFS my friend. Love and Hugs...Nancy
ReplyDeleteA simply gorgeous card Loll, hugs Robyn
ReplyDeleteBeautifully painted, Loll! I'm such a fan of that deep, dark red you chose for the poinsettias. Try as I may it's a hard color to achieve. This is such a gorgeous card!
ReplyDeletePoinsettia? Yes, please! Gorgeous off the edge, and out of this world beautiful, Loll!
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A real stunner and what beautiful poinsettias. Love The way it's stamped off the edge and a wonderful sentiment too Loll x.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful rich colours and a wonderful way to give space to the sentiment by having the image go off the edge!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful Christmas bouquet and a fabulous Christmas sentiment, my friend! Love that off the edge design!
ReplyDeleteYour off the edge poinsettia is beautiful. Love the deep rich colors. That is a great holiday sentiment, love it. TFS
ReplyDeleteLove your poinsettias, Loll! Your deep and rich red coloring make the flowers so attractive. The layout of the flower image and the large sentiment is perfect!
ReplyDeleteHideko xx
I really love your card - really fits into the first rule in are known as KISS - keep it simple sugar!
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wonderfully rich colours Loll, love the layout and that beautiful sentiment :)
ReplyDeleteLove the colours and all that gorgeous contrast, what a great Christmas card xx
ReplyDeleteWonderful Christmas card, and your color choice is fantastic
ReplyDeleteWhat a great group of designers! Beautiful card, Loll. The deep red wine colour is so rich and gorgeous. Fabulous sentiment.
ReplyDeleteSo pleased you added your gorgeous watercolored off the edge CAS card design to CAS Mix Up off the edge challenge. Love your colors, Lolly and beautiful sentiment. Love and Hugs..Nancy
ReplyDeleteOh what a fabulous card Loll - loving that sentiment that so beautifully balances the rich colours and weight of the flowers.
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Blessings
Maxine
Perfect positioning of all the elements and I'm loving that bright, festive floral with the bold sentiment Loll. Just gorgeous! Vicky x
ReplyDeleteI love your pretty poinsettia design with the flowers off the edge and the large beautiful sediment balancing the composition! It's really inspiring, Lolly! Have a great Sunday! It's all smiles here! Love, Dolly
ReplyDeleteLove the off the edge look, the pretty colors you used and a perfect sentiment for the season!
ReplyDeleteOh, I love it. The fantastic layout on the card gives me the impression that I am in a summer gazebo and a shoot of clematis sprinkled with flowers is peeking in from the roof. I dreamed up looking at your lovely card, Loll. Thank you :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd the fact that there is poinsettia on the card will not change it :-)
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I love the sprinkling of blooms in the corner with the large sentiment! Just a gorgeous card!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats mf....they will be so happy to have you on the team.
ReplyDeleteI miss them, but I felt that I needed to step away from all the teams I was on as I am just too busy with my 5 little ones. I truly wish I had more time to craft, but I'm glad to be back working with them. I didn't want to let the teams I was on, down.
sending hugs mf
xx Karen
What beautiful richness to your poinsettias Loll. Love the crispness of this stamp and the sentiment is such a special wish for this year. Hoping that we will get through all this chaos peacefully. A beautiful card dear friend.
ReplyDeleteThe poinsettia and sentiment fit so well together. Beautiful design.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Loll and I love the beautiful flowers. Great job.
ReplyDeleteSimply stunning! xx
ReplyDeleteLove the balance and the beauty, Lool.
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