Good morning blog friends. For this month's Bring Back Beautiful challenge, we thought we would honor "Mother Nature" As spring begins to sprout in many parts of the world - let's honour Mother Nature by showing off the beauty of what we find in the garden. Pick your favorite flower and make it the centerpiece of your card or creation!
Link up your Bring Back Beautiful Challenge creations on the Flourishes Blog to
enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB22. You have until May 31
to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we'll share our True
Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be
featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to
display proudly on their blog! Our favourite Beauty from this challenge will
also be asked to join the team for the next challenge, so play along and let's
see all those beautiful Garden creations!!
For my card today, I wanted to make the image the focal point. The background paper matched the color in the large flower perfectly, and the little flowers I added matched the small flowers colored in the image. I love the little pearls in the center, and the pretty French Lace added the perfect finishing touch.
That's it for me today, don't miss the lovely creations the rest of the ladies listed below have for you today...
Linda Duke - you are here :)
Remember you can click on the picture to make them larger for easier viewing, and all supplies are listed below.
Thanks for visiting today. Linda ❤❤
Supplies used:
Stamps: Spring Bouquet - Flourishes
Stamp Pads: Memento Tuxedo Black Dye Ink - Flourishes
Cardstock: Kaiser Paper pad/Bonjour, Flourishes Classic White - Flourishes
Spellbinders: Grand Ovals Nestabilities. NOTE: Spellbinders die templates can also be found at Flourishes.
Copic Markers: 0 Colorless Blender, E000 Pale Fruit Pink, R00 Pinkish White, RV10 Pale Pink, E04 Lipstick Natural, Y00 Barium Yellow, YG00 Mimosa Yellow, V91 Pale Grape, V15 Mallow, YG03 Yellow Green, YG63 Pea Green, G99 Olive, R02 Flesh, E08 Brown, R59 Cardinal, Y02 Canary Yellow, V12 Pale Lilac, YG41 Pale Green, BG72 Ice Ocean, BG75 Abyss Green, BG10 Cool Shadow, G00 Jade Green, B21 Baby Blue, BG49 Duck Blue, BG70 Ocean Mist, Y000 Pale Lemon, C-1 Cool Gray No. 1 NOTE: I know I’ve listed lots of colors here, some I used very little. Flourishes.
Ribbon: White Scalloped Lace Trim, May Arts Woven Iridesent Fuchsia/Sage - Flourishes
Misc. Crystal Trinket Pins, Mini Pearl Dasisies - Hyacinth - Flourishes
Beautifully colored Linda! Just look at all the depth you added... WOW!
Posted by: Julie Koerber | May 31, 2012 at 07:19 AM
Oh, Linda, your card is absolutely gorgeous! These flowers are so well colored!
Posted by: Anne-Elise | May 26, 2012 at 05:52 AM
Your coloring makes it pop! Well done, Linda!
Posted by: Drlbpgtjdomq | May 09, 2012 at 12:18 AM
Stunning coloring Linda! I love the clarity and combination of shading!
Posted by: ChristineCreations | May 08, 2012 at 11:03 PM
WOW! Linda, your Copic coloring is amazing!! I can't believe how beautiful your shading is! I love it all :)
~ Amanda :)
Posted by: Amanda H | May 07, 2012 at 07:45 PM
Linda, this is absolutely exquisite. The color choices are beautiful together and your coloring just makes this spring bouquet come to life! Beautiful!
Posted by: Betty | May 07, 2012 at 07:43 PM
I just love this. But great minds think alike! I had some ladies over yesterday and I pulled out this stamp; I had not used it before and made my card almost like yours. Has the butterfly, but not the bow. :-) Yours is much better! TFS
Posted by: Bobbi Miller | May 07, 2012 at 02:59 PM
Oh, my! Such a gorgeous coloring job...and the sweet bow, and then the perfect little butterfly perched on top of the image....fabulous!
Posted by: kathy/NorthCarolina | May 07, 2012 at 01:07 PM
Linda your card is so beautiful. I Love everything about all your gorgeous creations. Flourishes is very lucky to have you as part of the Bring Back Beautiful Team. I thank you so much for always sharing your amazing designs using Flourishes products. Keep creating stunning work.
Posted by: Jacquelyn | May 07, 2012 at 09:22 AM
This is drop dead gorgeous. Love, Love, Love it.
Posted by: Gretchen Wilson | May 07, 2012 at 08:35 AM
This is stunning Linda. Your coloring is amazing.
Posted by: Rebekka R | May 07, 2012 at 07:13 AM
Your coloring makes it pop! Beautifully done, Linda!
Posted by: Clare Curcio | May 07, 2012 at 06:43 AM
Wow! Your coloring is awesome!
Posted by: Debbie Dunham | May 07, 2012 at 05:11 AM
This is beautiful! It almost looks like a print!!
Posted by: Theresa Grdina | May 07, 2012 at 04:38 AM
Absolutely Gorgeous Linda - your colouring is divine!!!
Posted by: Kathy Jones | May 06, 2012 at 10:19 PM