Today's card is for the
Play Date Cafe Challenge #66 - Splash of Lilac. The patterned paper is Teresa Collins Damask, the smokey crystals are Prima and both are available at Hobby Lobby. The center window is cut with a Nestabilities die -
The rose in the inspiration pic made me grab my favorite SU! Mixed Bouquet stamps -
Claudine Hellmuth acrylic paint added my splash of purple - Do you like the sentiment? It was made from two different
A Muse stamps. I didn't have that in mind when I was picking a sentiment but they happened to be close to each other in my printers drawer than I keep a lot of A Muse stamps in and I liked the fact that both stamps had that handwritten look to them.
I slopped the paint on the flower - might be too messy for some people but I am trying to be more "free" instead of being a perfectionist - makes for a cool look! A touch of grey Copic markers adds some shading - I'm not sure how I feel about the bit of bling on the inside - seemed like a good idea at the time but looks disjointed when the card is open - I do, however, like how you can see all of the rose/leaves when it is open.
A bit of SU! taffeta ribbon finishes things up.
Back in November when we were visiting family in Mississippi we picked up a couple of new CDs to listen to in the car - my husband and I were visiting memory lane when we both reached for REO Speedwagon. The funny part is that our 9 year old thinks that CD is so cool and loves the guitar in it - asks me to play it everyday and rocks out in the backseat. When he figures out how dorky that CD is he is not going to be happy with us! hee hee
9 comments:
Isn't it funny how hard we have to TRY to be 'artsy'!!! I love your end result!
REO, huh?! :) My nephew asked me a couple of years ago "Aunt Jen, did you know that Guns 'n Roses sings a cool song called 'sweet child of mine'? Know it? Kid I lived it the FIRST time around- BEFORE rock band!!! HA!
Lovely card Michelle! I like your splashed on paint - it really is a "splash" of colour :) Thanks for playing at the PDCC this week.
Gorgeous card, Michelle! Love the flower inside the aperture and the paint mixed with Copics gives a cool effect.
So very pretty, I love it!
you know i love that Mixed Bouquet! and it looks great in purple!
are you calling me dorky for liking REO Speedwagon? Dave says i am. now he is singing "Take it On the Run, Babe-ah"...
I have that SU stamp! Thanks for reminding me of it. :D I love this card, all the details: window, crystals, damask. You've combined lots of my fave things! Thanks for playing at the PDCC!
Gorgeous splash of lilac, Michelle! Love that flower stamp and that great damask background...it really highlights that beautiful stamp! Thanks for playing along with us at the Play Date Cafe!
So clever how you've cut out a window for that pretty rose to shine through. Thanks for playing along with the Play Date Cafe.
Love your card, that flower is great! Your CD story was funny too!! Thanks for playing along with us at the Play Date Cafe!
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