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Monday, April 18, 2011

Violets & Lilacs & Plums, Oh My!

At Really Reasonable Ribbons blog, our challenge is to use any shade of purple, and a ribbon, of course!


I am definitely purple-challenged, having very little of anything in my stash.   Must go back to my college days when my (local) sorority's colors were lavender and grey........we had to wear it once a week, and it's taken all this time for me to like the color again!  My ribbon here is a piece of white organdy ribbon which I dyed using Memories Soft Lilac ink, and then another swipe of Memories Baby Pink, to take away some of the blueness and make it more lilac-colored to match the flower and background paper.

supplies: white and lilac cardstock, Whispers 6 squares shadow stamp, Memories Soft Lilac ink,  Hero Arts S5376 Hydrangea, watercolor pencils, PTI Friendship Jar Spring Fillers (sentiment), versafine onyx black ink, scrap of unknown harlequin pattern dp, paper doily, hand-dyed ribbon, Memories Baby Pink ink, EKSuccess scallop border punch
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10 comments:

  1. Sarah J MoermanApril 18, 2011 at 8:08 AM

    Beautiful!

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  2. BarbApril 18, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    So lovely, Lin! Your hydrangea is colored beautifully and looks wonderful against that pretty harlequin paper! Love the doily too!

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  3. Sue McRaeApril 18, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    Love these colours!

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  4. Alle mooie dingenApril 18, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    i love the hydrangea stamp...
    great card
    greetings
    Anita
    http://alle-mooie-dingen.blogspot.com

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  5. sheilaApril 18, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    this is lovely! your cards are always sooo beautiful Lin! I really don't know how you are able to produce both so many and always so amazing...you are really talented!

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  6. Suzanne CApril 18, 2011 at 9:48 PM

    Beautiful! Love the hydrangea and your coloring is perfect. Lavendar and grey doesn't seem like a bad color combo unless you have to wear it! :)

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  7. Savannah O'GwynnApril 18, 2011 at 11:42 PM

    Simply BEAUTIFUL! Love love love the purple! BEAUTIFULLY done:)

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  8. Tiffany ErvinApril 20, 2011 at 12:28 AM

    Whoosh! I am in love with the colors on this card, SO beautiful - that lavender is just the 'perfect' shade, I wouldn't want it any darker or lighter!

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  9. BeateApril 22, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    Gorgeous card.
    Hugs and smiles

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  10. Bonnie GarbyApril 23, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    Beautiful card! Thanks so much for participating in our Really Reasonable Ribbon challenge.

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Thank you so much for your kind comments - they make my day!