Saturday, May 14, 2011

Red, yellow and neutral

Look at this fun graphic that Mona put together for us this week at CR84FN, and I love her quote this week, too!


I was drawn to that red gingham and the canning jars first and also the daisies.  Here is what I came up with this week:


supplies:  kraft cardstock, October Afternoon Modern Homemaker "cherry pie" dp, various yellow/gold dps from Cosmo Cricket, My Mind's Eye, and October Afternoon, Papertrey Ink Friendship Jar, Friendship Jar Spring Fillers, Vintage Picnic Sentiments, Hero Arts CL304 A Million Thanks (daisy), versafine onyx black ink, vellum, paper doily, red gingham ribbon, Hobby Lobby lace, twine, red ribbon, punched tag from Judy, tiny red button

I recently got the PTI Friendship Jar set and the accompanying Spring Fillers.  My flowers are actually the tulip bunch from that set, covered over with these Hero Arts daisies, stamped on lots of yellow or gold patterned papers.  I added a layer of vellum over the stems to give the effect of an opaque canning jar, a bit of red gingham ribbon and some lace around the top of the jar, and the doily seemed a good backdrop.

Don't forget to visit the CR84FN Design Team's blogs: Mona, Suzanne, Deborah, Heather, Stephanie, Sue, Andrea, and Lisa.  I can't wait to see what they did with these fun colors!

27 comments:

Dawn T said...

Lin, you continue to outdo yourself... this one is so beautiful. and so cleverly done. Love your "adjustments" to your flowers and the way you made the water look to your jar... incredible.

donna mikasa said...

You simply nailed the colors and the photo inspiration, too! Love the gingham and doily..love it all! And congrats on being the guest designer! Woo hoo!!

Lisa Somerville said...

How pretty! The vellum overlay looks wonderful as well as the added ribbon/trim and the flowers stamped on the pattern paper!

Mona Pendleton said...

What a fabulous card Lin! Love the bouquet of Daisies and the red polka dot patterned paper!

ivy said...

what a beautiful card! love the dotty paper and the touch of gingham!

Deborah Frings said...

Lin - I was drawn to those pictures too - so bright and cheerful. I love what you've done with your card. I think the daisies are just so sunny!! And I like the use of vellum on the glass jar - brilliant!!

Cathy A said...

Lin, this is stunning and perfectly represents the insertional photo, way to go Sista!

CinnamonSally said...

Oh Wow Lin, I love this card, I love the country look with the gingham and the background really sets off the daisys perfectly!

Suzanne C said...

Lin... Your spring bouquet is beautiful and love how you created your jar with the vellum overlay. So lovely and charming!

Anette said...

OMG, what a gorgeous boquet of flowers, this card screams SUMMER at me!! Love it!

Unknown said...

Beautiful interpretation of the challenge! I love the daisies:)

Pam W Merwin said...

This is fabulous! Love the red paper and gingham. The daisies look great - How creative - always lots of inspiration here - thank you :-)

Andrea M said...

Oh Lin!!! This is GORGEOUS!!! The paper pieced flowers are amazing and I LOVE the vellum over the jar - will definitely CASE that idea! Thanks for the amazing inspiration!

Carol's Ink Spot said...

So Pretty! I love how you used this PTI set and added your own flowers to it.

Beate said...

Lin, this is beautiful! Love your paper pieced bouquet!
Hugs and smiles

Maria Doricheva said...

Such a beautiful card, dear Lin! I like the vellum, and the daisy on the bottom of the card. Such a clever combination of stamps. I wanted to look up the daisy set but could not find it:(

Unknown said...

Gorgeous card, Lin! Love the bright, fun daisies and the vellum overlay is wonderful!

Sue Lelli said...

Lin, LOVE the vellum detail as well as the polka dot bg paper and the gingham on the jar! Your daisies and Gorgeous! LOVE this card!

Virginia L. said...

Gorgeous card!! Sunny and sweet! I especially like the sunflower outside the jar! Love your take on the color challenge, Lin!

Ann said...

Wow Lin I LOVE what you've done with the tulip stamp! So so clever! These colours make for such a sunny card. Reminds me of picnics and garden fetes.

Tracey said...

Oh Lin!!1 THis card is sooooo PERFECT!!!! FABULOUS take on the colour story!!! LOVE it!!!

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

OHHH! I LOVE this Lin--I love the jar--those flowers are gorgeous and match the challenge colors perfectly! FAB JOB!! You are a ROCK star!!

Nancy K said...

Fabulous job with this color challenge! Your card is simply a delight! I'm always so inspired by your lovely work!

Dotty Jo said...

Breathtaking!!!! Love how you created the jar - so sweet and clever! Jo x

Brenda said...

Beautiful Lib! Love the paper pieced flowers!

Shannon White said...

LOVE LOVE LOVE Daisy's 8-) This is so cheerful! I love everything about it! 8-)

Cyndie said...

What an incredible card! I just adore the paper piecing and the doily behind the jar. Your design sense is flawless!