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Sunday, July 28, 2013

A Painterly Palette

That's what Cath has named her current Tuesday Trigger:


Just love seeing all that color, so I followed suit.  After trying various ideas, I settled on this Wplus9 stamp set called Quilt Prints and spent a happy afternoon finding ink colors to approximate those above.  Most of them are Hero Arts, but there are a couple distress inks represented too.  Here's my card:


After finishing the inking, I trimmed my panel, ran it through a houndstooth embossing folder, and then framed it in grey before adding it to my card.  I thought this sweet sentiment from Ali Edwards was a perfect match.

26 comments:

  1. such a pretty card! super interpretation.

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  2. This is awesome! Love the added texture with the houndstooth!!

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  3. I love the rainbow of colors on your card, and I love that stamp set!

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  4. Ah, a quilt-like card from the master! LOVE the soft colors and the texture from dry embossing. Pefect sentiment banner, too!

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  5. Wow, how utterly perfect, love it!

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  6. Another perfect take on the trigger! Absolutely beautiful, Lin!

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  7. Lovely card Lin - the texture and soft colours are defintely reminiscent of a cosy antique quit ;)
    Good luck with the challenge, Rx

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  8. Oh what a wonderful card, Lin! Love the dry embossing over the stamped piece!

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  9. Beautiful card Lin! The texture makes it look like a well loved cozy quilt!!

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  10. Beautiful take on the Trigger, Lin! Love the dry embossing you added.

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  11. This card has such a friendly feel! Love how the colors match the paint!

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  12. Lin, I really like this! The embossing reminds me of quilting. Actually, the entire project does. So rich and warm! Lovely!

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  13. You do THE best quilting I have ever seen! Your card is beyond lovely!!!

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  14. Oh my goodness is this ever lovely! The embossing is such a great finishing touch. Fantastic job with this week's Trigger Lin.

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  15. Oh my goodness is this ever lovely! The embossing is such a great finishing touch. Fantastic job with this week's Trigger Lin.

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  16. Wowza!! love the colors! Fabulous take on the inspiration!!

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  17. Ahhh, what a perfect take on the trigger Lin!!! Love your card!

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  18. Just gorgeous Lin. Love the quilted look and all the beautiful colours.

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  19. I love the effect of the embossing folder over the stamping. Cool card!

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  20. Oh Lin, you have done it again! Such a wonderful, soft take on the TT.

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  21. What a NEAT idea! I love your take! Such a fun and colorful card!

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  22. Got my set last week! Love how the embossing makes the stamping look like a real stitched quilt. Must find time to play this week.

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  23. Love the quilted effect. very clever for a beautiful card!

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