Sunday, September 6, 2015

Share Joy

What a great name for a challenge!  Share Joy is a new challenge sponsored by Taylored Expressions, and part of the challenge is to send or give your card away.  Their first challenge uses colors that are so pleasing - so glad I was able to enter this first one!  And it's so kind of them to not require using their own products, as I only own an embossing folder from them right now.


supplies: white, pool, and grass cardstock, MME plank dp, Altenew Vintage Flowers and leaves from Painted Flowers, inks in colors of challenge, Winnie & Walter Big, Bold Friends cutaway, aqua and yellow pearls

I've been wanting to use this branch and smaller flowers from the Vintage Flowers set, and was pleased to try them out for the first time.  I used all 3 layers on each flower, but only 1 ink this time, so the details are much more subtle than if I'd used 3 shades of ink.  I added leaves from Painted Flowers colored with a marker, then fussy-cut out my arrangement and placed it over the planking.

Here's our inspiration.  I used the colors only:

12 comments:

Maarit at Violets Corner said...

Wow, this is stunning, Lin, you used the colours beautifully.

Love and hugs
Maarit

Virginia L. said...

Your design is GORGEOUS and DREAMY!! Love this to bits! Thanks for spreading the words about this new challenge....looks like a ton of fun!

Cindy C. said...

Oh what an enticing design!! The flower branch is really pretty, and I imagine the wood grain panel being a door way to a tranquil garden!! :)

Lisa Elton said...

Very pretty Lin, I like those delicate little flowers!

debby4000 said...

Love your beautiful card.
luv
Debby

kiwimeskreations said...

Very pretty Lin - love the soft colours and that gorgeous die cut, and the subtleties of the multiple stamping.
Blessings
Maxine

Dawn T said...

Gorgeous Lin. Love the colours

CherylQuilts said...

Oh, Lin, what a gorgeous card, and I love how you've fussy cut this beautiful flowering branch and placed it over the planking! Stunning, and how wonderful you've entered it for the Taylored Expressions challenge. I'll have to check that one out. Great challenge card, my friend! Hugs!

Clare said...

Beautiful, I love the pearl centers!

Becca Cruger said...

Soooo pretty and fresh! That little sprig creates such lovely design lines! Adorable and thanks for the heads up on the new challenge!

Tracey McNeely said...

So very pretty Lin!

Larissa Heskett said...

WOWOWOWWOWOWOWOW!!This is just BEAUTIFUL!! =) I LOVE LOVE LOVE this Image and the way you used the colors!! GREAT take on the Sketch!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)