Monday, September 3, 2018

BIG Hugs!

A sweet friend gifted me with a set of Altenew Peony Dream dies - here's my first card.


supplies: white, black, gold, and several colors of pink and green card stock, Altenew Peony Dreams dies, Impression Obsession Painted Stripes cling background, Altenew Maple Yellow and Puffy Heart mini ink cubes, Simon Big Hugs die, adhesive foam squares to lift flower

This is a BIG flower and a BIG plaid, so when I was looking for a sentiment to go with it, I thought this one added to the effect.  The flower is easy to put together.  I had the idea to use my striped stamp to make a plaid, and using mini ink cubes and my stamping platform, it was easy to vary the colors of the stripes back and forth between pink and yellow.  I like that the stripes have a painted feel, too.

I hope that you're enjoying your labor day!  It's a scorcher here!

9 comments:

adele holcomb said...

Lovely card! I especially like the big plaid and the colors you chose.

JoAnn said...

Love your card with that pretty plaid background and lovely big flower. TFS

Lisa Elton said...

This is lovely Lin!

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Gorgeous layered flower and I love the painted stripes background, Lin!!

Shylaashree said...

adorable flower and the bright colours are flaunting. gorgeous card

Dawn T said...

Gorgeous Lin. What a nice friend.

kiwimeskreations said...

What a stunning card Lin - love the layered dies for the flower, and the wonderful background is fabulous. The sentiment 'fits' perfectly
Blessings
Maxine

~amy~ said...

This is gorgeous. Love your color choices!

Cat Craig said...

this is BIG gorgeous. the pinks and yellow are a wonderful combo.