Hi, we had some much needed rain here over the last 24 hours, hopefully our water tanks have had a nice top up!
I needed a card for a friend's birthday and was inspired by the colour challenge at Just us girls.
The flower heads were diecut from snippets of watercolor paper, so I'm visiting the snippets playground
I tried an old set of watercolor paints my sister gave me years ago but I wasn't very happy with the result!
So, I spritzed over the top with blue patina perfect pearls mixed with water to blend the colours a bit better.
I'm also linking up to the challenge at Seize the Birthday where it's anything goes,
and to Simon Says Wednesday Challenge where the theme is Summer.
Materials used:
Memory Box bella bouquet die; distress inks; watercolor paint; blue patina perfect pearls;
Scrollwork frame embossing folder; sentiment sticker.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend,
thanks for visiting, Cathy x
Pretty card Cathy and great use of snippets.
ReplyDeleteThose flowers turned out beautifully, I will have to remember this trick! Love the soft green background, too. You rocked these colors! Thanks for playing with us at JUGS!
ReplyDeleteLove the pretty flowers and your embossed background looks great too:) hugs xx
ReplyDeleteCathy I love your card! I love the blue flowers against the rich green background! Great job! Thanks for your kind remarks on my blog. Please play along again at Just Us Girls!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty card, Cathy! Great use of the colors for JUGS challenge. :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful birthday card! Love the little flowers and your embossed background. Thanks for joining us at Seize the Birthday!
ReplyDeleteYes I like this one the ef is fab.. Mxxx
ReplyDeleteI think your card and the flowers are lovely. I was given one of these diecuts by a friend...I will have to see if she popped two into the packet!
ReplyDeletePretty card!
Those shimmery, blue flowers are so pretty on the green background!
ReplyDeleteJust catching up on your beautiful cards Cathy:) some beauties here..huggles Sue xx
ReplyDeleteThis background is SO pretty! Great card!
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining us at Seize The Birthday. :)
So pretty, Cathy ... the shimmer is just lovely! Anita :)
ReplyDeleteAlways love to see how you've used a MB die. This one is so pretty with the patina'd watercolors. Such a beautiful combination of your card colors too. Well done!!! TFS & Hugs.
ReplyDeleteGreat use of the die and love your embossed back ground - very pretty card.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining in the Simon Says Stamp Summer Challenge!
Caryn xxx
Ah great work Cathy.... also love vellum one below... loved or rain too here. We've had 1/3 our normal rain fall this year. Sad for farmers and tank users too. No doubt you'd like some more too. We had 50mm and grateful. Shaz in Oz.x
ReplyDeleteGreat use of the snippets, it's a very pretty card.
ReplyDeleteWarm hugs
Maarit
Really nice card Cathy! You nailed our colors perfectly over at Just Us Girls and also glad you linked this up with us over at Seize the Birthday too! Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteOooh this is lovely Cathy! Great use of snippets and such pretty colours too. I adore that die - sitting on my hands here lest they stray to an online craft supplies shop! Which means I'm typing this with my nose I guess :))
ReplyDeletePosted your Playground prize by Airmail yesterday - let's hope it doesn't take too long to arrive!
Hugs, Di xx
Love these little blue flowers, Cathy! Another gorgeous card!
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty. Really like that embossed background
ReplyDeleteDebs x
Gorgeous BG and stunning inking !
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty, Cathy! I like how the flowers extend beyond the mat/frame.Thanks for playing along at Seize The Birthday :)
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