Friday 5 July 2019

Floral Sunshine.


Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and the theme this time is sunshine!
If you don't want to play with the theme, then anything goes birthday is fine too.


My sunshine is in the orange and yellows of this flower.

I added blending solution to some yupo paper, then dripped on some alcohol inks. When this was dry I thought I'd try and lift off some of the colour, by laying down a stencil and applying some blending solution to the stencil using a foam pad. The pattern didn't show up very clearly due to the busy mix of colours, but it did add some interesting textures.

The design team and special guest designer have some gorgeous cards to inspire you, so I hope you can play along this month.

I'm also linking up to these challenges:

Watercooler Wednesday where it's an anything goes feminine challenge.


AAA Birthday where it's for the girls.


Time Out has a quote theme, and I was inspired by the word flowers from that.


Supplies:
Yupo paper; alcohol inks; Membory Box flower burst stencil; alcohol blending solution; Spellbinders MBossabilities Lovely Lattice folder; MFT regular and pierced tag stax dies; Memory Box tilth floral die; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,
Cathy x



25 comments:

JoAnn said...

Love the pretty flower with the sunny colors. Great embossed background to show it off.

Claire said...

Love the bright and happy colours with the embossing and pop of black x

Cat Craig said...

So pretty, Cathy. Love the yellows and oragnes and how your flower repeats in the embossed pattern.

Nancy said...

Love the simplicity of your card and your pretty flower! Hope your days are getting a little easier Cathy! You have been on my mind!

Karen Brown said...

I love that Yupo paper alcohol ink floral die cut against the lovely textured white background. Thanks for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday.

Mac Mable said...

The vibrant colours of the die cut flower sure do pack a punch against the crisp textured white background on your very striking card x.

Colleen said...

Sunshiny and happy colors for that flower, Cathy! It sure does say: "welcome sunshine!"

Joyce said...

The petals of your flower are so very pretty. Love that inking. Thanks so much for playing along at Time Out.

Inkyfingers said...

Love your sunny colours, Cathy and that ink lifting technique is so interesting. Love the texture on the flower and that is a gorgeous clean design.
Have a great weekend.
Hugs
Carol x

Jane said...

Beautiful! Love the blend of alcohol colours, looks so pretty on the flower petals. Thanks for playing at AAA Birthday, hope to see you join in with future challenges too.

Barbara said...

The colors of the flower are amazing and I can feel the sunshine on my face. Love the CAS card.

Vicki Dutcher said...

Pretty flower goes perfect with the embossed background

Karen Dunbrook said...

so cheerful, pretty and uplifting...love the flower.
x Karen

Anita in France said...

Vibrant and so pretty, Cathy ... the warm texture-y colours on that big bloom are fabulous! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Time Out! Hugs, Anita :)

Created by Kath said...

I love the summery look of this card! Thanks for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges!

Loll said...

This is so pretty Cathy! I LOVE the colours of your flower! xx

Gerrina said...

The embossed background gives so much interest and a beautiful flower! Thank you for joining us at TIME OUT!

TaeEun said...

It is an elegant CAS design, Cathy! Love your floral sunshine! Beautiful colors!

Nora Noll said...

This is lovely. Love the white space, the embossed background and the way you colored in that flower. GREAT design!

Lindsey said...

Your flower is gorgeous! (So far I still just play with others' alcohol ink toys, but cards like this make me want my own supplies... :D) The layered tag and embossed background set off the focal point perfectly.

Ashwini Rao said...

The flower is really so pretty! Love the colors on it - various and bright like the sunshine! And I liked the embossed background too. Together with the tag, it gives an awesome focal point for the flower and the sentiment!

TK said...

Very pretty flower, propped up all perfectly on the embossed background -- soo pretty!

Wei said...

Such a pretty creation with the bright colours. Love the embossed background behind the tag. Thanks for playing along with us at AAA Birthday Challenge. Looking forward to seeing your creative projects in the future galleries again.

Angela said...

Really beautiful card, love the vibrant colors.♥
Thanks a lot for joining us at our For the Girls Challenge by
AAA Birthday Challenge
Good luck and hope to see you again.
Hugs and greetings Angela DT

Pat said...

That gorgeous flower certainly adds a touch of sunshine Cathy and love the background EF and the black mat to the tag really makes it stand out beautifully from the background. x