Wow - a non Christmas card from me today - I'll be getting withdrawal symptoms! My card is for two challenges - Watercooler Wednesday which is Anything Goes - Feminine and Double D Challenge which is Wishes.
Well it had to be SU's Dandelion Wishes for my card. I started off with some Whisper White and sponged it with some Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tattered Rose, darkening to Worn Lipstick with a touch of an old SU colour Rose Red. The dandelions were inked in Early Espresso and I used my Tim Holtz stamping platform so I could do multiple inking on the stems and the inside of the dandelions just to give them a touch of depth.
I layered it onto some Early Espresso card stock with an SU pearlized doily cut in half placed at the top and the bottom. I then used a white gel pen to add the stitching around the side. The card base is Stampin Up Pink Powder and the matching ribbon is Pink Powder sheen. Some SU embellishments finish off the card.
We have a colour challenge for you over at Hand Stamped Sentiments this week. I decided to have a play with Stampin Up's Dandelion Wishes as I haven't used this in a while and it makes a change from Christmas cards.
I don't have any Merry Merlot yet in my stash so I used the closest thing which is Cherry Cobbler. I used that as the card base with some Pumpkin Pie for layering. The background stamp is a very old one from Laura Ashley. - The words say "Find your inspiration anywhere roaming the English Countryside gathering wildflowers...." - a perfect backdrop for the Dandelions. I used Crushed Curry for the words and sponged the edges with Pumpkin Pie and stamped the dandelions in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I added half a Pearlized Doily from SU which has been inked in Crushed Curry. I found some ribbon that looked very like Pumpkin Pie and added an old SU brad. The beauty of not being an SU demo any more is I can use all my old stash. Some Cherry Cobbler enamel dots finish off the card.
The Challenge over at Inkspirational #169 this week is to use a doily on your project. I'm a bit behind the times as I've only just got into the doily craze. I have some lovely pearlized ones from SU and some silver ones from Kaisercraft so I guess I'm loving the doilies.
My card today uses Stampin Up's Dandelion Wishes. I used one of the smaller stamps to ink the background and create my own background paper. I've used Kaisercraft's Lagoon ink here - such a gorgeous soft blue.
I used some SU Tempting Turqoise cardstock for the stitched framelit and the leaves behind the doily. They were cut from the Seasonal Layers Framelits. The silver embossed banner was actually one I had done a while ago and it was in my scraps box! A touch of bling to finish off the card.
