Flourishes Triple Play Challenge

Well hello everyone.  I decided I wanted to join this weeks Flourishes Challenge so here is my project.

I hope you have enjoyed this simple, but at least I think, beautiful card.

I used versamark on an image and placed it on the black cs.  Then I colored the black cs with chalks.  I added a few white dots for water droplets.  I have 3 fun little blue flowers on the right and I believe the self adhesive ribbon was from Wal-mart.   Paper is from Stampin Up. 

Thanks, Nicole. 

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Whimsy's Monochromatic Challenge July 11

This week's card was inspired from Whimsy's Challenge-monocromatic.  I won't lie, the first time I heard I was to participate in this challenge I was deeply worried, but it turns out I had nothing to worry about.  Actually, once I picked my paper and color the coloring came along pretty well.  The image is called Hoody by Whimsy.  The brown-ish flower was a white flower that I airbrushed.  The yellow prima flower I also airbrushed to tone down the brightness of it.  The flourishes are Tim Holtz flourishes dies.  I used a couple of nestabilities on this card.  The cute little clothes pins were also airbrushed.  The printed digital paper background was embossed (digi background by Mel Stampz).  There is a small touch of hand stitching on this card as well. The framed piece that hoody is on was deeply distressed first by airbrushing, then by misting perfect pearls for some sparkle.

Challenges I will be entered in:
Bunny Zoes: Swirls or lace
Tammy's Scrapin Challenge: Anything goes
Cutie Pie Challenge: Bling
Mema's Crafts: Anything goes
Use it Tuesdays: Embossing
Always Crafting: For men
Lexi's Creations: For a friend

Crafts and Me: Faux or real stitching
Paper Make Up Stamps: Monochromatic

Hot date or night on the town?

I have been itching to color Blanche from Saturated Canary  since I picked her up a few weeks ago.  I finally got some time to come up with a fun idea and PLAY! Also, I just recently got those fun brad pearls and thought they matched her earrings well.

Hope you all enjoyed today's card and hope the heat is more comfortable in your part of the world.

Here's a close up of this sexy digi image! I couldn't quite capture the sparkly in her eye shadow, but you get the drift.  

Stamps: Blache from Saturated Canary

Coloring medium/ink: Copics, Adirondacks inks

Papers: I believe it was from the Bohemia Collection.

Embellishments: Pearl Brads

Tools/Other: Embossing folder, Stampin Up punch, Spellbinders, Paper piercer, white gel pen, clear applique, pop dots, ribbon from stash


I will add her to the following challenges:


Sketch was from Decontructing Jen: 

There She Goes: Sewing and stitching
Bunny Zoes: Swirls or lace
Little Miss Muffet: Sparkles
Tammy's Scrapin Challenge: Anything goes
Cutie Pie Challenge: Bling
Creatalicious Challenges: Anything goes
Mema's Crafts: Anything goes
Card Cupids Blog: Ribbon, twine or washi
Party Time Tuesdays: Punches
Use it Tuesdays: Embossing
Always Crafting: For men
Lexi's Creations: For a friend

Thanks, Nicole G