I've had these flowers sitting on my desk partially coloured for about a year. Yes, you heard right! For some reason I just kept shuffling them to the bottom of the pile. Nothing particularly challenging about the image except it was partially coloured & I wasn't very happy with the outcome. So determined to clear my desk of *ahem* rubbish (the polite word) I decided to get it out of the way once & for all. I started to go with a loose, outside the line watercolour look but wasn't happy with the outcome so blended out the colours to a soft background instead. A few splatters in matching colours & then all I could think of was how Christmassy it looked. So I added a Christmas greeting, some sequins & there you have it!
I was thrilled to see a new challenge devoted to floral images - The Flower Challenge
So I have entered this into their very first Challenge - Anything Goes.
Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.
Beautiful card and this image doesn't look like it's been neglected for a year at all :) I'm so glad you chose to use it on a card for our new challenge! Thanks so much for joining us at The Flower Challenge.
ReplyDeleteHello Rose: Your card is so beautiful, this little flowers look so delicate and you colored them perfectly.
ReplyDeleteLove how you sponged the panel on an angle with the colors of your image.
Thank you for sharing with us on our first FLOWER CHALLENGE, we hope you join us again next time.
XO
Maria Rodriguez.DT
What a gorgeous card, Rose ... the cascading blooms are beautiful ... and I love the splattering! So happy this delight came out from under it's bushel! Hugs, Anita :)
ReplyDeleteHurrah for using up things that have been sitting around. I love it - it is so simple and the colouring is beautiful. Thank you so much for playing along in the Flower Challenge. xx
ReplyDeleteLove this! I have this stamp, and I'd never thought of using it on a Christmas card - very clever!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing your beautiful card with us Rose. Such delicate colouring and great stamping too.Thanks for joining us over at The Flower Challenge and we hope to see you again soon ;) Viv DT xx
ReplyDeleteYour image was just bidding its time, waiting for the right moment and challenge to come along. Voila...they did! Gorgeous blooms, pretty splatters and a charming Christmas card in every way! I have maybe three Christmas cards made! Panic time on the radar *grin*
ReplyDeleteHugs~carol
Don't worry, your not the only one who has failed in the Xmas card department. I'm WAY behind with all of mine and people keep asking if I have any for them to send to their friends so my supply is slowly disappearing!! This is such a beautiful, elegant card, I would never have thought to put flowers on a Xmas card but the red suits it perfectly. So very glad you shared this with us at The Flower Challenge!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Shona.
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