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Thursday, February 24, 2011

It's a Gray Day


Kim wants us to forget about white, brown or black for a card base and go with gray for the Ways to Use It challenge on SCS. I love grays and don't think to use it many times, so this was a great incentive to dust off the gray CS! This is also for the CCEE tool challenge to use a distressing tool.
The card evolved when I found this lined, light gray with fuchsia swirls DP by Deja Views in my stash. I used the spiral border punch and sponged Basic Gray ink on the lined panel. The Going Gray base panel was embossed using SU's Elegant Bouquet textured impressions folder. I love to paper sculpt these flowers from SU's Delight in Life set. I curled the edges around a pencil, used Copic markers (R85 & V05) to color the centers, then added some Diamond Stickles. I finished it off with some daisy trim and some satin ribbon. The sentiment is a Plain Jane by Verve - Ecclesiastes 3:11...another of Julee's wonderful font combos. How ironic that it's truly a gray day today...no sun in sight!
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11 comments:

  1. MarisaFebruary 24, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    This is gorgeous, Wanda! Love the way you glitzed up the flowers and used the sketch. Fabulous card.

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  2. Joanne TravisFebruary 24, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    There is nothing gray or gloomy about this gorgeous card, Wanda. It's like a breath of spring! Love it.

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  3. Laura PryorFebruary 24, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    Wanda, this is wicked good!! I love it!

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  4. Vicki BurdickFebruary 24, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    This is gorgeous Wanda! I loved it when I saw it on splitcoast!!! Beautiful!!

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  5. Vickie ZFebruary 24, 2011 at 8:59 PM

    Love the pink and gray!! Curling flowers is good, IMHO!! Love that big bow!! Gorgeous!!

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  6. Silke LedlowFebruary 24, 2011 at 10:15 PM

    Drop dead GORGEOUS Wanda! Oh...I love this card! Hugs ~S~

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  7. WendyFebruary 24, 2011 at 10:56 PM

    So pretty, Wanda! I love, love, love this card and all those flowers! Great job on the WT Challenge today! :)

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  8. Edna MorrisedieFebruary 26, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    This is stunning, I love GREY!!! Great to team it with red too!!

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  9. Michelle WoernerFebruary 26, 2011 at 12:37 PM

    Hey Wanda! I love this. Delight in Life was my first and favorite SU flower sets to have. To say I love this card would be an understatement. It's stunning!!

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  10. Mary MarshFebruary 27, 2011 at 3:27 PM

    your card caught my eye in the scs gallery right away wanda-it's beautiful-hope you are enjoying your 6 days off work and are doing something fun

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  11. Tosha LeyendekkerMarch 2, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    This is stunning Wanda!! I LOVE your color combo!! And your ink distressing is fabulous!! WOW!! Thanks so much for joining our CCEE distress challenge!!

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