Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Anemones in Blue



The sun is nowhere in sight this morning...all the more reason to create a sunny yellow background on my card!  I was inspired by Stacey's beautiful Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge photo (florals and stitched edges) and am including the colors that up for The Challenge on Lesley's blog - light blue, dark blue, yellow and green!  Edited to add: So bummed, but I missed the deadline for Curtain Call. :-(

I started with Ranger watercolor CS and die cut a panel using Lil' Inker Designs'
Wonky Stitched Rectangle die.  I used Squeezed Lemonade distress ink to add a color wash background, then stamped the anemone bouquet using Beanstalk dye ink (WPlus9).  The anemones (stamped off once with Bo Peep ink before adding the step 2 floral layer) and several leaves were die cut and popped with foam tape.  I stamped the sentiment using WPlus9's Fairy Dust ink which is such a pretty light gray shade!  Clear sequins were the finishing touch. 

STAMPS: Watercolored Anemones (WPlus9), Greetings and Salutations (WPlus9).
PAPER: Bashful Blue (SU), Ranger watercolor CS, Neenah Solar White.

That's all for now...heading out to run some errands and look for some hanging pots to put on my front porch!

7 comments:

Petra Swart said...

Your anemones are so beautiful and and I love the soft look of your card!!!!! A lovely card and fit for a lot of occasions!!!!!
Have a great day!!!
Hugz

Diane Jaquay said...

Wanda, this is so pretty, love the background you created for your beautiful flowers! Thanks for playing along at The Challenge!

Lesley said...

Beautiful card, Wanda!

Anonymous said...

Very beutiful card.

Anita said...

A beautiful card! Love the soft colors. Thanks for playing along with us at The Challenge.

Jinny Newlin said...

Absolutely beautiful, Wanda! Stunning stamp work, and a perfect take on the palette! Thanks so much for playing along with us this week at The Challenge!

Nance said...

This is so beautiful! I love your background! Thanks for playing The Challenge this week!