Friday 1 August 2014

Create Outside the Lines


Happy Friday.  One step closer to a long weekend for us here in Ontario, Canada.  Today, I am creating a simple 2 layer card and playing along with the challenge at Splitcoast
I began my card by stamping the outline of the roses with black Memento ink.  I then stamped the petals with shades of red Distress inks.  This stamp set from Altenew is a three-step set which is wonderful for creating so many different looks for the flowers and great for watercolouring as well. 
I masked the white portion of my card and splattered red ink over the roses to add depth.  When that was dry, I stamped the sentiment from STAMPlorations....I love the sayings especially the one that says 'paint outside the lines' which works perfectly with this stamp set.
 
I am adding my card to these challenges:
 
Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES
 
Addicted to Stamps- ANYTHING GOES
 
Crafty Creations - JUST FOR FUN
 
Paper Pretties- RED/GREEN
 
 
Thanks so very much for coming by and taking a look. 
 
Supplies:  stamps- Altenew, STAMPlorations/ Memento ink/ Distress ink/ paint brush/ foam dots
 

18 comments:

Deepti said...

This is gorgeous ! The bold red flowers look amazing :) thank you for sharing with ATSM !

shirley-bee said...

This is fabulous, Karen! The flowers are gorgeous, and I love the splattered background (of course!).

Krisha said...

Such a stunning card with the great pop of red.....just beautiful!

CherylQuilts said...

Oh, Karen, this is gorgeous!!! I love this set (recently got it myself), and you've really used it beautifully! And the sentiment is perfect with it...wow, this is gorgeous! I hope you have a wonderful long weekend, sweet friend! Enjoy the relax time! Hugs!

Lin said...

So yummy, Karen, with those beautiful flowers paired with this sentiment! Thanks so much for sharing it with us at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge!

Unknown said...

Great flowers and wonderful sentiment , wow ...

Lisa Lara said...

Gorgeous and cool at the same time. Those flowers pop!

joy said...

LOVE this striking card, Karen! So pretty and vibrant.

Bobby said...

What a lovely rose card, Karen. With different sentiments it could be used for so many occasions.

stressfreestamping said...

Oh, Karen, I just adore ALL of your work! These red flowers are gorgeous and I love the red splatters. Those sentiments are wonderful! Thanks for sharing at ATSM. :)

stressfreestamping said...

Oh, Karen, how I adore ALL of your work! Those red flowers are just gorgeous and I love the red splatters too. Wow, what wonderful sentiments too. Love it all! Thanks for joining us at ATSM. :)

Neets B said...

I love this sketchy stamp and the pops of red and green look great. The red splatters are a fab idea and the overall design looks really striking. Thanks for your entry this week at ATSM, Anita x

Julie B said...

This is a very striking card Karen, so vibrant with all those gorgeous red flowers. This looks a great set of stamps.
Thanks so much for joining in with us at ATSM this week. :)

Hazel (Didos) said...

WOW this is stunning, Thanks for playing on Crafty Creations this fortnight, Love Hazel (Didos) x

Davi said...

Awesome card, love the roses and the inspiring quote :)

Loll said...

Gorgeous design Karen. The beautiful red roses just pop against all that white space ... love the splatters to add movement and depth. Fabulous mix of sentiments that pairs perfectly with this image. Loll xx

Shery Russ said...

Stunning, Karen! I love your perfect stamping! :o)

Jerrie said...

You have been busy since the coffee lover's blog hop! For some reason my email will not go through to you...that dang mailer deamon. Will you resend me your address. Thanks,
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