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Saturday, 26 September 2015

Inspired by Red


Happy Saturday.  
Feeling so happy that I finally created a card that I love!  
Being inspired by the challenge at Splitcoast from an Etsy site, Osnat Fine Art and this painting:



I began by rubbing Fired Brick, Barn Door and Spun Sugar Distress inks onto my card front being sure to blend all the colors together.  To add interest to the background, I placed a stencil from Tim Holtz over the inked area and sponged on water to help remove some of the ink.  
While that dried, I stamped the flower from Penny Black called Christmas Pride with Memento black ink and did a loose watercoloring on it leaving the edge of the petals white.  
I splattered some white paint over the red background to add a snowy feeling then rubbed the edged with my Versamark ink pad and embossed using white embossing powder.  
The sentiment is a new one from Penny Black that I also embossed in white and pop dotted the poinsettia on last.


Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- NO DESIGNER PAPERS 


Crafting with Friends- ANYTHING GOES

Winter Wonderland- TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS

One Crazy Stamper- CHRISTMAS/ HALLOWEEN


Hope you have a great weekend and thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Penny Black/ Distress ink/ Memento ink/ wh EB powder/ Versamark/ Watercolours/ paint brush/ white paint/ stencil/ heat gun/ sponge applicator
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21 comments:

  1. Ardyth26 September 2015 at 10:09

    Beautiful Christmas interpretation of the inspiration!

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  2. Diane Jaquay26 September 2015 at 10:49

    Looks like your mojo is back full steam, Karen, this is FABULOUS!!! Love the background and that gorgeous flower! And although there's lots of red on this it's not too much, it's balanced perfectly with white and black!

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  3. Verna Angerhofer26 September 2015 at 12:11

    OMG! This is so gorgeous! I love the variations in the red with the white and black.

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  4. Virginia L.26 September 2015 at 14:11

    Gorgeous inking with RED!! The shading is stunning, Karen! So happy to see you enjoying Penny Black stamps! Thanks so much for playing Simon Says Stamp Wednesday “No Design Paper” Challenge!

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  5. Unknown26 September 2015 at 17:02

    Gorgeous card, love the red and white with the touch of pink. Karen x

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  6. Paulette S26 September 2015 at 18:58

    Aren't we funny about our own creations? Because everything you make is Beautiful! And I love this one too. Paulette S.
    http://paulettesprettypapercrafts dot wordpress dot com
    since my blogger profile is frozen and expired for a blog that no longer exists since it was imported to WP in 2012 and google does not think it's important to correct this inaccurate information or delete it from my account.

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  7. CherylQuilts26 September 2015 at 22:16

    Oh, Karen, this is absolutely gorgeous and just stunning! First, I love the color and how you've blended the colors and added some water to "move" it so beautifully. And second, I love this stamp! Of course, I love poinsettias (and have a giant on in our front courtyard from a couple of years ago). They flourish here in South Florida. And this card is a perfect one for the inspiration challenge, and I love the painting that inspired you! Hugs, my friend!

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  8. Andrea MacTrinh27 September 2015 at 00:46

    Beautiful traditional Christmas card. Love the poinsettia and the background is fantastic. Thanks for playing along at Winter Wonderland this week. Andrea x

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  9. Neets B27 September 2015 at 04:11

    Karen, this is fabulous. I adore the bold colours and that big bloom, and how you left the edges of the petals white is so effective. I love the snowy edging you added too....do you think I love it? lol
    Thanks so much for sharing at ATSM this week, Anita x

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  10. Anni27 September 2015 at 09:29

    I am not a big fan off red but your card is so beautiful and gorgeous!
    Hugs
    Anni

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  11. Monika Reeck27 September 2015 at 10:50

    he big flower is so adorable on your card
    love all the red on your card and the backround is so yummy
    great Holiday card
    thanks for sharing with us at ATSM this week
    see you again next week
    hugs, Monika (DT Membere)

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  12. Maarit at Violets Corner27 September 2015 at 12:36

    Fabulous card!

    Love and hugs
    Maarit

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  13. Faith A at Daffodil Cards28 September 2015 at 11:57

    LURVE the background, what a GREAT card.

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  14. Gabi MeWi28 September 2015 at 12:02

    I adore this.

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  15. Princess Judy Palmer28 September 2015 at 19:37

    Oooh! Red! This is fabulous.

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  16. Cheri Burry29 September 2015 at 08:50

    Stunning card! I love how you made the background, the red simply pops! Thanks for playing along with us over at One Crazy Stamper!

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  17. SewPaperPaint29 September 2015 at 11:12

    Oh I love how you've colored this and left some white space! GORGEOUS!

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  18. Bobby29 September 2015 at 12:16

    Gorgeous, Karen. It looks like I will be doing some CASEing of your cards.

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  19. Bobby29 September 2015 at 12:16

    Gorgeous, Karen. It looks like I will be doing some CASEing of your cards.

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  20. Barbara29 September 2015 at 13:15

    This is so gorgeous. Love all that red!

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  21. Loll30 September 2015 at 01:58

    Beautiful card Karen. LOVE the stencil monoprint background. xx

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