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Sunday, 23 October 2016

Laughing Flowers

 Morning.
Do you remember your first stamp set?  
Well today, I am showing you one of the first ones I ever bought and still love it to this day.  There is something about those free flowing flower I just love.

I began by masking my card stock with Painter's Tape.  I placed the flower stamp inside my MISTI then coloured it using Memento markers, sprayed with water and stamped.  I started with a light blue and then added darker shades as I repeated that process. I did the same thing for the flower centers.
Next, I stamped in the sentiment with black Memento ink...it's a real old one I bought years ago.
I watercolored around the flowers using Peacock Feathers Distress ink and water and then rubbed on more over my card front with an applicator tool.  
I splattered on water to lift some of the colour and to add some more depth and interest.


Adding my card to these challenges:


Crafting With Dragonflies- LET'S GO FLORAL

Crafty Friends- ANYTHING GOES

Brown Sugar- ANYTHING GOES

That's Crafty- CLEAN AND SIMPLE


Thanks so very much for coming by and taking a look.  

Supplies:  stamps- SU Petal Prints, PSX/ ink- Memento, Distress/ Memento markers/ MISTI/ applicator tool/ paint brush

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20 comments:

  1. Verna Angerhofer23 October 2016 at 11:49

    This is so gorgeous and of course, I love all the blues on it. This is a card that would work for many occasions too!

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  2. Susan23 October 2016 at 12:07

    That is one of my favourite quotes, Karen! Beautiful flowers to go with it!

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  3. A Place for Kia23 October 2016 at 12:14

    Beautifully done Karen in your trademark blue - those flowers are wonderful.

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  4. nancy littrell23 October 2016 at 13:59

    Oh my Karen, after seeing how you modernized this old SU set, I wish I had kept my set. I gave to our DD when she started stamping about 10 years ago. I had used so much I thought it needed new creativity! TFS mf.

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  5. Nstiz23 October 2016 at 15:49

    Watercoloring around a stamped image is not always easy. What a beautiful wash you created on your background and I just love the water stamping of your blossoms! This is gorgeous, Karen!

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  6. Bonnie23 October 2016 at 16:59

    These definitely are happy flowers, Karen! I see why this is a favorite stamp! Love all the varying shades of blue with that bit of yellow!

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  7. Heidi MyLittleStampingBlog23 October 2016 at 18:05

    Beautiful! It is so great to use older stamps too!

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  8. Lisa Lara23 October 2016 at 18:22

    WOW! Magic Karen!

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  9. Bobby23 October 2016 at 20:23

    So lovely, Karen, but how do you watercolor around the flowers without having them bleed? I'm sure you'll probably say "Very carefully." ;)

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  10. Princess Judy Palmer24 October 2016 at 11:21

    Very pretty! I can see why you've held onto this stamp all these years. It's a keeper.

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  11. The Sparkly Fairy24 October 2016 at 11:35

    This is beautiful. I love the watercolour effect. Thank you for sharing your beautiful card with us at Addicted to Stamps and More.

    Emma - DT

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  12. shirley-bee24 October 2016 at 17:40

    This is gorgeous, Karen! I love the loose watercolour effect on the flowers.

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  13. NJ Stamping Queen24 October 2016 at 17:57

    I love your watercolored flowers!!! Blues are my favorite and you did an amazing job of creating such a beautiful card. Thanks for sharing this fabulous card with us at Addicted to Stamps and More challenge blog--please join us again soon!
    :) Marie ATSM--DT

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  14. Diane Louise J24 October 2016 at 20:21

    Hello… Thanks for joining our ‘Anything Goes’ challenge with your beautiful card…
    the watercoloured flowers are so pretty and the sentiment matches perfectly. Please join us again next time. Good luck!
    [Diane Louise, Team Leader for Crafty Friends Challenge Blog]

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  15. Susan Hogan25 October 2016 at 01:01

    What a striking card - so pretty. Your colours are fabulous. Thanks for playing along at Crafting with Dragonflies.

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  16. Tammy26 October 2016 at 19:54

    What a gorgeous card, I love the beautiful watercolored flowers!! Thanks so much for joining us at Crafty Friends!
    Tammy x

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  17. Conniecrafter27 October 2016 at 08:53

    Beautiful, I love those stamps that will always be in style!!

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  18. Helen Gullett27 October 2016 at 09:22

    This is a beautiful watercolored card, Karen. I love your simplicity and those flowers :)
    Thank You for playing along with Addicted To Stamps and More - Anything Goes Challenge!

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  19. ELE30 October 2016 at 05:05

    Fantastic work!
    Thank you for playing along at Brown Sugar this week.
    We look forward to seeing you again next time.
    Hugs
    Brown Sugar DT
    creativEle

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  20. CherylQuilts13 November 2016 at 14:51

    Karen, this is gorgeous, and your flowers just POP so beautifully with your sponging and then misting the background! It's amazing what YOU can do with an older stamp set like this one! It's one of the reasons I am hesitant to get rid of some of my favorites! Hugs, mf!

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