Saturday 4 April 2020

Blue Skies of Spring- The Flower Challenge


Hello and Welcome
A new month means a new theme at 


As some of our teams are celebrating Spring's arrival, others are welcoming Fall.
So this month you can choose, just be sure that flowers are the focal point of your card.

We are being sponsored this month by the amazing Bugaboo Stamps with a $12 gift code for our winner , (approx 4 digital stamps). Such beautiful and fun digital stamps to be found there, do pay them a visit if you haven't already! All the design team have been given some of their stamps to use on their cards also.

We also welcome our guest this month Trina P from Phamtasticdesign

So onto my card details.
As mentioned, this month we are creating using some florals from Bugaboo.
I chose one that was a circle, so pretty.  
I began by printing it out onto some heavy white cardstock and cut around the dotted border.  I was creating a 'Spring' themed card and when I think of Spring I think of blue skies so I went with that.
After cutting it out, I coloured in the background using blue Copic markers so the flower would pop and be the focal point.
Next, I thought about how I wanted to mount it.  I had this piece sitting in my stash so decided to use it.  I had created it by tracing on the inside of my BoHo Medallion stencil using a Pigma black marker.  I thought it complimented the circular design of the flower and was a great way to use that stencil in a new way.
To add interest, I cut out the center area of the stenciled background, glued the coloured Bugaboo image onto that piece then pop dotted it back in place, matching up the outlined areas.  
I did add a bit of colouring to some of the outside edges of the stenciled outline to help pull all the colour together.
I simply mounted all of that onto a piece of heavy white cardstock.


Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Here is the stencil I used.
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Supplies
Stamps- Bugaboo Digi
Inks- Copic Markers; Pigma pen
Paper- heavy white
Accessories and Tools- BoHo Medallion stencil (A Colorful Life Designs)
circle die (Spellbinders); pop dots


17 comments:

Susan said...

Such a unique look with that background! Love it! Also love the combination of blue, black, and white, and the way you left the rose white and did the background around it in blue.

Janet a.k.a. swanlady21 said...

Karen this is so eye-catching! Beautiful!

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

A Beautiful idea Karen and a beautiful card.
Keep safe and well
Faith x

Verna Angerhofer said...

Oh girl! You really rocked this challenge. This is so gorgeous!

Pat said...

So so pretty Karen and love the medallion with the pattern etched out in ink, and the beautiful blue background makes the flower really stand out. x

Bonnie said...

I love how you've made this rose stand out with the blue colored background! Fantastic job of framing it! We've had beautiful blue skies here the past couple of days!

Christine Alexander said...

great Mandala image Karen. love the flower focal point :)

Bunny said...

I love this. It's absolutely beautiful [Bunny]

Lori m said...

Gorgeous, gorgeous card, hugs, Lori m

cuilliesocks said...

Absolutely beautiful design Karen, Kate x

kiwimeskreations said...

A stunning card Karen, and such innovative use of the stencil - that is so dramatic.
Stay safe
Blessings
Maxine

TaeEun said...

I love this card! Even though the rose image is relatively small, it is so eye catching and draw fully the attention! The stenciled image is a great backdrop for the roses!

Mac Mable said...

What a stunner of a card and so very eye catching and unique x.

Viv said...

Stunning card and design Karen, so clever!!!Stay safe mf ;) hugs Viv xx

Nora Noll said...

What a STUNNING card!! I love the black and white with the blue!! GORGEOUS design!

Ericka Strange said...

Love how you used the stencil with this image. Brilliant idea and it is so pretty and eye catching!

Bobby said...

That mandala stencil made a gorgeous frame for your flower, Karen.