I woke up this morning thinking of Dogwood blooms. They're one of the first signs of spring here in North Carolina. I had bought the Floral Fusion Sizzlit last year thinking it would work for Dogwood flowers. So I pulled it out and played with it a bit.
The challenge at Just Add Ink this week is a color challenge so I decided to go with pink Dogwood. Here are the colors...
I punched the flowers out of Whisper White and punched the ends of the petals with my generic paper punch. Then I creased each petal with my thumbnail and pressed a giant stylus in the center. I sponged Regal Rose on the flowers and used a Rose Red marker to color the ends of the petals.
The stems are from the Great Friend set. I inked just the stem with my Early Espresso marker.
The vase is punched with the Wide Oval Punch and flattened on each end. I used the filigree stamp from Vintage Vogue to stamp a design on the vase.
When I was finished, I wasn't sure that I liked it. Have you ever worked way too long on a card and then thought, ugh?
I had one flower left sitting on my table and a swirl was laying there and they kind of landed together and I really liked the look. So I made this card....
I like the simplicity of this one better. I'll be interested in which one you like best.
Card (1) Recipe
Stamps: Great Friend, Vintage Vogue
Ink: Early Espresso, Regal Rose, SU Marker (Rose Red)
Paper: Early Espresso, Regal Rose, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede
Accessories: Big Shot, Floral Fusion Sizzlit, Square Lattice EF, Wide Oval Punch, Regal Rose grosgrain ribbon, seed beads, Color Spritzer Tool
Card (2) Recipe
Stamps: Filigree Background (retired)
Ink: Early Espresso, Regal Rose, SU Marker (Rose Red)
Paper: Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Big Shot, Floral Fusion & Swirls Scribbles Sizzlits, Ovals Die, Square Lattice EF, Paper Piercer, seed beads
I don't think we're close to Spring and Dogwood blooms no matter what the groundhog says. But I know the beauty will be well worth the wait!
Enjoy,
Bonnie
6 comments:
How clever, Bonnie! Both of these are really unique--and gorgeous!
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FABULOUS dogwood blossoms, Bonnie!! Wow, these are so clever and beautiful. I think you captured the look of dogwood blossoms perfectly with these. Thanks for the breath of spring air this morning!
I love these flowers, very pretty!
I love your vase of beautiful pink flowers. Thanks for joining in with the colour challenge this week.
Wow! They're both beautiful. I do love those vase you made. And, I really like how you punched the ends of those petals. Just super creations.
Those flowers are so precious! Love them! Thanks for joining in at Just Add Ink. :-)
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