Hello friends! It's hard to believe the month is half over!
There's just over a week to color your die cuts and enter at CAS Mix Up.
Using Distress Crayons, die cuts, stamping, heat embossing and dry embossing.
I'm hosting the challenge this month.
I had fun coloring this die cut with my Distress Crayons.
The color spread smoothly on cardstock with my finger.
I wet my finger with a baby wipe occasionally to help the color move easier.
Details were added with Polychromos Pencils.
I popped the poppies in a die cut frame with a snippet of
an embossed piece in the background.
I should have colored the buds in green but did them in red.
Trying to go over them with green didn't work great.
Oh well.
There are video links at the challenge site to show
different ways to color your die cuts.
The gallery is full of awesome colored die cuts too.
The challenge is open until the 24th.
Challenges:
Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.
Enjoy!
Card Recipe
Stamps: Persian Motifs (ALT)
Ink: Whisper White (SU)
Paper: Neena, Basic Black
Other: Distress Crayons Spiced Marmalade, Festive Berries, Peeled Paint (TH), Polychromos Pencils (Faber Castell), Double Pierced Rectangles Die (Avery Elle), Oxford EF (Cuttlebug),White EP (SU)
Stunning card and love the vibrancy of the poppies. The dry embossing adds wonderful texture too on your beautiful card x.
ReplyDeleteI Love your gorgeous crayon colored poppies, Bonnie. I thought the darker shade of buds looked very natural. I will never look at dies the same after playing in your wonderful colouring die cuts challenge. I have had so much creative fun coloring different dies..thank you for the inspiration, my friend. Hugs..
ReplyDeleteA beautiful woven embossed panel behind your bright red poppies Bonnie! That Distress Crayon really gives a bold color! xx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous poppies Bonnie, love the textured background too, sets them off perfectly, Cathy x
ReplyDeleteJust love your poppies, Bonnie! So pretty over the embossed background in the window!!
ReplyDeleteLove those bold bright and beautiful poppies Bonnie. Fabulous background. Love the tiny black backing and the birthday sentiment. A real stand out.
ReplyDeleteWow! So Beautifully done!
ReplyDeleteI love the vibrant red poppies and the design/layout of the card, Bonnie! Adding the details with Polychromos Pencils is a great idea. I'll try to remember that when I color with distress crayons next time. The dry-embossed background adds interest and the placement of the poppies is perfect! Hideko xx
ReplyDeleteBright, bold colour for your gorgeous poppies Bonnie. And a great way to colour them with Distress Crayons. Love the added details with your coloured pencils. Great texture from the dry embossed background. xx
ReplyDeleteI love how this card looks Bonnie...the pops of red are stunning against the textured bkg.
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xx Karen
Ahhh, such a beautiful, rich look you got with the distress crayons. Handy tip re the baby wipe. And the embossed mat sets it all off so well -- you sure have a knack for those well chosen finishing touches to make the whole card shout "WOW"!
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL card Bonnie!! I have a soft spot for Poppies and yours are just GORGEOUS! And I like the way your buds are a little darker because of the green, so not an "oh well" in my book at all! Love the textured background too...sets up those Poppies just beautifully!! Lovely, lovely card my friend! :0)
ReplyDeleteBeautifully colored die cut. It looks great against the embossed background. TFS
ReplyDeleteWow Bonnie, you did a beautiful job on coloring those poppy dies! I am so loving this card, it is just stunning! Love the embossing too, so elegant looking. These months are indeed flying by and I need them to slow down because I am not ready for fall to come anytime soon! lol Cause that means winter is just a short way away. Sigh. I don't do winter like I used to! lol Happy Birthday today my friend, sure hope it is a great one!!!! Hugs, Brenda
ReplyDeleteYou're so inspirational Bonnie, this is Gorgeous.
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Beautiful vibrant poppies - perfect against the embossed centre in the background. The black sentiment strip and thin border are a great contrast.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun challenge! Your card fits the bill beautifully.
ReplyDeleteNot only is your coloring on this die cut beautiful but love that you were able to define the petals! Your embossed background is perfect for this, adding so much interest. This is well done, Bonnie!
ReplyDeletewow Bonnie, your colouring of the poppy die cut is amazing with such incredible detail of shadding and the outlining of the petals.
ReplyDeleteOh Bonnie what a dramatic card - love the embossed background too!
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Maxine
If someone would ask me how love looks, I would point out your poppies without thinking !!! Amazing, such to love! I also love the embossed background, it adds so much softness to the card.
ReplyDeleteBożenA xx
What a bright punch of red, just like the real ones in my garden. All set against the dry embossed woven basket aperture, really adds to your whole design. The black accent pulls this beauty together, lovely card Bonnie xx
ReplyDeleteBeautifully coloured poppies, Bonnie. You’ve achieved such a rich red colour. Never noticed the buds... they look fine in red. The embossed background behind the frame looks fabulous. xx
ReplyDeleteLove the black and white with the red coloured flowers Bonnie, gorgeous design. Thanks for the gift and the beautiful card and asking me to be Guest Designer this month, I have enjoyed it immensely.
ReplyDeleteThose red poppies on the very whit embossed back ground looks wonderful. I did subscribe to the CAS blog and took a peek at some of the tutorials. Love it!
ReplyDeleteSandy xx