Sunday, April 28, 2019

Birthday Violets

Hi there.  I hope you are having or have had a crafty weekend.

I had some crafting time yesterday and here is what I made.


I've used the Darling Viola die from Poppystamps.  It's been cut from watercolor paper
and colored with Zigs and my waterbrush.

I found this embossed piece in my UFO box and added some of the 
watercolor to a strip of paper left from the die cut.

The most time consuming part of this card was finding a sentiment!

I'm sharing with the Poppystamps Challenge


also with Seize the Birthday using the topping.


Using snippets of watercolor paper


ANYTHING GOES


Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Handwritten Borders (SSS)  
Ink:   Soft Suede (SU)
Paper:   Neenah, Orchid Oppulence (ret. SU), Watercolor (Strathmore 140 lb. cold press)
Other:  Darling Viola Die (PS), Zigs (#80 violet, #81 Lt. Violet, #41 Lt. Green, #46 Mid Green, #50 Yellow), Dandelion Yellow Nuvo Crystal Drops, Leaf Floral Swirl EF (C Gull)


19 comments:

Carole said...

A really pretty card Bonnie...those Viola's are lovely.

Christine Alexander said...

Bonnie, perfect colouring of these sweet little flowers and love the embossed frame behind :)

Loll said...

Your violets are so sweet, Bonnie! Great colouring. Love your design with the gorgeous dry embossing at the top of the card. xx

Marlene said...

Love how you embossed the background on this card. Makes all the diff.

Marcia Hill said...

Beautiful violets Bonnie and I love the dry embossed background too! You are always so good about using your embossing folders, and I have like a gazillion of them but never seem to use them...grrrr! But anyway, lovely, lovely card and looks like you found the perfect sentiment too!! :0)

Brenda in IN said...

That is a beautiful embossing folder you used as the background. Who doesn't want violets for their birthday and you fulfilled that wish. These are lovely.

JoAnn said...

Love the embossed panel on your pretty card and those lovely little flowers. Great card Bonnie. Thanks for joining us at Seize the Birthday.

Susan said...

Lovely sweet violets, Bonnie! Beautiful embossed background for them. I have two types of violets blooming right now - purple ones and then a white one with mauve dots on it (it's called Freckles).

kiwimeskreations said...

Oh Bonnie this is such a gorgeous card - love it, and the way you have used the die cut
Blessings
Maxine

Mac Mable said...

Beautiful texture from the dry embossing and such pretty flowers. A really pretty design Bonnie x

Jeanne J. said...

Wow Bonnie! The flowers are so pretty on that elegant embossed background!

scrappymo! said...

Beautiful card, Bonnie!

Mandy said...

Gorgeous card Bonnie! It's so elegant and pretty.
Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Mandy xx

Karen Dunbrook said...

very pretty card mf...the delicate look of those pretty pink flowers is lovely against that eb bkg.
xx Karen

Trina P. said...

Swooning over your beautiful watercoloring, Bonnie. Way to saved that embossed piece for this card. xx

Jo said...

Such a sweet card dear friend. The dry embossing behind just gives it a nice finish, complimenting that delicate watercoloured bouquet. Another beauty! xx

Di said...

Such a pretty card Bonnie! I adore the sweet little pansies and the whole design is just lovely!

Hugs

Di xx

BożenA said...

WOW! Your violets look dazzling on the embossed background. This card is breathtaking!
BożenA xoxo

shirley-bee said...

Beautiful composition, Bonnie! I love that the embossed panel doesn't fill the card, and the violas are so pretty. Thanks for playing along at Seize The Birthday :)