Friday, February 21, 2020

Amaryllis

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!


This amaryllis is one of my favorites from Technique Tuesday.

I put the stamp in MISTI and inked it up with
Archival Shadow Gray.

My Arteza Twimarkers worked beautifully to add color
 and my trusty waterbrush helped to move the color around.

I find that this image colors beautifully with
very little effort!

But, in trying to save paper, I stamped it too close to the edge.

I found that if I cut a smaller circle as a little frame, it fit perfectly.

Whew!

Challenges:
Christmas Kickstart: Use the Colour Red
Jingle Bellesfeature PREDOMINANTLY the color RED (not just a bit, but a lot of RED).
Krafty Chicks: Clean and Simple Week

 


Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Amaryllis (TT), Scripty Holiday (GKD)
Ink:   Early Espresso overstamped with Cherry Cobbler
Paper:   Neenah, Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series)
Other:  Double Stitched Circle Die (LI), Infinity  Circle Die (HA), Subtle EF (SU), Arteza Twimarkers (239 Ballerina Pink, 114 Ruby Red, 247 Wine Red, 192 Sage Green, 221 Moss Green, 305 Biscotti Brown)


30 comments:

Marcia Hill said...

This is absolutely GORGEOUS Bonnie!! Your shading on that Amaryllis is fabulous...it almost looks like a photo of the real thing!! Love the double circle frame too! Lovely, lovely card my friend!! Happy Friday!! :0)

Mac Mable said...

Great save Bonnie and the double circle layer frames the beautiful amaryllis to perfection. Your colouring looks so realistic and what a fabulous job Bonnie x.

Tangii said...

Very pretty! I love the image and your layout. Thanks for playing along with the Krafty Chicks CAS Challenge.

jimlynn said...

Good save on using the extra circle! SO very pretty. Love!!
Lynn

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

This is so beautiful, love the circle save and the gorgeous sentiment.
Faith x

JoAnn said...

Beautiful card and great way to save the gorgeous flower. TFS

Pat said...

This is so beautifully painted Bonnie, I love it, and the double circle with the stitched and plain inner circle and the texture on the upper layer is so pretty, and also love the way you have added the strip across the card with the black sentiment, so bold and pretty. x

kiwimeskreations said...

Bonnie this is amazing - love your colouring, and a great 'save' too - I thought I was the only one who is a 'paper miser'!
Blessings
Maxine

Christine Alexander said...

Bonnie, your amaryllis looks so pretty, a beautiful red colour :)

Karen said...

Good save! beautiful coloring ~

Dotty Jo said...

Wow, Bonnie, your card is breathtaking! Beautiful colourwork. Thanks for playing again at Christmas Kickstart, Jo x

I Card Everyone said...

Bonnie this is exquisite! WWCD!
=]

Brenda said...

OMword, this is just stunning Bonnie! I so love Technique Tuesday stamps, this one especially! You have colored/stamped this one beautifully, it looks so real! I'm so glad you were able to save it with your circle dies. Again, STUNNING! Hugs, Brenda

Loll said...

WOW! This is stunning, Bonnie! You have really mastered watercolouring. Love the beautiful bright red with your wonderful highlights. Great save with framing it in the circle. xx

Susan said...

Love the double framing you did to save your image - it looks really sharp, especially with the inner frame being plain cs and the outer layer being dry embossed. Fabulous watercolouring on the amaryllis!

JosieD said...

Love the cheerful red coloring of the amaryllis and the overall layout. And always like the texture and interest that subtle EF adds.

Bobby said...

Fabulous coloring, Bonnie, and I love the double frame.

Trina P. said...

Great save! Would have never known. Beautiful watercolouring (as always)... and beautiu design.
You should also enter this in the Red challenge at Creative with Stamps. 😉

SmilynStef said...

creative save ... and lovely coloring ... so glad you shared your RED with us at Jingle Belles.

Robyn Oliver said...

Just simply beautiful Bonnie...lovely card hugs Robyn

Nstiz said...

Wow! Outstanding coloring on this, Bonnie! Love the bold red, not easy with a water color technique. This is GORGEOUS! It literally popped off the page. Fabulous card!

lauren bergold said...

oh my gosh, such a pretty card! so pleased you were "better off red" with us at JINGLE BELLES! ♥

Papercraft Boutique said...

Wow, your amaryllis looks amazing, Bonnie! You are so good at watercoloring. Love all the shades, the details, and the background. The double circle frame is such a clever idea to save the stamped image. The subtle dry embossed pattern adds a really nice organic feeling to the card too.
Hideko xx

TK said...

Beautiful flower and coloring, so glad you were able to save it!

My Paper Epiphany said...

Wonderful depth in your beautiful amayllis! Gorgeous card:)

Jo said...

Simply lovely, the highlights in the blooms are perfect. No to say your framing style is amazing.
Beautiful! xx

HilaryJane said...

You have created lovely depth on those flowers with your colouring and a brilliant idea to use the double circle frame, you would never know that it is covering something and it actually enhances the design xx

Anita in France said...

Beautiful watercolouring, Bonnie ... the sense of depth and dimension is fabulous! Love the background texture ... and what a great save ... the doubled up frame looks as though it was meant to be! Hugs, Anita :)

BożenA said...

WOW! This watercolor card is amazing !! I love the delicate bleeding flowers, gently tinting the background. Sentiment is perfect.
xx

Julia Aston said...

The coloring is gorgeous on this Bonnie!