Hello Crafty Friends and Happy Sunday! I'm excited to announce that today begins a new challenge month at the new Beautiful Blossoms Challenge Blog. This is a new monthly challenge that focuses on florals. There will be a moodboard provided as inspiration, the main focal/focus of entries must be flower related and you can enter up to 8 times a month.
The challenges run from the 15th of the month to the 12th of the following month. There will be a Randomly chosen winner and Top 3 picks each challenge with occasional prizes being awarded. The moodboard for this month is as follows:
This is a great moodboard to get the ball rolling for this cold January. It's a monochromatic winter color palette with lovely images. For my design team project, I've used the Exotic Tulips Layering Stamp and Coordinating Die Sets from Altenew to create a sweet and simple card design.
To start, I've ink blended a panel using Catherine Pooler "Sand Castle" ink. I've stamped the floral layers using graduated shaded of blue inks from Altenew, the leaves were stamped using 2 shades of Catherine Pooler grays and all pieces cut using the coordinating floral dies.
Before assembling the card, the blended panel was splattered with diluted Sand Castle ink and White Gloss Acrylic Spray. The sentiment, from the Creative Expressions "Festive Script Sentiments Stamp Set" was stamped using Memento Rich Cocoa ink and silver gems from Kat Scrappiness were added as a final touch.
I hope you will visit The Beautiful Blossoms Challenge and check out what my teammates have created for this challenge. They have created some stunning projects and I hope you'll play along with us. We look forward to seeing how you are inspired by the moodboard.
Until next time, Happy Crafting!
Donna
**Challenges Entered:
We Love Stamping - in the Winter, I love Winter Blues and Teals
BeaUtiful!! The flower is so cheerful for overcast winter days here in Illinois! :)
ReplyDeleteAn exquisite card Donna - that blue against the sand is stunning, and the grey leaves fit in perfectly
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Maxine
Just love that soft, sandy color in the background to bring forth the drama of your turquoise-y fantasy tulip, Donna! The splatters and dancing rhinestones really do feel like a Florida dewey morning, the way our dew glistens in jewel-like wonder! Beautiful card to start the challenge, teamie!
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Donna
{Creative Smiles - my little crafting world}
Thank you for sharing this lovely card in our 'Winter Blues' challenge at Allsorts this week.
ReplyDeleteLorraine
A beautiful card with the perfect sentiment for January. Love the finishing off of it with all the splatters, and the pretty gems
ReplyDeleteOh Donna, this is so, so pretty! Love the background splatter & gems ... really makes your pretty flower POP! Beautiful inspiration and congrats on the new blog!!
ReplyDeleteSo very pretty. It encourages me to get out my Altenew stamps/dies. I love the spattered background, it's perfect for the stamped floral image. Thank you for joining our Cut it Up Anything Goes challenge.
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Larelyn (CIU owner)
Congrats on the new challenge blog Donna.Love the beautiful tulip and inky background.
ReplyDeleteCarol x
Thank you for joining us at Pearly Sparkles
Carol DT x
Beautiful, Donna! I love that background color, too...Thanks you so much for all you do for us and the DT!
ReplyDeleteA± gorgeous Tulip Donn in such striking colours, many thanks for sharing some favourite colours with us at We Love Stamping challenge.
ReplyDeleteB x
I missed off Allsorts challenge, thanks for joining in there as well as it's a perfect entry.
ReplyDeleteB x
You've chosen beautiful colours for the flower, it looks amazing. Thanks for taking part at Allsorts challenge.
ReplyDeleteYour card is so lovely. I love the flower and blue is my favorite color.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining our Anything Goes challenge at Cut it Up.
Leslie
Love how the background helps that flower pop! I admire anyone who can use layering stamps as well as you have. Beautiful Blossom for sure! XOX
ReplyDeleteDonna, Love your tulip and what a great color. So beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us over at World Wide Open Design Team Challenge.
ReplyDeleteBarbara DT
OH! This is so very beautiful Donna, gorgeous tulip and colour mix, beautiful colouring too.
ReplyDeleteMe back, wearing my DT 'hat' - thank you for entering this gorgeous card in We Love Stamping January Challenge
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Maxine WLS DT
I love the way you have coloured this - it really looks so delicate! Thanks for sharing with us in our challenge this time, t Patties Creations... Vic, DT member. x
ReplyDeletePerfect flower for this moodboard and love the shade of the blue. Thanks so very much for joining us this time at the Creative Fingers Challenge
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, I love the flower. Thanks for joining in our challenge over at Crafty Calendar.
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Bev x