Friday, July 24, 2015

Fragrance of a Rose

Hello, to everyone on this glorious morning!  Why is it that a rose is the flower of choice to send to women on special days?  Is it because of their beauty or because of their fragrance or because of the symbolism or all of the above? In any case, the beautiful rose image in the new stamp set, Fragrance, released by Our Daily Bread Designs earlier this month is the focus of my card for today.  Linda challenged us to use reinkers on the Ways to Use It Challenge yesterday on Splitcoaststampers, so I watercolored the roses with distress reinkers.
Creative Nugget:  Roses were randomly embossed in white for the background panel, then dabbed onto watered down distress inks on my craft mat.  Three different shades of yellow were used and each was dried before adding the next color.  The sentiment panel was done the same way but without the embossed roses.  The roses were stamped in Watering Can Archival Ink and clear embossed.  The same three colors of distress reinkers were used to watercolor the roses. (Each time I type the word reinker, spellcheck replaces the word with reindeer…as if I colored the roses with reindeers! **giggle**)  The design of the card is from the Freshly Made Sketches for this week.
Here is the gorgeous stamp set by Our Daily Bread Designs used for this card:

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Thanks so much for stopping by…hope you've been inspired! Enjoy your weekend!

Hugs,
Cathymac
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8 comments:

  1. ChristineJuly 24, 2015 at 10:03 AM

    Your card is stunning...love the yellow background and the gorgeous roses. The stitching adds wonderful detail, and I love the touch of gingham. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Linda CallahanJuly 24, 2015 at 11:23 AM

    Just beautiful! Your flowers are gorgeous done with that "reindeer" technique! Thanks for joining is at FMS!

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  3. abusybee - DoubleClick ConnectionsJuly 24, 2015 at 2:09 PM

    So pretty! Great color combo! Carri~Abusybee
    Skittles!

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  4. Anet's CraftingJuly 24, 2015 at 9:36 PM

    Beautiful card Cathymac. Thank you for playing along with our Challenge at Chocolate, Coffee & Cards. We would love to see you again ... Anet DT x

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  5. Jen BrumJuly 24, 2015 at 9:36 PM

    Very beautiful card! I love the sentiment and those gorgeous flowers! What rich colouring! Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!

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  6. UnknownJuly 25, 2015 at 9:47 AM

    The background is really looking GOOD. The roses are so beautiful and the whole card is like a breathe of sunshine. Thank you so much for taking time to post your very creative art with us this week at Word Art Wednesday, on our 193rd challenge.
    Blessings and Hugs, Carole

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  7. Maria Rodriguez.July 26, 2015 at 7:31 AM

    Hello Cathy: your card is absolutely beautiful, love the background, it truly compliments your amazing roses perfectly. All the other details are lovely. Thank you for sharing.

    Maria Rodriguez.
    www.swimbikerunandstamp.blogspot.com

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  8. Chris Olsen, GlowbugJuly 27, 2015 at 6:14 PM

    This is gorgeous Cathy!! I love the background you created to match your roses!! Stunning coloring and design!! Awesome!! Thanks for supporting the challenge my friend!!
    hugs,
    Chris

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