Today is the 18th so time for a reminder for the current challenge over at We Love Stamping. The challenge where we love to see you using your stamps.
Pinky has chosen our theme this month:
** Close to Nature**
OR
**Anything Goes**
I have been enjoying using my Faber-Castell Polychromos coloured pencils recently, so here is another of my efforts. The stamp is called celebration bouquet by Chocolate Baroque. It was stamped in versafine clare green oasis ink and coloured. When I was happy with the look I cut it using an oval die and then matted it onto a dark brown oval mat. The sentiment is from a press plate set by Pinkfresh studio called always smiling. It was foiled of course.
Don't forget there is always a prize to be won and this month it is a very large stamp by Tom Holtz called Glorious Bouquet from Buddly Crafts. Why don't you head over to the challenge blog to check it out? The prize winner is selected randomly and in addition the DT will choose a top three for special mention.
I hope I have inspired you to join us this month, all you have to do is ensure stamping (including digi) is seen somewhere on your card front, it no longer needs to be the main focus. Please also mention the products used. It would be great if you could join in with our theme, but anythings goes is always an option if you are out of ideas. The challenge will close at noon (UK time) on Wednesday 2nd July
I am looking forward to seeing you in the gallery.
I am also sharing this at:
The Flower Challenge #103 - Embossing heat or dry
Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. challenge - Week 3 embossing wet or dry
Try it on Tuesday - in the garden
To reward you for reaching the end of my post, here are a couple of photos of my rambling roses. They grow along the length the fence on both sides of the garden and smell wonderful. These photos were taken on the 11th June and now they are past their best and it is raining white petals, but I have made a point of sitting and enjoying them this year, before I need to start pruning again to keep them under control.
Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today, I really appreciate it.
9 comments:
Such a beautiful and delicate card. The hand-coloured flowers are absolutely stunning—so soft, detailed, and full of grace. You can really see the care put into the colouring. Beautiful roses too.
Stunning card Hilary, the stamp is beautiful, and your colouring is superb with a gorgeous and very effective colour scheme xx
Your floral bouquet is so pretty Hilary and your coloring with the colored pencils is fabulous!! Your embossed background is perfect for our challenge and also a perfect finishing touch to this lovely, lovely card! Thanks so much for sharing with us at The Flower Challenge!! Marcia (DT) :0)
Love this card, Hilary - gorgeous basket weave background with the delicate flowers, colored so beautifully! Love the stamping in the green in too!
Wow - what wonderful roses; that's quite a covered fence you have! Thanks for sharing!!
Absolutely beautiful card and floral image, beautifully coloured and love the colour combination and embossing.
Carol x
Hilary, your pencil work is stunning, and I love the brown mat with this lovely green, embossed panel! [thanks also for embracing our challenge at TFC!]
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Hilary, your card is absolutely beautiful and your coloring with the pencils amazing! More, please! Such a pretty stamp, and I love the green basketweave. It's disappointing that your magnificent roses can't stay longer, but that's the way of a garden. I'm glad you made a point of enjoying it. Raining here today, too. I'll be glad to get more done inside.
Oh I am not such a fan of green...except when I look at your creations. Your create such magic with green. This is a beautiful card and definitely hits my top 5 of yours.
Lovely card!! The flowerstamp is marvelous. The embossing is so beautiful and so are the roses....
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