Friday, June 22, 2018

Blooming Wreath

Hi everyone.  First, I want to thank everyone for the lovely and supportive comments on my Penny Black sneak peek post and the Simplicity at it's best blog.  I appreciate all your kind words of encouragement!  xx


I've had this stamp set for a while (and matching die), but have only used the sentiments so far.  Today I wanted to play with the wreath image.

I stamped onto mixed media paper with Black Memento and then watercoloured with my Zig clean brush markers.  So quick to do, especially with just this little bit of colouring.  The bright colours really pop against all the white.

I used two colours for the flowers, pink and red; and just one colour of green for the leaves.  I stamped the sentiment in the same black and then popped up the die-cut wreath on tiny pop dots that I got as a gift from my friend Nancy.  These are SU! mini pop dots and they are perfect for intricate die-cuts like this one.

Here's a close-up ...
I'm playing along with this month's Flower Challenge #21 - Use a Previous Challenge ... I'm going to choose The Flower Challenge #14 - CAS.








Stamps:  Watching Bloom (Memory Box)
Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb. 400 Series)
Ink:  Black (Memento); Zigs:  Light Carmine, Dark Carmine, Light Green
Accessories & Tools:  water brush, Watching Bloom matching die (Memory Box)

Challenges:
The Flower Challenge - #21 Use a Previous Challenge

30 comments:

nancy littrell said...

Such a sweet Summertime floral wreath for your birthday card, Loll. Don't you just love those mini dimensionals? Perfect for intricate dies. Thank you for sharing your lovely CAS design, my friend. Hugs...

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

So lovely, great you could cut it out with the die too.
Faith

Nstiz said...

Beautiful shading on that wonderful wreath. What great highlights you managed with so few colors. It stands out so perfectly with the tiny pop dots.

Lee-Anne said...

Love this! Beautiful colouring! Such a sweet wreath, and I love the dimension from the pop dots!

Christine Alexander said...

CAS perfection, and your colouring on those tiny flowers is amazing Loll.

Bonnie said...

This is such a pretty wreath, Loll! Love how the pink and green pop against all that white space!

Susan said...

I always think of wreaths as Christmas things, but this is a lovely summertime floral wreath - and so beautifully shaded with your Zigs! A very sweet birthday card!

Papercraft Boutique said...

What a pretty flower wreath card, Loll! I’m always impressed with your Zig coloring! The pink, red, and green pop beautifully against the white panel. Hideko xx

Aquarius said...

A really delicate and pretty floral wreath - good that there was a matching die for cutting out

kiwimeskreations said...

Loll this is stunning - love that delicate wreath and how you have used it to perfection here
Blessings
Maxine

Julie B said...

Love the mix of deep pink with the green against the white, gorgeous. :)

Jeanne said...

Lovely floral wreath, Loll. The pink looks so pretty against the green and I really like how it's popped up! The sentiment is wonderful, too. Thanks for sharing. Hugs!

My Card Attic: Hazel said...

Stunning as ever Loll! I'm sorry I've not been around much! Thank you for your sweet comment. For some reason I haven't been getting e-mail notifications of comments from Blogger? It was purely by accident I discovered a load of unpublished comments when I was looking for something else on my blog, so I have loads of catching up and apologising to do?? Have a lovely weekend!

Hazel xx

HJ said...

Beautiful, Loll. Love the pretty colored wreath and die. Great job! It really pops against the white. Enjoy your day!

Mac Mable said...

Such a delicate and pretty card....CAS perfection. Yey to the CAS styled watermark too.....looks great x

Marcia Hill said...

SOOOO pretty Loll! I love the pink and red flowers with the green leaves...such a pretty color combination! And such a simple layout but so striking...lovely, lovely card my friend!! :0)

Barb Ghig said...

Gorgeous wreath, Loll! The flowers are so delicate and sweet, and I love your choice of colors!

Brenda said...

This card is so pretty Loll!!! I love that wreath and the colors you colored it. Such a beautiful CAS card! Hugs, Brenda

MaryH said...

It's amazing how you've taken a simple floral wreath and turned it into such a beautiful card. Very simple, very lovely. Like the new watermark too!TFS & Hugs

TaeEun said...

The wreath is so pretty even though it is colored in a simple way!!! What a fabulous CAS design!
Thank you so much for joining us at The Flower Challenge, Loll!!!

Trina P. said...

Too funny, Loll... I am in the process of making another birthday card with this set, but was waiting/hoping to get the die to complete it. This is so pretty and CAS-tastic! Love the colours! xx

Izzy Scrap said...

A CAS delight, Loll ! Love this very simple and delicate wreath. So fresh and so airy. Love it. Thanks for the inspiration!

Brenda in IN said...

A beautiful wreath that looks lovely with only two colors on the flowers. I love how it looks like it is hanging on the card with tiny pop dots.

Anita in France said...

What a gorgeous wreath, Loll ... perfect colouring ... so crisp and fresh ... and so deliciously CAS! Hugs, Anita :)

BożenA said...

Beautiful saturated vibrating colors of the wreath. I love the extra dimension. I love her great CAS style.

Rachel Vass said...

I love this simple, beautiful, striking card. Thanks so much for joining us at The Flower Challenge. Rachel x

Pat said...

What a fabulous and prettily coloured flower wreath Loll which looks beautiful against the white card and beautifully dimensional too. x

Darnell said...

What a dainty and gorgeous wreath, Lolly, with an equally dainty and perfect sediment! It's utterly charming!! Hugs, Dolly

Aileen said...

I didnt get here during the challenge, I got called away with the loss of my father in law. I went to stay with Annette for a while so just catching up on missed comments and blogs. Beautiful card Loll, love this delicate looking wreath, the sweet little flowers look beautiful in pink. Soft and perfect.

Bobby said...

What a sweet dainty wreath, Loll.