Sunday, May 01, 2022

Spring Flowers

Hi everyone.  Today I'm sharing a card using the beautiful Statement Flower stamp set (Altenew).  I love these large flowers!

First stamped and heat embossed in Princess gold embossing powder, then watercoloured with distress inks ... a few times as I kept changing my mind about the colours.  I believe I started with Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade, but the final ink on top is Abandoned Coral.  Peeled Paint was used for the leaves.

To finish, heat embossed the sentiment in the same gold powder and then splattered with diluted green ink.

Close-up ...  you can really see how bright yellow gold this embossing powder is ...


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Stamps:  Statement Flowers (Altenew)
Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media paper (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Versamark; Distress Inks:  Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Abandoned Coral, Peeled Paint (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Princess Gold embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, watercolour brushes, splattering brush

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27 comments:

Susan said...

Beautiful shading and layering of colours on those gorgeous flowers!

HilaryJane said...

What beautiful flowers and absolutely perfect splatters xx

Julie B said...

Love those bright vibrant blooms Loll. :)

Christine Alexander said...

Beautiful Loll, I love the addition of all the layers of colour ♥

Liz said...

Beautiful card, Loll. The image is stunning and so classy. xx

Robyn Oliver said...

Fabulous big floral stamp and a beautiful card Loll, I love it, hugs Robyn

Bonnie said...

Beautiful bold, bright flowers, Lolly! Love the depth of color and that awesome shine of the embossed edges!

Lisa Elton said...

I think you ended up with the perfect colors, Loll this is lovely!

Sue - said...

Beautiful flowers, love the colours you’ve used.

Aquarius said...

Those beautiful flowers \are certainly making a statement

Brenda in IN said...

I love abandoned coral so I love this card. The gold looks beautiful and that is a bright embossing powder. Pretty green splatters.

Mac Mable said...

WOW the shimmer on your beautiful card is a real showstopper Loll and your water colouring looks so pretty...love the splats too x.

Colleen said...

You just have a way with watercolors, Loll. the flower is beautiful and colored with so much depth!

Heather said...

Blends of pinks, yellows and oranges are a favourite with me! Beautiful.

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Wow Loll, gorgeous watercoloring on those jumbo blossoms! Funny how we play around with the colors, isn't it? Til finally it's perfect! Love the splatters too!!

Papercraft Boutique said...

Beautiful big blooms, Loll! I love the layers of the colors. You can see yellow under the translucent coral color. The shiny Princess Gold embossing adds pretty flare.
Hideko xx

TK said...

Wow - beeee-u-teeee-ful, Loll!

nancy littrell said...

Gorgeous heat embossed with gold stamped flowers, Lolly. Your watercoloring with DI's turned out beautifully too. TFS the close up of all the gold shine too. Love and Hugs...Nancy

Gibmiss said...

Stunning card Lol….
Hugs Sylvie xx

Leslie Miller said...

Your layered colors made the end result all the more pretty! Abandoned Coral is one of my favorites, and you know you sold me on the Princess Gold. Large flowers like this are a joy to watercolor. Love the green splatters. Beautiful work, Loll!

Pat said...

Fabulous gold embossed flowers Loll and love the colours and such wonderful watercolouring, and finished with some really pretty spattering. x

Trina P. said...

So lovely. That gold just shines! I should really ink up this NBUS set of mine. 😉

Brenda said...

These are large and stately flowers that only Altenew can do so well! Loving that gold embossing powder you used Loll, it has some shine to it and looks amazing. Your color choices or changes, lol, made for a beautiful color combo. Love how your flowers look! Hugs, Brenda

My Paper Epiphany said...

Gorgeous big blooms, which are beautifully coloured and look fab embossed with Gold!

Linda said...

WOW! I LOVE this! The colours look amazing, and I do like a good splatter xx

BożenA said...

I also love this stamp, large flowers are a really beautiful decoration. I also love your watercolor, the colors remind me of Californian poppies. Such an unusual card!
xx

Ina G said...

Stunning Loll and such a beautiful result with your water colouring. Love the gold embossing and those splatters!