Saturday 28 April 2018

CC91, CTS269 - Celebrate


Good morning! I'm playing along with two challenges with this card that I made with an extra background I made for this card, ages ago. It worked so well for a frosty background, but I think it works for a pretty spring background, too!

I was inspired by the current The Card Concept Challenge:


And also the current CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge:


I started with my pretty, frosty background and stamped and embossed Mondo Hydrangea into some pink areas. Then, I watercoloured the flowers in a brighter pink for more contrast.

I die cut and stacked my sentiment so that it would be legible on the background. And for my card base, I used the new Oyster Gray cardstock from Ellen Hutson. It is a lovely soft colour, very smooth and perfect weight for a card base.

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9 comments:

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  2. Such a gorgeous addition to our CTS gallery, Ardyth... and frame-worthy!
    =]

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  3. This is gorgeous Ardyth! That background is perfect for those pretty pink flowers. Thanks so much for joining us at The Card Concept.

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  4. Oh my gosh, this is stunning! WOW, love it.

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  5. Absolutely beautiful, Ardyth ! First of all hydrangea is my favourite flower and I love how you used an "old" extra background to make this new card. And what a stunning result ! It's a winner for me ! Thanks so much for sharing and for inspiring.

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  6. The hydrangea blooms are beautiful! Thanks for sharing with us at the Card Concept Challenge!

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  8. so beautiful, love the background colours and the pinks brighter on the flowers, so eye catching. What a winner.

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