I always remember as a child thinking these lilies which my mum still has in her garden were like the turbans they wore in the cartoon that was on , on a Saturday morning The Arabian Knights. I insisted that they were turban flowers as lilies just didn't seem an appropriate name for them, funny how the mind of a child works.
I still love the vivid orange colour it just seems somehow magical and when I was lucky enough to win some images from Stitchy bear stamps was so pleased this was in the Easter collab set.
I decided that I would make a simple one layer card and colour the image with sakura glaze pens the shine they give I think give this lily they magical effect I remember as a child. I decided it still looked a little flat and used this mesh design embossing pad from fiskars , reminds me of chicken wire and was so pleased with the effect. The sentiment is from a gardening set from the stampman and I think it fits the card perfectly.
See what you think?
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-
Card Cupids -no patterned papers
Cupcake craft challenge- in the garden
Dream Valley-use old and new( first time I used this digi and the sakura pens and fiskars board I have had for at least a couple of years)
Less is more-single layer and embossing
Pixie Dust Studio-make it shiny
23 comments:
A vibrant card and the 'chicken wire' looks great. x
This is a lovely, dramatic card. Jo
Striking card and loving the embossing folder
Kathyk
Well done for doing all that embossing by hand! Lovely dramatic lily and nice quite - I think its lovely.
All that hand embossing was a labour of love I should think... fabulous flower too!
Thanks so much
Chrissie
Lady LIM
"Less is More"
Breathtaking XOXO Zoe
Such a lovely & elegant card! Love the image and the sentiment is lovely! Thanks for joining us at The Cupcake Craft Challenge this week! Good Luck! Hugs & Sunshine!/Sari
What a stylish and elegant project. Thanks for playing at Cupcake this week. Good Luck! x
Very beautiful card. Hugs Rita xx
Lovely card. I especially like the embossing.
Hugs
Sandra x
Gorgeous flower. super embossing
Thank you very much
Diva LIM mandi
"Less is More"
Very unusual honeycomb embossing - like it!! And your lilies are stunning!
looks great julye, very bright ans summery colours xxx
Such a pretty card and a gorgeous image. Thanks for joining us this week at CCC.
Liza x
Beautiful Julye, the colors just pop they're so vibrant, gorgeous image
and I love your sentiment
Debs
xxx
the colours are vibrant. love the embossing! makes me think of bees!
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A fab card
Gorgeous card, Julye! I love the image, brilliant embossing and the perfect sentiment! Thanks for joining us at Cupcake and good luck! Delphine xx
so beautiful Julye!!! I love the color you chose for your flowers! gorgeous design!
hugs & blessings!
Beautiful job!!!
Thank you for playing with us this week at Card Cupids!!
~Jenn~ Card Cupids DT
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Julye...this is a FAB card! I LOVE that embossing behind the beautifully colored flower!!
The glaze pens make this image absolutely beautiful! Thanks for joining us at Dream Valley!
Fab image! It's ages since I dusted off my glaze pens, you have inspired me.
Thanks for joining us at Dream Valley.
Lin xx
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