Today's contest for Papertrey's 5th Anniversary celebration is a color challenge. I chose to work with Dawn's color scheme, since I thought it would make a bright and cheery get well card. My mom, who has always been super active and young at heart, suddenly took gravely ill 2 weeks ago. She is on the mend now, but I think it will be a long road back to health. She has moved from the hospital to a rehab facility, and I think my cards really cheer her up.
I repeatedly stamped the 'Get Well Soon' sentiment from Sending You in berry sorbet ink, and layered a berry sorbet quatrefoil die cut over the text. I tried the prisma color shading technique on my Berry Sorbet sunflower that I have been seeing others use on their Rosie Posie flowers. It's a bit hard to see colors in this picture, but the button in the center of the flower is Raspberry Fizz. No, I did not mean to keep that one little piece in the quatrefoil die cut, but it wouldn't come out, and I decided to go with it. At least it is in the middle.
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I absolutely love this card! The colors are fabulous and I love the die cut, it takes the card from great to fabulous!!
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry to hear about your mom. Sending thoughts and prayers your way... you card is beautiful! Love the shading detail on the flower, and you got a giggle out of me over the quatrfoil die-cut :).
ReplyDeleteI'm glad your Mom is on the mend! I love your card!
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry your Mom is ill. Can I send her a card?
ReplyDeleteI am doing well, and I see you are dong pretty well with the challenges also, good luck!
Your cards are gorgeous!
BTW, I'm hosting a card challenge on the site I'm on this week, Paper Secrets if you ould like to join and play along. The prize is a gift cert to the store, and we will have some little giveaways as well, would love to have you:)
Joyce I am very sorry to hear your Mom is not well. I am sure that she will love this gorgeous card. It will surely cheer her up as only a daughter's cards will do. Love the colour scheme you chose. Wish her well from me.
ReplyDeleteHere's hoping you mom is on the mend tout suite!
ReplyDeleteLove this card, but most of all the quirky bit of QF left in. I say rock it like you meant it. It really works. A neat happy accident if you ask me.
beautiful...love the stamping behind the quatrefoil!
ReplyDeleteI am sure this beautiful card will cheer your mom up
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about your mum but I'm glad she is on the mend. She'd sure to love your gorgeous card. I love how you created the background with the sentiment stamp and the touch of shading on the flower. I hate when pieces won't come out of die cuts but that piece actually works here!
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about your mom. I'm sure this card will bring a smile to her face. I love the get well behind the die.
ReplyDeleteJust so beautiful and perfect for you mom too. Another card of yours I plan to case too and maybe tomorrow if I have the time. Just so sweet and really love the colors you choose too.
ReplyDeleteJoyce how could this card not cheer her up! Gorgeous! I glad she is on the mend. This is a new favorite of mine .
ReplyDeleteI like how you left that one part of the paper on. Love these colors too.
Joyce, this is fabulous. Just spent some time on your blog - you are a very talented crafter. Looks like we share a PTI addiction... I'll be back.
ReplyDeleteOh, Joyce! I love how this card turned out! I love how your layered the Quaterfoil over the repeatedly stamped text! I also love the button in the center of the sunflower! I was having a hard time with this color combo, for some reason, I think I was over thinking it, but you nailed it!
ReplyDeletebtw...I am so sorry that your mom has been ill...I hope this card lifts her spirits and she is back to her normal self soon!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad your mom is doing better, Joyce! I love the card you made--- I always forget about my Simple Sunflowers set--- I really like how you used it!
ReplyDeleteLove the text behind the quatrefoil! Really nice card!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Love your use of dies!
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