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Friday, April 12, 2013

Spring Gladiolus



My card for today is inspired by 4 different challenges.  Our Muse this week is Therese Calvird, with this beautiful card.  I was inspired by her soft water color look, brilliantly shaded pink/purple flower, her simple sentiment, and all that white space.



I used the techniques shown in this week's Make it Monday 111:  Watercoloring Embossed Images.  I am also inspired by the beautiful flowers in this week's Tuesday Trigger and will be entering my card into this week's Simon Says Stamp challenge of spring flowers.




I water colored with my brand new Stampin Up Rich Razzleberry ink for the flowers, and Distress Peeled Paint for the leaves.






Edited to add:  I am linking this project to the The Wonder of Watercolor Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.

 
Supplies Used (PTI):
Stamps:  Year of Flowers Gladiolus, Botanical Silhouettes
Paper:  White
Ink:  Color Box Dragonfly Black, Versafine Onyx Black, SU Rich Razzleberry, Distress Peeled Paint
Other:  Black Embossing Powder



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23 comments :

  1. This is so pretty. That's such a gorgeous color of ink.

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  2. Beautiful Joyce! I have this same stamp set out to play along with MIM. Not sure it will happen though. Love your coloring.

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  3. Hi Joyce, your image is stunning! Beautifully coloured. Great take on Therese's card :) Cathy

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  4. Forgot to say congrats on the FB shout out from PTI yesterday - love the flowers here too - the sentiment lines go beautifully with the line of the leaves.

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  5. Beautiful card. Those watercolors look beautiful. You amaze me in your talent to combine so many challenges into one card.

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  6. Joyce this is beautiful for the Muse challenge, I love the gladiolas and your purple. Way to hit so many challenges.

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  7. Joyce, your glads are beautiful. They look so real. Great job of watercoloring!

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  8. Absolutely stunning! Yoru coloring is perfection! :) Thank you for participating in our "April Showers/Spring Flowers" challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp challenge blog this week! xx

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  9. I love your gorgeous card - those flowers look amazing! Hugs xx

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  10. Oh nice, Joyce! That purple is so deep and beautiful and the perfect contrast to the white.

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  11. Gorgeous rich colour - a very dramatic take on this week's Muse! Thanks for playing along!

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  12. So Beautiful and wonderfully colored! Love your card!

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  13. More gorgeous watercolouring! I love Rich Razzleberry - it's one of my favourite colours. :)

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  14. So bold and rich, Joyce, love how the sentiment echoes the curves of the image and nestles beautifully between two leaves! Anita :)

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  15. This is stunning in watercolor! I think that would be the only way I would color in a flower. Beautiful, Joyce and the colors are perfect!

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  16. Oh My, this is just beautiful! Your colouring is awesome.

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  17. Such beautiful rich colors. Lovely

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  18. Beautiful!
    Love these colors...
    how do you like your new ink?
    Isn't it fabulous? :)

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  19. oooh, those glads are just so beautiful!! Love the small sentiment you put with it too.

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  20. Hey Joyce! Thanks for linking this up to this week's Tuesday Trigger in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)

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  21. Joyce, this is a floral delight! I love, love, love it!!

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  22. Hey Joyce! Thanks also for linking this up to the Wonder of Watercolor Challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun there as well! :)

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