The weather yesterday was so horrid to start the day that as soon as I spotted a post from one of the DT at
Make My Monday I decided making a card for the challenge would be my first job of the morning. There is a new theme this month of
FLORAL and specifically
LILY OF THE VALLEY (or other white flowers) this week. I knew I didn't have a lily of the valley stamp and after trawling through several CDs to no avail I thought I would 'think outside the box' and made a card adding a selection of white flowers as embellishments. When the post appeared from MMM I saw that the flowers should be the main feature of the card and not just embellishments so it was brain back in gear to come up with something more suitable.
It was a case of 'if in doubt read the instructions' and I then used a resist technique with this Penny Black floral stamp by using Versamark and clear embossing on white card which was then sponged with Distress inks in brushed corduroy and wild honey. Bakcground paper was from my stash and as the image is quite large all that was needed was some ribbon seam binding and a sentiment. The little punched border in white came about because I'd punched it specially to use the 'waste' tiny white flowers on my original card!!
Do take a look and see the lovely cards the
Make My Monday DT have posted for inspiration this week
This is really gorgeous Val. Just love the resist you've used as the flowers look stunning against the background colours. The yellow is a lovely contrast too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining in over at Make My Monday - it's so lovely to have you with us every week.
Hugs, Fliss xx
Such a pretty card..the white flowers really pop out against the yellow and mauve love the punched edge
ReplyDeleteAnne
Love this card Val. Those resist flowers show up so well against the distress inks. Colours are great.
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous Val. I love the resist flowers they really seem to jump off of the paper, and the lilac and yellow background colour.
ReplyDeleteSue x
Super glow with that resist technique & I love the way your punched daisy border 'pops' against the remainder of the design.
ReplyDeletePaula (PEP)
A stunning card Val - gorgeous white flowers. Thanks for joining in with us this week at MMM - Jacqueline xx
ReplyDeleteVery pretty.Love the splash of colour.
ReplyDeletelovely stamp Val, and a great idea - love the zingy yellow and purple too! I don't have any lily of the valley either,do have an idea involving bleaching though - will see if it works........
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my most favourite stamps and you have used it in a beautiful way. I also love the colour combinations. So nice to see you on a regular basis on Make My Monday. Caz
ReplyDeleteLove this technique Val, so effective! The colours are lovely together.
ReplyDeleteVal x
Such an amazing card! LOVE the purple and yellow--the technique you've used is absolutely amazing!!! Thanks for joining us at MMM! :)
ReplyDeleteHello..this is a lovely card. The background is amazing and the flowers seem to spring out. So pleased you joined us again at Make My Monday. Suzanne :)
ReplyDeleteThe yellow and purple look wonderful together and I love the way the embossed flowers pop! Vicky x
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous Val, just love it especially the colours and the resist.
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely to see you at MMM every week with your gorgeous cards.
suzi b xx
Oh so pretty - the flowers really pop against your background. Thanks so much for joining us again at MMM.
ReplyDeleteValxx
What a pretty image that is Val. Really delicate and it looks fabulous used as the resist against those gorgeous colours. Beautiful card.
ReplyDeleteHugs
Lesley Xx