My card today is one of encouragement. I had this pretty piece of softly colored cardstock that looks as if it's water colored. The tree image is "Cling Tree Poem" by Stampendous, stamped in black and dotted with some frosted stickles on the leaves for a little sparkle. The "hugs"sentiment is a die from Pink & Main that was done with a piece of softly colored water-colored paper and a mat of black. I used distress inks of squeezed lemonade and more mustard, spritzing with water to soften the look. If you click to enlarge the photo, you may be able to see that pastel watercolored effect a little better.
I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Dies R Us #118 - anything goes using dies from the Dies R Us store (Pin & Main hugs)
Stinkin' Inkers challenge Blog - Lovely as a Tree
Double D challenges - watercolor; with this mood board to inspire you
Thanks for stopping by and here's wishing you a wonderful day!
Carol
Another beauty, Carol. I love the stamping right on the designer paper. That is also a great "hugs" die.
ReplyDeleteWater colouring is a technique we all love, Carol, and this is stunning….and many thanks for joining in our WATER-COLOURING challenge. Thanks for your entry and good luck in the draw @ DOUBLE D
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Absolutely beautiful, Carol! Love the background and the big Hugs diecut! The black makes everything pop! :)
ReplyDeleteA beautiful card Carol, I love your bold sentiment.
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A Beautiful card, love your background and the sentiment is a great addition with it's black shadow.
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I do see the effect in the background Carol and I think it makes your design so soft and pretty! I love the glittery effects on the tree and what a great sentiment too!! Beautifully done! HUGS
ReplyDeleteStunning!!!! So much work went into this beauty and it really paid off. A beautiful card Carol.
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This is gorgeous with the muted soft colours, and the pop of black for the sentiment finishes it off beautifully x
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card Carol really love the beautiful stamp and watercolour effect the large hugs finishes it off perfectly
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Abig hugg and wonderful background Can't ask for more ………...Lis
ReplyDeleteThis is so gorgeous. That is a great design and I love the Hugs die too.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous BG paper Carol. Fabulous frosting on that gorgeous tree. Love the big sentiment with just a hint of colour.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful encouragement card, Carol! I love the background and how you added the schparkle! This would be a great design for either gender which is a bonus! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteSuch sweet vintage effect for this card! Love the frosted stickles on the tree and the watercolored panel with the half written part!! The Hugs sentiment pops so well with the black mat!
ReplyDeleteHugs to you, too! :D
What a BEAUTIFUL creation! Thanks so much for playing in our ‘Anything Goes DRU’ challenge at Dies R Us and the 'Watercolor' challenge at Double D. Good Luck and please come back again soon!
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That is such pretty paper. I love the tree poem as a backdrop for your beautiful tree, very clever! This would make for such a lovely sympathy card too! Thanks so much for playing along with us at The Double D, Water Color Challenge, Donna, DT Member.
ReplyDeleteI love this card Carol! The poem tree image is so cool as is that paper that looks like it has been watercolored. Love the hugs die as well, makes for a great card! Hugs, Brenda
ReplyDeleteGorgeous image! Wow. Love the peacefulness of it. This is fabulous, CArol. Hugz
ReplyDeleteVery pretty and peaceful!! thank you for joining both our challenges at Dies R Us and Double D!
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Lovely, Carol.The backdrop works so well with the big hugs die. Thanks for sharing with us at Dies R Us Challenge Blog. We hope to see more of your designs in future challenges.
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