The Flower Challenge #104 - Reminder

There is still time for you to make a card for The Flower Challenge based on the colors in the photo. 

For this card I used the colors opposite from the previous card, using the blue for the flowers and rust for the leaves.  

The Morning Glories are from Altenew in the Cool Summer Night collection and the leaves are Orange Cream and Firebrick.  Another Betterpress sentiment finishes it off. 

I hope my cards and those of the rest of the design team inspire you to make a card for the challenge.

If you would like to subscribe by email,

please fill out the subscription form in the upper right sidebar.

It is also important to add  Bobby.bitsandpieces at gmail dot com to your contact list 

so Google recognizes the address and delivers the updates.

You may also unsubscribe using the same form. 

Double D - Flower Pots

I don't usually post twice in one day but Double D is closing soon and I wanted to get a card entered.

Technically these are vases not pots but they still hold flowers so I'm going with it, especially since Judy used the same set. 😉  The vases are from Simon Hurley and cut from patterned paper.  The flowers are also Simon's, cut from scraps of cardstock and shaded with artist markers.  You can't see it very well but the background has been embossed with the Subtle folder.  

Thanks for dropping by again.

If you would like to subscribe by email,

please fill out the subscription form in the upper right sidebar.

It is also important to add  Bobby.bitsandpieces at gmail dot com to your contact list 

so Google recognizes the address and delivers the updates.

You may also unsubscribe using the same form. 

Freshly Made Sketches #694

I wasn't sure I'd get a card made for Freshly Made Sketches this week but piece by piece it came together.  

There were several reworkings of my idea but Peony Dream from Altenew was my main focus.  It's cut from white and colored with Altenw Ink in Sunray and Chamomile  with the leaves in Firefly.  The sentiment from Hero Arts is embossed in white on dark brown.  I haven't used my C9 Double Stripe Card Front in a while and it wanted to be part of this card.  I'm not really crazy about it - the leaves look disconnected - but sketches often do that to me.  It's called a challenge for a reason.  lol

If you would like to subscribe by email,

please fill out the subscription form in the upper right sidebar.

It is also important to add  Bobby.bitsandpieces at gmail dot com to your contact list 

so Google recognizes the address and delivers the updates.

You may also unsubscribe using the same form. 

Color Hues #113

My company is gone so I had time to create a card for Color Hues - red and white.  The colors said Christmas to me and since that is the majority of the sets I brought with me, I narrowed in on this one.

The dove is a Lovely Layer from Honey Bee.  I cut an extra body and snipped off the wing to use it to mask the bird and shade the wings with Lost Shadow DI.  The red panel was trimmed, embossed with the Organic Linen folder from Altenew and added to a white card base.  The gold embossed sentiment is from Pinkfresh Studio.  I have a feeling I will be making more of this design.

If you would like to subscribe by email,

please fill out the subscription form in the upper right sidebar.

It is also important to add  Bobby.bitsandpieces at gmail dot com to your contact list 

so Google recognizes the address and delivers the updates.

You may also unsubscribe using the same form. 

Color Throwdown #836 and NBUS #76

I made a card for Color Throwdown a while ago and am just getting a chance to post it.  

I got a few new things from Pinkfresh Studio and one worked beautifully for the colors - if you like Kraft leaves.  lol  Because it's new I'm also sending this to NBUS. 

The stamp set comes with a stencil and I used Altenew Rubelite, Razzleberry and Autumn Blaze for the flowers and Rocky Shores for the leaves.  The panel was trimmed and embossed with the SU Tasteful Textile folder, then placed on a matching cardstock.  The sentiment is BetterPress.  

Thanks for dropping by.

If you would like to subscribe by email,

please fill out the subscription form in the upper right sidebar.

It is also important to add  Bobby.bitsandpieces at gmail dot com to your contact list 

so Google recognizes the address and delivers the updates.

You may also unsubscribe using the same form.