Thursday, April 19, 2012

Paper Players Challenge #91 and Freshly Made Sketches #31

 




Good morning, blogger friends!  We had a beautiful day here yesterday, and I managed to even get out and take a walk with my dear husband.  The violets are blooming here, and since they are my favorite flower, I was inspired to use this image to water color for the Paper Players Challenge #91.  The sketch from Freshly Made Sketches #31 worked perfectly for this image when I flipped it.

I used elegant eggplant and wisteria wonder for my main card stock layers.  I did some embossing with a Cuttlebug folder.  My image was from an old SU stamp called Violets for You that I found at a friend's yard sale and have never inked up.  I used my blender pen and reinkers to water color the image.  I popped up one blossom with a dimensional and added a dab of glitter to the center of each flower.  The sentiment comes from Something to Celebrate.

My own mom passed away in 1986, so Mother's Day always makes me kind of sad.  When I finished this card, I was wishing I still had the chance to send it to her since she knew how much I love violets and all shades of purple.  This year I do have a wonderful mother in law, so it will be on the way to her.

Have a great Thursday!  Thanks for stopping by!
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10 comments:

  1. Shirley PumpkinApril 19, 2012 at 9:36 AM

    Pretty card. It looks like a lot of love went into it!!! Thanks for joining us at Paper Players!!

    Hugs
    Shirley
    April GD

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  2. LisaApril 19, 2012 at 4:33 PM

    What a beautiful card Carol! We wont have flowers blooming in my neck of the woods for another month or so, but I do love violets! Great job on the watercoloring and the sketch!

    I feel the same way about Fathers Day that you feel about Mothers Day :( It can be quite hard to have a parent gone.

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  3. Lesley April 19, 2012 at 7:21 PM

    Your watercolouring is awesome Carol. My grammy loved purples too...glad your mother in-law will get to enjoy this lovely card! Thanks for joining us at the Paper Players and Freshly Made Sketches.

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  4. Kathy @ Stamping StillApril 20, 2012 at 2:09 AM

    This is very pretty Carol. Love the way you've coloured the flowers and the embossing looks great. Thanks for playing at FMS this week.

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  5. LeAnneApril 20, 2012 at 11:37 AM

    Nothing says "spring" like violets! So sweet, I can smell them now! Thanks for playing with us with your watercolored creation at the Paper Players this week!

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  6. JaydeeApril 20, 2012 at 8:01 PM

    Carol, those flowers are beautiful. A perfect Mother's Day card. I love that you kept a neutral background to allow the focal image to shine. So glad you joined the Paper Players this week
    Jaydee

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  7. Tui NathanApril 21, 2012 at 6:08 AM

    What a beautiful card ... clean and so very stylish, love your colouring and love that embossed background!
    Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!!!

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  8. Cindy HallApril 21, 2012 at 8:52 AM

    Beautiful job with the watercoloring and the sketch! Thanks for sharing with us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

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  9. Chris DringApril 22, 2012 at 12:31 PM

    What a sweet card! Beautifully created!

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  10. Carol LApril 24, 2012 at 12:35 PM

    Your violets look so pretty the way you colored them, and I love the framework around your image too! Very pretty!

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