Monday, June 12, 2017

Time Out Challenge #85 & Where Creativity Meets C9

I had a bit of a Time Out in my craft room on Sunday ... I earned every moment - two days of 'yard sale' did me in, but gave me a little extra cash for craft supplies:  YAY me!

Here was my inspiration for the day:


Of course, I was inspired by the beautiful hummingbird, but also the gorgeous painted fabrics on the cushions, and the tropical leaves.  Combining them all was the hard part!

For Time Out Challenge #85:

Distress Inks, Concord & 9th; MFT, and Wplus9 are the cast of characters for this card.

Since layers, and layers of Distress Inks, and Distress Oxides were used to create the scene around this gorgeous Concord & 9th bloom, I'm sending this one over to Where Creativity Meets C9, too!


I may have had a teaser post yesterday on I.G. - hope you like this one, too!  Thanks for sharing a bit of your Monday with me! ... oh I'll be back in a few with that teaser...

=]  Michele


 


20 comments:

~amy~ said...

This is BEAUTIFUL.

Barb Ghig said...

So happy to hear that your garage sale went well :)
Once again, you've done an amazing job layering your DI's, Michele! I love the tropical color palette on this card...and I see you included another beautiful hummingbird...Gorgeous card!

Lindsey said...

Michele, I knew what your inspiration must have been right away. So amazing! This and the watercolored card you shared on Instagram have just blown me away. You are one talented lady, my friend. Loved seeing you link up at Where Creativity Meets C9. :)

lostinpaper said...

So artsy and absolutely perfect for the inspiration Michele!

Lynn said...

Absolutely gorgeous. Love the stunning water color background Michele. Thanks so much for playing with us at Time Out!

Lisa Elton said...

Everything flows together perfectly on this gorgeous card!! Glad the yard sale went well. Now you just have to decide what to spend that mad money on!!

Anonymous said...

Spectacular, Michele! Absolutely astounding colors, love the design, love everything about it! Doesn't even feel like several products are used - it feels like just one stamp!
xx Ashwini

Bobby said...

There could be no more perfect take on that beautiful photo than your gorgeous card, Michele. The combination of stamps and the fabulous watercoloring make this a winning card.

sandie said...

oh here it is! I adore this amazing scene and such tropical colours and water colouring.A real stunner and so pleased to see it at Time Out x

Cat Craig said...

Wonderful colors and an excellent take on the inspiration photo. Fabulous job Michele. WTG on the garage sale.

Anita in France said...

Oh Michele, what a beautiful take on our inspiration ... gorgeous watercolouring and such a lovely scene ... you captured the brilliant plumage of the hummingbird and his surroundings wonderfully! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Time Out! Oh, and yay for a successful sale ... and for some crafty stash pennies too! Hugs, Anita :)

maria f. said...

You've worked wonders with those distress products!

Marybeth said...

I would frame that in a large simple frame and look at it daily !!!!!! Stunning work miss Michele!

cm said...

Echoing the others in praising your artistry, my friend! Stellar, spectacular and stunning! I see Marybeth agrees with me regarding framing! *grin* Great news about your profitable garage sale; whatcha going to buy next? As for deck...we're in the works! Woo hoooo!
Hugs and love~c

TaeEun said...

You have beautifully combined all the stamps to interpret the picture! It looks so artistic!

Nora Noll said...

This is so cool!! LOVE the take on that photo. Would never have thought of this but it is perfection!!

Sharron said...

Stunning and a fabulous take on the inspiration photo! Love your beautiful watercoloring. That hummingbird looks fantastic!

Stephanie Lanzalotto said...

Gorgeous card, and a wonderful combination of the elements in the inspiration photo. Your coloring is awesome. Wonderful creation! Thanks for playing with us at Time Out!

sandie said...

Congrats for getting HM at Time Out Challenges

Karen B. said...

This is just lovely, and a great take on both the challenge. So summery and fun! Thank you so much for playing along with us at Where Creativity Meets C9 Challenge!