Hello my friends! April is here and we want to give you plenty of space to share all the lovely florals in your stash! For Challenge #79 at The Flower Challenge, we're asking you to put your focus on Background Stamping!
I have tons of wonderful background stamps in my stash - but today I decided to create my own background using some of those teensy little stamps that can be found in nearly every Altenew set I own! Enter: Peony Bouquet!
I chose to use only a few of the layers for the leaves and buds in some bright colors.
A little slip of vellum calmed those bright colors down a bit - add one big Peony, a two-layered frame, a little sentiment, and my card was done!
You'll find even more inspiration from my teamies over at The Flower Challenge - see you there! We have the fabulous Ishani joining us this month! Welcome, my friend!
=] Michele
pretty card, and I love the vellum layer to give it a bit of softness.
ReplyDeleteYour DIY background is gorgeous, Michele! Love the vellum overlay and that one big peony!
ReplyDeleteI have just been feasting my eyes on all the brilliant inspiration that I have missed over recent days and am now settling here for my comment. I love how you have created that background and used colour on this one. Covering the background with the vellum has successfully enhanced the finished look. It is perfect xx
ReplyDeleteOh, the miracle of vellum, indeed you have created something so very beautiful here my friend x
ReplyDeleteA gorgeous background, Michele! I love how the vellum gives it a dreamy look so the die cut peony is the star of the show! Love the framing too!
ReplyDeleteI love what the vellum adds to this and the layers are wonderful! What a pretty card, Michele!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely BEAUTIFUL card Michele! Your background turned out so pretty and I love the softness the vellum gives over it. And of course your main flower is just GORGEOUS! Lovely, lovely card my friend!! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteOhhhh, so gorgeous! Love the inking with fewer layers. The vellum over the background and the frame to set off the foreground flower are such beautiful design choices!
ReplyDeleteThe vellum adds a softness to the background so the beautiful peony can shine, Michele. Love that double frame.
ReplyDeleteThis is insanely beautiful. Just sayin'
ReplyDeleteVery pretty use of those stamps to make such a wonderful background, and then you topped it off with a gorgeous focal flower -- so pretty, Michele!
ReplyDeleteHere I go again.....WOW!!!!! You know Michele, I have this stamp set, it was love at first sight but now I know why I've only used it once or twice. You intimate me to use the dang thing because I'd never get beautiful results like this! I'm blown away by this card, it is so stunning. Your background, the colors, the frames the whole flower, the whole card.....just WOW! I so love this one too my friend, so love it!!! Might try and case it but I know there is no way I could ever do it justice. Hugs, Brenda
ReplyDeleteGorgeous color and the vellum works well for letting the large bloom star!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely design, using the vellum "veil", Michele! Using the same color combo as the die-cut peony for the buds and leaves behind the vellum gives the card a sense of unity. And I love that you made the frame two-layered!
ReplyDeleteHideko xx
Stunning, love how you did this looks so eye catching. Xx hugs Aileen
ReplyDeleteYour work is always amazing, but this one is really a standout, if that is possible. The colors are so perfect and stand up to the vellum so beautifully. Love the double frame and the placement of the main bloom. OUTSTANDING, my friend.
ReplyDeleteYou say it so simple but in your cards there are always so many thoughts and unique details! I love them all!
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