Tuesday, October 16, 2018

The Flower Challenge #25

I love The Flower Challenge, and their entire design team … it's with regret that I don't play along every month.   But after seeing all the lovely Reminder cards from the team, I thought it time to make time!  It IS their 2nd birthday!!


I've had a full afternoon with the gorgeous new EBE Mondo Holly from Julie Ebersole!  [You'll see the others soon.]  For this Challenge, I chose to water color it in shades of grey with red as the accent.

A fun thing happened when I heat embossed my sentiment!  As the splatters hadn't dried, and the Versafine ink hadn't either, bits of silver embossing powder stuck in several areas that I hadn't intended!  and Bob's your uncle:  I added sparkle!!



Happiest 2nd birthday, ladies!!  xoxo

=]  Michele

Mondo Holly
EH Slate gray cardstock
Ranger Silver embossing powder
MFT Wonky stitched rectangles
Distress Inks: Abandoned Coral, Festive Berries, Black Soot
Tim Holtz water color card stock 8.5x11"
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19 comments:

Nancy Thomas said...

Love the color scheme and the sparkle of course! Beautiful.

Viv said...

Oh Michele what a beautiful card here! great stamping and colouring and I love your colour combo too. Many thanks for the birthday wishes and the lovely comments.Thanks once again for sharing with us over at 'The Flower Challenge' and hope to see you soon ;) Viv DT xx

Dotty Jo said...

Goodness me, Michele, this is simply stunning! What a fabulous card, Jo x

Marcia Hill said...

WOW...this is one STUNNING card Michele!! Love all the gray with pops of red in the berries...SOOOOOO pretty!! :0)

Nora Noll said...

This is STUNNING!! I LOVE the gray with the splash of red!! Beautiful design!!

Sharron said...

Your icy design is gorgeous! Love that some glittery sparkle made its way onto your card!

Lisa Elton said...

Holy guacamole is this ever gorgeous!! Love that you threw tradition aside and turned those green holly leaves into that fabulous gray. Loooove this Michele!

LeAnne said...

Stunning!!! Such a simple color palette but such a gorgeous image!

Jeanne said...

What a serendipitous delight! Your card is stunning, Michele! When you decide to play...you show up!! :) Wow!!

Nancy said...

This is so beautiful Michele! I Love happy accidents! This card design would be gorgeous in any color!!!

Cat Craig said...

Love the gray and red Michele. The berries pop, the silver adds that festive touch. Fabulous card.

Amy Rohl said...

Oh my gorgeous, Michele! Just lovely!

Bobby said...

Speck-tacular, Michele. Love the gray and red. Thanks for sharing your card with us at The Flower Challenge.

lostinpaper said...

I had this set out today myself, but your silver, grey and red combo is TDF!

Barb Ghig said...

So GORGEOUS, Michele! I think Julie had you in mind when designed this stamp :) Great idea to use gray with the bold red berries and I love that the ep enhanced the splatters...way to go!!!

Anita in France said...

What a beauty, Michele ... the grey leaves with the touch of shimmer are gorgeous with those bright, shiny berries ... such a stylish design! Hugs, Anita :)

Ivana Camdzic said...

I love happy mishaps, Michele! This card is stunning and that sparkle was just the right touch! So elegant and festive!

Linda Callahan said...

A glorious burst of red with all that wonderful gray!

Aileen said...

Such a beautiful card, I am so loving this look of grey with a burst of colour and of course red is the best. Perfect design. Thank you so much for joining us at The Flower Challenge and we hope to see you there again soon. Aileen DesignTeam