With lovely crafty friends like mine, a girl can have what seems like an unlimited variety of supplies at her fingertips! Thanks, Marcia for sharing your fun stencils from The Greetery, and your inks, too!
I managed to make two cards from one stenciled plaid panel - one will be shared with Color Hues, who totally inspired our color choices!
First up, using a fun little embossed piece of kraft-brown to represent the outside view from my window, and a few blooms from the The Stamp Market stamped in the featured Hues.
Keeping with the CH colors, I chose a few shades of Pinkfresh Studio blues, and Gina K browns for the 'greenery.'
Next, here is that little window I cut from the full panel! and I finally found a way to love these blooms - it always bothered me that they had 4 petals!
This one makes my CAS heart happiest - but you'll have to visit the CH gallery to see which one made the cut! Hey, you might as well play, too!
=] Michele
love Love LOVE how you used these colors, Michele! The plaid is a perfect way to combine the pretty shades you chose. It's hard to pic a favorite but I love the bold blue in the CAS. Both are great designs!
ReplyDeleteHa! You picked the one I thought you would for the CH gallery, although both are lovely enough to make the cut. The extra petal on the vibrant blue flower is the perfect touch. Even though blue isn't really your thing, you came through like gangbusters (is that still a thing???).
ReplyDeleteBoth are great love the blue and brown plaid and love your idea of adding extra petals to your flower. I agree with you 4 petals is a problem, but you found great solution xx
ReplyDeleteNice use of the colors, sweet cards.
ReplyDeleteThe plaid backgrounds look fabulous and those 'four' petal flowers are contemporary and pretty. What a wonderful colour combination and extra loving the embossing through the window on your first card and the extra petals on the second. Beautiful cards Michele x.
ReplyDeleteLove them both! Making a plaid with blue and brown was a brilliant idea! And I'm always a fan of a CAS design! Thanks for joining us at Color Hues!
ReplyDeleteI think they both came out beautiful too Michele, although my CAS loving heart probably would have chosen your 2nd card too! And I love the addition of the extra petal...smart thinking!! Two lovely cards my friend, and best of all was the great time we had "playing cards" together!! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteBoth are lovely, Michele, I like the blue and brown hues! Got to go think about my plaid stamp and how I can use it!
ReplyDeleteThe blue and brown plaid is fabulous! And only you could make a brown flower look alive!
ReplyDeleteI think your plaid turned out beautifully! What a great way to use those colors. These are both simply charming, but that wee bit of embossed kraft has my heart!
ReplyDeleteWho would have thought you could make blue and brown so pretty..Michele..of course:-) TFS your 2 beauties, my friend. Love and Hugs...Nancy
ReplyDeleteYOu are so good at cardmaking, Michele. These cards are wonderful. I love the colors you chose. They feel like a warm hug to me. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful! Who knew blue and brown could create such gorgeous florals! I especially love the PLAID and the wee bit of embossing peeking through your window!
ReplyDeleteThese are both really sweet Michele! The blue and brown plaid is so pretty with your four petaled blooms. Perhaps these flowers are meant to bring you good luck. ;0)
ReplyDeletehello mf.
ReplyDeleteYou have used those colours so well...love the plaid.
Hope you are doing ok. We are doing better here in Ontario so let's hope!!
xx Karen
Love that plaid, Michele! It's perfect for showing off your pretty flowers! I'd not have thought I'd like brown flowers, but with the blue it's quite stunning!
ReplyDeleteI love the elegance of these - beautiful use of the colors!
ReplyDeleteOooh, plaid! I love both cards featuring that lovely blue and brown plaid, Michele, and the posies look so cute with it.
ReplyDeleteStunning Michele, the blue an brown flowers are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteMe too! Love your plaid on both cards. Combining blue and brown has me stumped so far.
ReplyDeleteOh I LOVE your plaid!! These cards are so pretty!
ReplyDeleteLove the plaid AND color palette! Both cards are awesome, so I'm off to see the gallery now
ReplyDeleteYay! So happy to see you over in the Color Hues gallery along with sweet Marcia! I LOVE both of your plaid cards, but my CAS heart loves the one you linked up and I guessed that was the one you linked before I saw it in the gallery. ;). Thanks so much for joining us!
ReplyDeleteI think both cards are fabulous, Michele! I forgot how beautiful blue and brown are together, and today you've reminded me ~ xx
ReplyDeleteOnly you could make brown and blue look so stunning! Absolutely love your cards!
ReplyDeleteWhat a creative and successful day you and Marcia had! How fun! Love both of these equally and the backgrounds came out great! Thanks for joining us over at Color Hues and have a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteGreat use of the frame and the window cut-out of the stenciled plaid panel, Michele!
ReplyDeleteThe blue and brown plaid is so pretty. The brown flower is unexpected and works so well!
Hideko xx
Yes!!! You are the best! I LOVE your cards for our brown and blue challenge this week Michele!
ReplyDeleteI can't even pick a favorite (●'◡'●)
Thanks for joining us at Color Hues!