Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Color Hues #67

 

I am playing with another set from Altenew today.  Specifically, the set
that my friend Stephanie used when we stamped together last week
using our new Stampwheels!

Why these Build-a-Flower Coneflowers weren't part of my collection before I will never know!  Their simple layers worked beautifully with Marcia's color combo at


Here are the inks I combined to achieve the various hues of Merlot and navy with a base of 
the neutral grey for my leaves.  By now you've probably noticed there is a new die in the house -
you'll be seeing lots of these Altenew Ornate Nesting dies!



For the largest of the two blooms, I used black for the stippled finishing layer but clear 
embossed it to make it stand out a little bit more.  

This one's in the mail already!  Thanks, Marcia for this lovely combo of colors!
=]

18 comments:

!neke said...

Just a real beauty !!!!!
groeten Ineke

Leslie Miller said...

Oh, yes, they are perfect for the color challenge! I love the two tones you used for the flowers, and your new dies are gorgeous!

Linda Callahan said...

These colors are sooooo elegant! Gorgeous!

Marcia Hill said...

Perfection Michele!! I absolutely LOVE the floral image and it looks FABULOUS in the challenge colors!! I love your new dies too and could kick myself for not taking the time to cut a few out when you had them here last week!! Beautiful, beautiful card my friend and thanks so much for sharing it with us at The Color Hues Color Challenge!! Hugs. :0)

Lisa Elton said...

Oh, they do look pretty in Marcia's colors! This is a wonderful card, Michele and those Coneflowers are fantastic!

Karen said...

I love those coneflowers, and they are gorgeous in merlot and navy! Always such a pleasure to see you in the Color Hues Gallery!

Nancy said...

Michele, This is gorgeous! I love that you combined the inks to get the tones just right, and your results are just perfect! What a beautiful sentiment too! Thanks for playing at Color Hues and I too love Stephanie, she is a sweetie!

Jeanne said...

Oh my, this is so elegantly beautiful, Michele. That new nesting die has some lovely lines to it. Thanks so much for sharing! :)

Brenda said...

Wow! What a stunning card and striking color combo! I am also really loving these coneflower images, how pretty they are. But then again, Altenew knows how to do flowers! This card is absolutely stunning Michele, just stunning! Hugs, Brenda

HilaryJane said...

such rich and classy colours. what a lovely overall effect xx

lostinpaper said...

Sooo very beautiful Michele! And a big YES to the new die, isn't it a beauty, loving how you have used it 'twice' today!

Bonnie said...

A stunning card, Michele! Love these flowers and the ornate labels! I look forward to seeing it again and again!

Bobby said...

Your color mixing skills are top notch, Michele. Your flowers are beautiful in the challenge colors.

Cat Craig said...

Love these coneflowers. And those nesting panels.

Hannelie said...

Absolutely stunning in your signature style! Thanks for playing at Color Hues Michele!

Tracey McNeely said...

Michele these flowers are so gorgeous and I love how you combined inks to make all those hues of merlot! Thank you so much for sharing with us at the Color Hues!

Stef Perry said...

A brilliant way to achieve the merlot color, Michele, and those cone flowers turned out beautifully! I have that die set too and I love how you used it for the sentiment as well as the setting for the flowers. Thank you for sharing your gorgeous card with us at Color Hues!

Stephanie Lanzalotto said...

Oh yay! You got them! They do look absolutely marvelous in those colors. Beautiful work, my friend!