These past few weeks, I have been in a bit of a creative rut so I decided to start searching the internet for some paper crafting challenges. Challenges inspire me and give me a jumping off point♥ when I have no ideas of my own. I am not one to search Pinterest because I have found it to be the eternal time sucking rabbit hole with my attention deficit brain. Instead, I chose three challenges which I combined into one simple card.
The colors for this card are a little outside my comfort zone, but I like how the Color Throwdown challenged me with this combination. The stamped flower image from A Million Little Things, was shaded using our TriBlend Markers.
I used a combination of blue, purple, greens, and tan to create the cone flower, then stamped some splatter using Carolina Ink. I love the simplicity of these flower images – they call to my gardening soul♥.
One of the challenges I joined also spoke to the gardener in me. I was inspired by the words in this quote at Time Out Challenges. I felt like this card speaks to the all the gardeners out there “who make our souls bloom”.
After I was finished shading the image, I roughed up the edges, wrapped some twine around the base, and backed it in some Sapphire cardstock.
I chose to keep the background of the card white, but felt like it needed a little texture, so I pulled out my score board and created a grid pattern on the card base. This is a very simple technique♥ that creates a striking backdrop on any card.
When I was finished, I realized that the design for the card matched the Atlantic Heart Sketch challenge perfectly. I moved the sentiment to a different location, but the design was perfect for this stamped image and I really like how this card turned out. I can honestly say that these challenges have started to help my creative brain start working again♥.
If you have been in a bit of a creative rut lately, I challenge you to do what I did and join a few online challenges. For me, they provide the inspiration I need and make my creative gears turn. Maybe they will do the same for you.
Beautifully done! An elegant and lovely floral card. Thank you so much for crafting with us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge this week.
Thank you. I was happy to be able to join this week.
Beautifully colored floral image! It’s an elegant card. Thank you for crafting with us at Atlantic Hearts this week.
Very pretty card and great take on the sketch! Thanks for joining us at Atlantic Hearts Sketches.
Thank you, Tracy. It was a great inspiration.
Gorgeous Card, Carrie!
Thank you!
I am so glad you got some inspiration and Time Out helped you! This is such a stunning card. Wonderful touches like the distress edge and the extra score lines adding to the texture. And a wonderfully coloured bloom! Thanks for joining Time Out x
Thank you for the king compliment and for stopping by.
Beautiful! Love the vivid multi-hued flowers. Thanks for joining us for this week’s Color Throwdown!
Thank you, Lori. Flowers are always fun to create.
Very pretty card. Glad you enjoyed using the sketch. Thanks for sharing with AHSC.
Thank you for such a fun challenge.
I love this stamp set and what you have done with it is awesome, beautiful card! Thanks for playing along with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (AHSC).
Brandi R.
DT member AHSC
crzy4scrapbooking.blogspot.ca
Thank you, Brandi, for stopping by my blog. I enjoyed using this sketch on my card.
Your cone flowers are gorgeous! (One of my favorite flowers!) And I totally agree that Pinterest sucks up ALL of your time (as do several other social sites!) Thanks so much for playing along with us at the Color Throwdown this week!
Thank you! I enjoyed creating this card. Thank you for such a fun challenge.
This is a gorgeous image, and you’ve colored it beautifully. I love the addition of the splatters and the score lines. So glad our challenge at Time Out was a piece of your inspiration. Thanks so much for playing with us.
Thank you for stopping by and commenting, Stephanie. I had fun joining your challenge.