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I am so excited to be part of Operation Write Home's bloghop for World Card Making Day!
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My card today is based on Operation Write Home's Sketch #109:
And here is my card:
My card was created using the Stampin' Up! "Pleasant Poppies", "Gorgeous Grunge" & "For You" stamp sets. I decided on Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Smoky Slate & Whisper White for my color palette. First, I embossed the poppies in Black embossing powder. To color the poppies I used some Daffodil Delight ink with a blender pen, coloring all the flowers, then going over a few petals using the Daffodil Delight marker to make some of them a little darker. The "paint speckled" look was done by one of the stamps in the "Gorgeous Grunge" set in Smoky Slate ink. I added texture to the card by using the Stampin' Up! "Pretty Print" embossing folder & added a Vintage Faceted Designer Button with a rhinestone for the completed look!
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Thank you for visiting with me today!! Enjoy hopping along!!
Nicole♥
Love the bold colorway. As a cardmaker who uses Flecked paper with nearly every card, I <3 speckled background.
ReplyDeleteWonderful, bright card, Nicole. You did a great job coloring the poppies. It always amazes me how dry embossing really makes the card stand out. TFS
ReplyDeleteLike Gita, I love the yellow! TFS!
ReplyDeleteI like the poppies in yellow!!! Thank you for supporting OWH!!! radloffjen at cableone dot net
ReplyDeleteSuch a cheery card. Makes you happy just looking at it!
ReplyDeleteSuch a happy card - lovely!
ReplyDeleteSimply gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card! Love the added speckles! Happy WCMD!
ReplyDeleteI like how you combined the stamp sets. I never would've thought to use the poppies and grunge together.
ReplyDeleteA nice choice of colors! Very striking! Thanks
ReplyDeleteLove the stamping and layering. It really makes the card.
ReplyDeleteLove the bold colors in this card and the splatter behind the poppies! Happy WCMD!
ReplyDeleteGreat card Nicole...I always forget to use my embossing folders but you've reminded me to dust them off. Looks great.
ReplyDeleteI just love your color choices. Fabulous card. TFS
ReplyDeleteThe yellow and black is such a great, bold color combo! Love the speckling on the poppy panel. Nice texture from the embossing folder and pretty button. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteDon't often see yellow poppies, very cute.
ReplyDeleteSuper striking color combo and a very pretty card. Thanks for joining in the hop today and supporting OWH!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty in yellow and I like the button.
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Great card - your color combo is so happy! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty card. I love the embossed background.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty card. Love this in yellow. I'm going to have to try this color combo. Beautifully done.
ReplyDeleteAwesome card with its bright colors, fabulous use of the embossing folder and splatters, and that darling button just adds the perfect finishing touch. Thanks for the inspiration and for participating in the hop.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my favorite stamps. The yellow is perfect for it.
ReplyDeleteApril
I love the yellow and grey color combination, and the wet and dry embossing only enhances the colors and image. Great job!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty, sunny card! LOVE the yellow and all the embossed texture!
ReplyDeleteThis is really pretty! Love the yellow... one of my favorite colors!
ReplyDeleteJen
jennifer.mueller409 at gmail dot com
I'm amazed at how much the embossed paper adds to this card. Your card is super-duper pretty!
ReplyDeleteThat embossing is so pretty! Love the bright sunny yellow!
ReplyDeleteColor is great. So bold. And embossing really adds pizzazz! Great.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful design!! Love the yellow and black colors! Thanks for sharing this for World Card Making Day! :) HUGS
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work! Love it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card! I love the yellow and black together! The embossed background is perfect for this card!
ReplyDeleteYellow is not my favorite color, but this card is fantastic! The combo of yellow,black,gray,white, embossing,layering just add up to one gorgeous card. Thanks for your support of OWH and all our Heroes!!
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You did a great job with the sketch and that yellow really does pack a punch, especially against the black! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletelove how the black makes the yellow pop
ReplyDeleteGreat bold card! Tfs!
ReplyDeleteLove that you embossed the sentiment making it bolder! Thanks for your support of OWH.
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