Monday, March 16, 2009

Sketchy Wildflowers


Hope you all had a great weekend!!!!!! The weather was beautiful, the snow was gone and I am finally caught up with class designs, cutting and packaging them. Now I have to start doing it all over again for April's schedule . It's a good thing I absolutely love and adore what I do.


Here is the card I made for last week's challenge at http://www.stampingbella.com/. I decided to use a new release called Sketchy Wildflower (you get the large flower stamp and includes a mini version of the stamp). I really love stamps of flowers, as they are so versatile and can be used for any occasion. I used mineral spirits and Lyra coloured pencils to colour. The patterned paper is by Jillibean and Prism card stock. I stamped the image twice and cut out the flowers and popped them up. The third flower I glued to the button for extra interest.


Thanks for stopping by and please leave me a comment.


Hugs

Nicky

11 comments:

Laurie said...

This is so pretty, Nicky - great job! I love the way you brought the flower over onto the button and the swiss dot embossing added some nice texture. You continue to be a great source of inspiration to me.

Karen Wilson said...

Hi Nicky! What a gorgeous card! I love the popped up effect. I'm a sucker for that swiss dots folder as well. I use it ALOT. More than any of my others.

Looking fwd to taking my first class with you on the 25th!

Have a wonderful day!

Kimberley said...

This is so pretty! I love the swiss dots background. So eye catching!

Carolyn said...

Afternoon Nicky,
What a beautiful stamp. I am getting so into the flowers myself. I love how it comes with a little stamp to give it some punch. Keep up the great job of inspiring us all.
Carolyn

Dana White said...

Nicky this is stunning; another image to add to my wish list!!

Veronica said...

I really love this stamp and very pretty card.

Karen Motz said...

This is just GORGEOUS Nicky! I love your layout, all the dots, and the pretty flower in the center of the button! Why didn't I get this image on my order last week???? :)

stampqueen said...

What a pretty card - feels like spring!!! Love the new look on your blog too!!!

Shelley said...

So simply pretty, but not plain! Love your colors and the stamp is so spring-y!

Anonymous said...

These flowers are beautiful Nicky! I love them with this color challenge too!

Marion said...

Nicky ,What an wonderful surprise to find your BLOG!..All this time & I never knew until I was at your copic stamping class a couple weeks ago. Your cards are gorgeous .Your "BLOG talk" is great to read- love it all.You inspire uncreative me!