The card I am showing today was made for the new sketch at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (#410), which you can see below. I decided to rotate the sketch for my card design, which is why I have it pictured that way. Of course you can use it any orientation that inspires you! The link up for this challenge will be open through Sunday evening if you would like to join in!
When deciding what to do I looked at the challenge at Color My Heart Color Dare (#433) to give me some ideas for the colors I would use. This week they have a tic-tac-toe board, the three colors I used were from the far right column: Blue Belle – Grape – Glacier.
I started by heat embossing a tulip background stamp in white. I then used the three colors of distress oxide inks to “smoosh” over the image. I tried to get some areas where the colors showed up by themselves, but also enough blending so they would all flow together. I’m not sure if it turned out exactly as I wanted, but overall I was pretty happy with the result.
The rest of the card was pretty simple, I die cut a layer for the base, then another layer in white. I used a square die cut for the three window spots, the same die I used to cut out the colored squares. Those were inlaid in the white, and the last step was to heat emboss and die cut the sentiment, adhere it to the base, and add a few rhinestones to set it off.
I would like to join in these additional challenges:
Time Out Challenges #182 – 7th Birthday Celebration
Die Cut Divas Challenge – slimline card
Dies R Us Challenge #164 – anything goes w/dies (used slimline dies from Pinkfresh Studio)
Cute Card Thursday #675 – feminine
Very pretty, and so nice to see this color combinations paired with tulips images!! Thanks for taking part in our March challenge – Slimline at Die Cut Divas.
This is so pretty with the blended colours and the orientation of the card. Thanks for sharing with us at Colour Dare – and also providing great inspiration for the Atlantic Hearts challenge 🙂
Wonderful feminine coloring combo and such a sweet card.
We love seeing you play this month’s challenge at Die Cut Divas https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2021/03/sunny-march-with-our-sponsor-sunny.html.
Such a stunning creation! Your background turned out gorgeous!
This is really pretty!
Patty S – AHSC Design Team
OH WOW! That background is absolutely gorgeous! Well done!!! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Dies R Us challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
Darlene
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Pretty card! I like all the tulips and the scallop border in the middle. Thanks for sharing with Color Dare!
Love your slimline and the tulips are wonderful! I so loved living in PNW and getting to go to the tulip festivals! Thank you for playing with us at Color Dare!
Great choice of color combination and love the embossed coloring technique you used… excellent interpretation of the sketch and very pretty card. Thanks for sharing with us at Color Dare.
Ooooooo Melanie! This is just gorgeous! I love those tulips, and your color application is gorgeous!!!! Fab card. Thanks for joining us in the festivities at Time Out.
This card is stunning! I love everything about it especially the colors you blended so well. Thanks for sharing at Color Dare.
This is gorgeous! Tulips are my favorite! Thanks for sharing at Color Dare.
This is beautiful!
Thanks for sharing with Colin Dare!
Lovely card, Melanie! Your design and color choice are perfect. Thank you for joining us at Color My Heart Color Dare #433.