Hi there! I'm back from CHA and what a blast I had. It was awesome meeting SO many online friends for the first time as well as seeing friends I've met in the past!! The new products coming to a store near you will blow your mind...start saving your money!! SERIOUSLY.
Have you checked out the Flourishes blog?? There is a new challenge team in town and are they on FIRE!! You can see all the info on the Flourishes blog here.
It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC78)! This week I'm your host. My challenge for you is a limited supplies challenge. The limit? NO Embellishments. What does this mean? It means that we let the image we use speak for itself. We CAN use ink, stamps, paper, punches, die cuts, and coloring tools. We cannot add rhinestones, prima flowers, buttons, pearls, ribbons, brads, etc. We would love to see what you create with this limited supplies challenge.
Here is my card. I make a ton of cards without embellishments, I work SO hard on coloring and design. I really want your eye to see the beauty in the card. In the past my bows stole the show LOL...it would break my heart to hear WOW what a gorgeous bow after I spent a hour coloring!! So this was a super easy challenge for me. I used the following Flourishes stamps. Humming Along and EnjoyThe Ride sets. I colored the image with Copic Markers YR02,YR07,YR09,G40,G82,G85,100 and 0 (colorless blender) The image and sentiment are stamped in Tuxedo Black Ink on Flourishes Classic White cardstock. I hope you like it:) Click the picture to make it larger.
I stamped the trumpet flower and colored the background square. I also colored and cut out a few of the flowers and the hummingbird. The flowers are glued on except the lower one on the nestie it is on a pop dot. The hummingbird and nestie are also popped up!! I used my black Copic Multiliner to doodle around the base of the card.
Check out the blog team and their NO Embellishment cards!!
Thanks for stopping by!!
Dee
Wow, wow, wow!! Dee, your coloring is super fantastic and I LOVE your custom background! Thank you for the wonderful challenge.
Posted by: Makiko Jones | August 03, 2010 at 02:17 AM
Gorgeous! Dee! I really believe this may be my favorite of all of your cards! Of course, there are lots, but this one is just stunning! Your coloring and design just speak for themselves! Beautifully done!
Posted by: Betty | August 03, 2010 at 02:27 AM
GORGEOUS Dee!!
Posted by: Cindy haffner | August 03, 2010 at 02:32 AM
Dee, your coloring is awesome and the card design is off the hook! I love this card and the colors you used!
Posted by: Pinky | August 03, 2010 at 10:33 AM
A real beauty Miss Dee....great challange for the FOF as all the cards are great.
Posted by: Jan Marie | August 03, 2010 at 11:48 AM
Just beautiful! We have the same colors going on this week!
Posted by: Barbara | August 03, 2010 at 03:37 PM
WOW!!! This is absolutely stunning!!! Incredible card for these challenges!!!
Posted by: Kathy J (Wattle) | August 03, 2010 at 11:27 PM
Dee, your coloring is fabulous!!! I really loved this challenge..even though it was a toughy...LOL!!! You were absolutely right...we need to focus on the fabulous Flourishes images and I think the plain cards really capture the beauty of it!!!
Have a wonderful evening!!! Hugs ~S~
Posted by: Silke Ledlow | August 04, 2010 at 12:02 AM
Just gorgeous! I love this challenge, I think you are so right in letting the design and coloring do all the work, hope to play along!
Posted by: Leah C. | August 04, 2010 at 02:33 AM
This is gorgeous! Your coloring is amazing! Wonderful design!
Posted by: Fran Gumprecht | August 04, 2010 at 09:56 AM
Dee this is amazing, but then again so are you dear friend!! It lifted my heart to see you again and to be able to give you a hug!!
Posted by: Becca Feeken | August 04, 2010 at 10:57 PM
WOW!!! This is amazing, Dee!!! Love the flowery frame and everything else about it. Your coloring is really fantastic. You've really outdone yourself with this one!
Posted by: Leslie Miller | August 05, 2010 at 01:30 AM
Oh Dee, this is exciting, I had to look close to see what designer paper you used for the background. I see it is designed by Dee J....lol....just wonderful!
Posted by: sharon | August 25, 2010 at 02:30 PM