Inspiring Blooms...
Happy Friday!!! Woohoo for the long weekend! :-) Even though it warms up a little during the day...it is still pretty chilly outside...so no camping for us! LOL! I'm sure we'll get some warmer weather pretty soon...and since we've been in a drought for several years now, I cannot complain about the moisture we're getting (even if it does come in the form of snow!!)!! LOL!
When I saw the sketch for Beate's Weekend Sketch Challengethis week, I was thrilled! I have been wanting to use my Bloomin' Beautiful set again...and this sketch is perfect for it! :-)
I don't know what it is about K & Co paper exactly...but I swear I'm addicted to it! This paper was the inspiration for the colors of my card, the embellishments...well just about everything! LOL! I stamped the flowers onto Shimmery White c.s. with Adirondack Espresso ink and then colored them in with my Copic markers. I cut the flowers out and mounted it on the circles with dimensionals. I wanted to define them just a bit more, so I added Crystal Effects to both the flowers and the vase.
I used my new Spellbinders Tags 5 die to cut/emboss the large tag at the top. The "inspire" metal embellishment is one that I've had in my stash for a while.
You all have to check out what Beate, Cambria, Charmaine, Jenn, Lori,Mary Jo, & Sharon have made...they always knock my socks off!!
I hope you all have a fantastic day!! I'll be back tomorrow with a couple of cards to share with you! :-)
Laurie, your card is beautiful! I love the rich colors! Your coloring looks amazing and you know how to add just the right embellishments.
Have a great weekend.
Hugs and smiles
Posted by: Beate | May 23, 2008 at 08:10 AM
How gorgeous -- love those deep and rich colors!!!
Posted by: Sharon (notimetostamp) | May 23, 2008 at 08:33 AM
This is gorgeous! I love that dp and the rich colors!
Posted by: Danielle | May 23, 2008 at 09:33 AM
GORGEOUS! What a beautiful use of color--this card is absolutely stunning!
Posted by: Karen | May 23, 2008 at 09:39 AM
Laurie, your card is beautiful. Love everything about it. Have a wonderful long holiday weekend.
Posted by: mj albright | May 23, 2008 at 10:01 AM
This is gorgeous, girl!!
Posted by: Shannan Teubner | May 23, 2008 at 10:25 AM
Absolutely gorgeous! I love your blog...it is always pure eye candy! Have a fabulous weekend!
Posted by: Lori Craig | May 23, 2008 at 10:36 AM
Laurie, this is gorgeous! Enjoy your long weekend!
Posted by: Dawn Easton | May 23, 2008 at 10:44 AM
Oh, yeah. K and Co. paper gets me every time. Your card is gorgeous!
Posted by: Sara in WI | May 23, 2008 at 10:53 AM
Very beautiful card....rich looking. Joan
Posted by: Joan Jeffery | May 23, 2008 at 11:45 AM
What a beautiful card!! I especially like the flowers and the vase. WOW!!
Posted by: Lisa | May 23, 2008 at 12:18 PM
Laurie, this is stunning from the colors to the composition of your card. I have yet to put ink to this set, but I can see that I really need to soon!
Posted by: Shelly | May 23, 2008 at 01:37 PM
Just beautiful, Laurie! The colors are so rich! GORGEOUS! Have a wonderful long weekend!
Posted by: Charmaine Ikach | May 23, 2008 at 06:45 PM
Gorgeous, Laurie -- love these colors and also that lovely paper! Great use of that stamp with this layout!
Posted by: Sharon Harnist | May 23, 2008 at 09:54 PM
Off my chair again woman! DANG.... You make me want every single stamp you touch. SHAZAM baby! Have a wonderful weekend!
Posted by: Cambria Turnbow | May 23, 2008 at 10:54 PM
Laurie, I saw this weekend sketch on Beate's blog and thought of using the Bloomin' Beautiful set. Now after seeing your, I won't compete. Your work is great and leaves me out in the cold. Great card, color combination and everything.
JeanAnn
Posted by: JeanAnn | May 24, 2008 at 01:38 AM
Gorgeous Card! Love everything about it! The colors, the dp, the rick rack, the charm, everything is perfect!
Posted by: Amy Johnson | May 24, 2008 at 05:29 AM
Stunning card and design Laurie, LOVE the paper and rich colors!!!
Have a wonderful weekend,
Jennifer :)
Posted by: Jennifer Meyer | May 24, 2008 at 01:32 PM
Cool tag. *giggle*
Posted by: Tosh | May 24, 2008 at 03:03 PM
Ohhh, I love that tag die, so cool!! Gorgeous card, I love the paper!!
Posted by: Jessie/knightrone | May 24, 2008 at 10:26 PM
Just beautiful! Love the colors you used!
Posted by: Lynn | May 25, 2008 at 07:13 AM
This is a really stand out card, its really pretty. So many wonderful details.
Side note question, how old are your children? Have you ever done flat-travelers {based on the flat stanley books}? We homeschool our children too dd is 12 and ds is 7. We are always looking for other kids to swap flat travelers with.
Posted by: Latisha Yoast | May 25, 2008 at 08:49 AM
I just love these colors/papers! Very pretty!
Posted by: Conniecrafter | May 26, 2008 at 02:12 PM
Love the colors and the vintage feel here, Laurie!
Posted by: Debbie Olson | May 26, 2008 at 09:56 PM