Sunday, April 03, 2011

the smallest blessings....

JustRite Stampers' challenge this week (#052) was a color combo... I'll confess that when I saw the list of colors, my internet wasn't working, so I interepreted "violet blue" a little more purple than the sample turned out to be after it finally opened up... Ack! Oh well. I used a stamp from the "My Garden" round set for my flower border - stamped it once then masked and stamped on either side, rotating the image a little. The flowers are watercolored using reinkers, and I added a little more shading with a Sepia pencil when the piece was dry. I colored over all the flowers and stems with a Glaze pen, then stamped over with an inked-and-misted damask background stamp (I overmisted it though, so you can't really tell... oops again!). After the panel was dry, I stamped the image over the piece again, cut around a few of the flower petals and embossed them from the back, then added Lemon Flower Soft to the centers. The sentiment is from an oval set called "the Greatest Joy."

On to another busy week! yet, thinking of 'small blessings'... I'm so grateful for the sense of peace I have in the midst of the busies... for teamwork and friendship... for the power to change, and for new opportunities. God's good. :)


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12 comments:

  1. Wow such a stunning card, so very soft and pretty. Your coloring is fantastic!

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  2. Beautiful card. I love how you arranged the flowers on the card and the sentiment.

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  3. GORGEOUS! Love how you made use of those stamps!

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  4. This is absolutely STUNNING!!!!

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  5. Wow, this is so beautiful!

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  6. Dina, this is gorgeous! I love your arrangement of the flowers and your coloring is so pretty!
    hugs,
    Gini

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  7. Wow, gorgeous card! You have given it so much dimension! I'd love to watch a video of you doing those flowers!

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  8. I can't think of the right words to exclaim over your card. Love it!Wonderful technique!

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  9. This is gorgeous, Dina! Love your flower border!

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  10. Dina,
    This is absolutely gorgeous. You are very talented and I am so glad that you won. Your book cover is very beautiful. Coloring is outstanding. Congrats.
    Marcie

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  11. Well would you look at you go! Becoming a Dirty aND winning the Justrite challenge!! You go girl! Your work is absolutely stunning!!

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  12. Dina - JustRite Friday Challenges are back by popular demand starting on Friday August 12th.
    Hope you will have time to join in the fun.

    Kellie Fortin

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