EVERY FLOWER...

IS TO BLOOM...

Digital art by Faith at Designed 2 Delight.

I took it up another step and finally figured out what to do with a PNG digi. 

I layered it on top of a free digital background paper. 

Placed a brown frame around it. 

Printed it. 

Cut it out with just a little white edge and viola! - a matted image! 

Placed on top of embossed Bermuda Bay, brads, bling, punched flower, 

dotted ribbon, a card base of soft suede and again - viola! - a card! 
all done in WORD

Life can be so simple at times.

Challenges:

Designed 2 Delight - Every Flower is to Bloom free digi

D2D Designer's Challenge - anything goes

Everybody Art Challenge - brown and blue

Paper Pretties - brown, blue + choice (pink)

Card Positioning System - sketch

Top Chef - I picked 3 of the 4 ingredients

Here's your FTR19 recipe.

      Colors – jewel tones of pink, violet and blue, gold/yellow and brown

                 Stamps and Stickers – gears or clock works, wizards and magic, butterflies, text/script, sentiment

                 Color Mediums – stamping/distress ink, markers (ProMarker, Copics), and acrylic paint

                 Embellishments – ribbon, brads, tags, polymer clay, glitter/Stickles

                 Techniques – mix-media, collage, use and/or layer digital stamps, edge the card with paint

Kaboodle Doodles - ribbons 

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - use a lot (at least 3) of your favorite embellishments 

[ribbon, brads, punched flowers and pearls]

CELEBRATE - tomorrow is TGIF!

SAM

Snowman and A Flower

Talk about being oppositional! Two cards to post, one for winter and one for summer.

No doubt in my mind though that in REAL TIME, we are definitely experiencing summer.

So maybe a winter card will help bring on a cool down...

I was inspired by the Sketch Sunday on 365 Cards, Day 146, Super Sketchy Sunday

The following challenges worked their magic in inspiring too!
Paper Pretties - no markers - I used colored pencils and OMS
Picture Perfect Creations - color challenge (night of navy, crumb cake, whisper white)
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - favorite color, I like vintage looks,
so crumb cake is used a lot!
Craft Your Passion - Christmas in July
Designed 2 Delight - free snowman digi for participating in monthly progressive challenge
Designed 2 Delight Designers Challenge - Christmas in July
Paper Cutz Challenge - Anything goes
Polly Craft Challenge - Ho-Ho-Ho Christmas
Totally Gorjuss - Punch or die (the oval cutout with a nestie)
Cupcake Craft Challenge - Vintage Glitter
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything goes

And I was motivated by Pam's challenges this week at 365 cards with the focus on backgrounds.

This is my first attempt at making a rolled fabric flower. Probably need to practice more. But I think I'll wait till the blister on my ring finger heals from using hot glue to keep it together... :(
Challenges entered in:
365 Cards, Day 147, Monday Background Challenge - 1/2 polka dots, 1/2 solid
Paper Craft Star - Anything goes
Crafty Ann's Challenge - Emboss
Stamp Something - embellish, oh yeah, that blistering fabric flower!
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Anything goes
Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays - Focus on Sentiment
Sugar Creek Hollow - Let's play tag

Keep your cool!  SAM