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Sunday, February 13, 2011

A Very Large Flower and a Prize

Here is a card I made for the Less is More week 2 challenge.  This time it was to use trees or flowers for the theme on a one layer card.

I stamped the flower in eggplant, then used my aquapainter to pull the color from the image to color the flower.  It was hard to do on regular cardstock for such a large image, and I think using watercolor paper would have been a better option.  I'll make a note of that for the next time I want to try this technique.

It's amazing what a little bling will do to 'make' a card.  All the flower needed was just a touch of Stickles.  Coloring the entire center of the flower would have been too much, but just a little bit gave it just what it needed.

I even managed to use two of my new stamps, so they won't be living in my new basket anymore. Yippee!

Supplies:
Stamps - Hero Arts large flower, PTI Simple Sentiments
Paper - GKD PL white
Ink - Elegant Eggplant
Accessories - Daffodil marker, aquapainter, Stickles


Our basement is almost entirely cleaned out now.  I still have a few odds and ends to get packed up, and the crew will be here first thing in the morning. 

I have a question for you.  What color would you paint a basement?  Our entire house is Shaker Beige with the exception of the bedrooms, and I don't think I want to do the same color in the basement.  I want more color, but nothing green.  Tell me what you think, and I may just have a prize for you if I use what you suggest!

Toodles,

K
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18 comments:

  1. Jessica WekenmanFebruary 13, 2011 at 5:38 PM

    Beautiful card! I love your coloring of the flower! I think a nice shade of Aqua, or pale blue would be pretty and add a little bright and cheeriness to a basement! Can't wait to see what you decide!

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  2. Susan RaihalaFebruary 13, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    I'd paint it a very pale tint of yellow. Our house in Boise had very pale soft yellow walls with white trim. Art looked good on it, it was happy and cheerful, and I think it would look AWESOME in a basement.

    Your card is lovely....I always forget about that technique, and it really is so soft and pretty.

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  3. SusanFebruary 13, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    Love the coloring on the flower! Beautiful!

    As for painting the basement...I painted my craft room a "niagra blue" and I LOVE it. My black furniture looks great in here. Of course, I really love a soft blue.

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  4. CarolFebruary 13, 2011 at 9:25 PM

    I have to agree with Susan R...a pale, warm yellow with white trim is gorgeous and is a very pretty "neutral" that will go with just about any other color as accents. I did my living room, dining room and main hallway in this color 2 houses ago, and I think I am going back to it in my current home. Bright, cheerful, but not at all loud.

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  5. ChrissieFebruary 13, 2011 at 10:39 PM

    I love how you have stamped this flower off the edge... it's a great technique for a large image. I had forgotten about this colouring technique too, I shall have to make a note to try that again!
    A lovely submission Karen, thanks for joining us and we hope you'll be back for our theme challenge next week!
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  6. MandiFebruary 13, 2011 at 11:57 PM

    Your card is adorable, I loe that stamp!
    I often use that technique as Im not a colourer!
    Hope you will continue to come and see us and join in with the little community that is forming
    mandi
    "Less is More"!

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  7. Sheila in CyprusFebruary 14, 2011 at 12:14 AM

    Clean, simple and gorgeous. Love Sheila (Cyprus)

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  8. Stamps and PaperFebruary 14, 2011 at 12:52 AM

    Karen love your card its stunning and stylish.


    Anne

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  9. SarnFebruary 14, 2011 at 3:34 AM

    Very stylish. Well done.
    Hugs, Sandra

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  10. GibmissFebruary 14, 2011 at 3:51 AM

    Hello
    Really gorgeous flower looks stunning....
    hugs
    sylvie
    xxx

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  11. Suze BainFebruary 14, 2011 at 4:10 AM

    I love the flower image and the colour is beautiful.

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  12. Jan February 14, 2011 at 4:29 AM

    This is beautiful xx jan

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  13. LynneFebruary 14, 2011 at 4:36 AM

    Fabulous Card, I really love this one.
    As for your basement, I would go with warm bright colours, canary yellow or orange for me.
    Lynne xxx

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  14. AileenFebruary 14, 2011 at 10:12 AM

    The colour on the flower is so subtle - great technique.

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  15. CazroFebruary 14, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    Fabulous reslt, i will be trying this in the future. Caz

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  16. Deborah FringsFebruary 14, 2011 at 11:22 PM

    Just wonderful!! Love the flower.

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  17. At Paula's PlaceFebruary 15, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    Love the card, I like your style on all the cards you have made that I have seen. As for the basement a cheery yellow is nice, a soft grey would work but then my basement is lilac because that is my favorite color.

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  18. JoseFebruary 16, 2011 at 2:17 AM

    Excellent card, and love the amount of white space you still have.
    Jose

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