Soft Flowers
I love the soft colors in this week’s inspiration challenge. I knew I wanted to use Soft Sky, Summer Sun, White, Mellow Moss, Old Olive and a dash of Chocolate Chip and a flower as main image. Here is what I came up with.
The card base is a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock folded in half.
The next layer is a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Soft Sky cardstock. All four corner were punched with the ticket corner punch.
Over it is a 1/4″ smaller piece of Bali Breeze Designer Paper. All corners were punched as well. and the edges were stamped with the Argyle from All in a Row in Brown Palette ink.
I stamped the flowering branch from Embrace Life in Brown Palette ink on Soft Sky cardstock. The flowers were first colored with White Craft ink and Blender Pen. Next I added Summer Sun and a bit of Chocolate Chip over that. For the stem and buds, Mellow Moss and Old Olive Classic ink was used. The edges were sponged and paper pierced. It was layered first on a 1/4″ bigger piece of Whisper White cardstock, then on a scalloped Chocolate Chip rectangle, cut with my Nestabilities templates.
The horizontal Summer Sun cardstock layer measures 1 5/8″ x 4 5/8″. It was topped with a 1/8″ smaller piece of swiss dotted Whisper White cardstock. 5/8″ Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon was tied around both layers. . The main image was attached with dimensionals.
Sorry this sounds so rushed. I stamped it last night and I have to finish this entry before driving the boys to school ( huge science project - egg launcher to deliver) and a certain size ball to find.
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This is just beautiful! I love it! Thanks so much for another fun challenge! You rock!
…egg launcher! How fun is that! Have fun at the Science fair! 
Posted by: Jennifer Buck | April 22nd, 2008 08:35
Just beautiful, Beate! Love the colors you chose to use. Sounds like a busy morning! Have fun!
Posted by: Charmaine | April 22nd, 2008 08:37
This is just GORGEOUS!!! Really love it.
Posted by: Savitri | April 22nd, 2008 08:55
Really beautiful Beate - perfect for the inspiration piece! I look forward to Tuesdays now so I can see what goodies we get to draw inspiration from!
*STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
Posted by: Alexandra Hobson | April 22nd, 2008 10:07
Oh this is so pretty! I love your inspiration piece, I hope to have time to play tomorrow! Have fun at the science center!
Posted by: Elizebeth | April 22nd, 2008 10:36
Oh My Gosh !!! I LOVE this card and I especially love how you colored in the flowers using the craft white….I’ve gotta try that !!! It’s gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous !!!!
Dance and Copic On
Corinne
Posted by: Corinne | April 22nd, 2008 10:55
Just gorgeous! Love all the details with the paper piercing and the scalloped edges. Great colors too, you always pick beautiful color combos.
Posted by: Denise | April 22nd, 2008 12:06
Wonderful card…..I would like to know where people are getting the little scalloped rectangles…..I’ve seen them on a couple of different people’s cards and I like them…they’re a nice touch. Joan
Posted by: Joan Jeffery | April 22nd, 2008 12:58
This card is gorgeous!! LOVE it:)
Posted by: Amy Hoogstad | April 22nd, 2008 13:12
This is gorgeous Beate! I can’t get over how talented you are! I am excited to try this challenge! It should be lots of fun!
Posted by: Stephanie | April 22nd, 2008 13:36
I love, love love this card!! Did I mention it’s a good one!
Posted by: Shar | April 22nd, 2008 13:41
so soft and beautiful Beate. Love the coloring from the flower! It´s great! Bye, Silke
Posted by: Silke K. | April 22nd, 2008 13:48
This is so beautiful, Beate! I love how you’ve colored those flowers, and I can never get over how great you work that Argyle stamp!! Love this!!
Posted by: Rose Ann | April 22nd, 2008 15:00
Beautiful colors!! I love the stitching along with the ticket corners!!!
Posted by: LuvLee | April 22nd, 2008 15:32
you are such an inspiration! i would never have thought to use white craft ink with a brush. as a watercolorist, i always use the white of the paper. thank you for new ideas.
Posted by: veronica | April 22nd, 2008 19:18
your gcard is beautiful and uses one of my very favorite stamp sets!! And I love what your design team came up with! They are very talented!
Posted by: Jamie Sears | April 22nd, 2008 19:36
Stunning! I love everything about this!
Posted by: Rachel Hope | April 22nd, 2008 19:48
the colors are just gorgeous!
Posted by: east bremerton flowers | April 22nd, 2008 21:19
WOW….gorgeous card…love your choice of colors!
Posted by: ~amy~ | April 22nd, 2008 23:57
so pretty, like the flowers on that soft blue bg, and the piercing around it, neat stitching also!
Posted by: Conniecrafter | April 23rd, 2008 08:15
I LOVE this card it is a fabulous interpretation, and an awesome inspiration piece!! TFS.
Posted by: Juanita | April 23rd, 2008 13:03
Beautiful Beate!!
Posted by: cwilliams | April 23rd, 2008 13:06
Beate this is beautiful! Love what you have done with the argyle stamp to make it look like stitching. What a fabulous idea… It looks so cool. Love this.
Posted by: Susan (rainy) | April 23rd, 2008 15:12
Beautiful coloring. I didn’t know you could use a blender pen with Craft Ink. I’ll have to give it a try!
Posted by: Stampin' Heather | April 23rd, 2008 16:37
Beate - your card is just beautiful!!! Love the layout and the colors!!!
Posted by: Silke Ledlow | April 23rd, 2008 19:29
Beautiful colors here. I just adore this card. Love the idea of stamping on the soft sky for the front panel. GENIUS my friend!
Too bad I can’t run to my craft table right this minute, another crazy day ahead!
Have a good one!
Posted by: Joanne B. | April 24th, 2008 07:22
This is *gorgeous*! I love those leaves. Thanks for the inspiration, friend. Have a wonderful weekend! Lots of sun and smiles, I hope!
Posted by: loricraig | April 25th, 2008 11:56
i just got my first kit of flower soft and loooove it!!!!!
can’t wait to do more with them . i also shared with my sister and
can’t wait for her reaction!!!!i know she will love them too!!!!!
Posted by: cathy | April 8th, 2009 17:17