Saturday, July 9, 2011

For You

So I had a few minutes this afternoon to play with a colour combination from Summer Card Camp (while the rest of the family was napping!).  On Friday Jennifer and Kristina offered up a number of colour combos and I went with the second combination as I desperately wanted to colour a rose in yellow.

Paper: PTI cardstock; Patterned paper and yellow cardstock (DCWV); Neenah
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Copic Markers; Antique Linen Distress Ink
Stamps: PTI (Year of Flowers Collection)
Other: Classic Oval Large Nestabilities (Spellbinders); EK Succes scalloped edge punch; Pearls (HA)

I really enjoyed this fresh colour combination.  And I thouroughly loved colouring that rose.  I was worried that these smaller images in the collection would be tough to colour but I was pleasantly surprised.

As you can see I did not do much to the card, I wanted the rose and the blue patterned paper to stand out.  I toyed a bit with yellow ribbon versus a scalloped edge, paper won in the end! I would have liked to add some stickles here and there on the rose but seeing as this card will most likely go into my OWH pile I had to forego the urge!

I hope you are all having a really pleasant Saturday afternoon.  I am waiting for the heat to go down a  bit as I really would love to take the family for a walk in this lovely park about 5 minutes away, it has a wonderful 2 mile walkway around a lovely lake (man-made unfortunately, we are talking about Houston, but sometimes we just have to look at beauty in a different way, or with different eyes).

Maybe see you again tomorrow!

13 comments:

Lisa said...

This color combo is really summery and fresh, Brenda :) Love it- and the yellow rose is superb!

Barb said...

Beautiful, Brenda! Love these fresh colors! I'm hoping to still make a card tonight for camp. Love your pretty, yellow rose!

Dawn T said...

very pretty Brenda. You capture the colours beautifully

Trinh said...

I am completely failing at this card class - haven't made a single card! You on the other hand, are rocking these colors. Very pretty design!

sheila said...

This is really lovely Brenda. I agree, the color combo is fresh and summery and you did a beautiful job.

Stella said...

Perfection in coloring and design; your card is gorgeous.The rose is a stunner! I love this color combo; so bright and vibrant!!

joy said...

So gorgeous, Brenda! Enjoy your family while they are there :)

Jacqueline said...

Hi Brenda! This is a beautiful design!

Donna B. said...

Very pretty card! Love these colors!

Elizabeth Allan said...

Very fresh and crisp Brenda. Sending you cool breezes!

Alice said...

so very sweet. lovely card, Brenda!

Michelle said...

So pretty, Brenda! Love this color combo too!

Emily Leiphart said...

Brenda, you are so funny re: the man-made lake! I'm glad you enjoyed the walk with your family. That's what's most important. I love the idea of a yellow rose and I love the papers you paired it with!