Hello!! Popping in with my card for the current Essentials by Ellen Pin-Sights challenge, as well as the current Freshly Made Sketches challenge. Last week Ellen Hutson had a sale on all stamps on the website so I took advantage of the sale and purchased the Essentials by Ellen Mondo Peony. I don't live too far from where Ellen Hutson is located and since they give you the option of picking up locally I decided that I would use that option. So Monday morning I head up north to Issaquah, Washington and saw the place where everything happens at Ellen Hutson! And the other day I got the chance to use one of those gorgeous peony images from Mondo Peony! I stamped it in VersaFine Smoky Gray and then colored it with a light blue ZIG clean color marker. I added a shadow around the bottom of the flower using ZIG markers in two shades of gray. Once the image was completely dry I trimmed it down and adhered it to my card base. The sentiment (from the Essentials by Ellen Lovely stamp set) was stamped on a strip of white cardstock and then some silver glitter cardstock was added. I added a few loops of silver thread to the panel and adhered it down with the sentiment strip. Simple, but I love how it turned out! 
Hope you have a wonderful day...
Supplies: Cardstock: SSS fog, Ranger watercolor, white, silver glitter; Stamps: Essentials by Ellen; Coates & Clark silver thread; ZIG clean color markers
Such an elegant card Rosemary! I think you nailed both challenges!
ReplyDeleteI like your big beautiful bloom!! How fun to get to pick it up!! Fabulous card Rosemary!!
ReplyDeleteI would love this beautiful peony in my garden! Great layout for that stamp.
ReplyDeleteHey, congrats cover girl!!!
ReplyDeleteOh what a beauty, Rosemary! You've certainly got the hang of the Zigs--looks totally professional!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! So crisp, clean and elegant!
ReplyDeleteI just love your coloring on this beauty Rosi.
ReplyDeleteI love how it turned out too, Rosemary ... so elegant and beautiful! How fun to see where the magic happens at Ellen Hutson! Hugs, Anita :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blue flower - love how you've kept the background so neutral to let the flower shine! The hint of glitter is a great touch. Thank you for playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches.
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