Tuesday 18 July 2023

Live Life in Full Bloom

 Morning and it's time for the midway "ATG/Summer Flowers"challenge reminder at

 Stamping Sensations.

I stamped the large flowers from an  AALL&Create set in distress ink onto watercolour card, then used water to spread the ink and some little added detail with Faber-Castell polychromos pencils.The stamped sentiment is from another AALL&Create set,little wooden Bee and die-cut cat from stash,randomly added to cover some marks lol.Distress ink round the edges and matted onto kraft card.

Prizes from Crafty Individuals and Highlight Crafts

challenges-----

Pennys challenge-ATG 

the sisterhood of crafters-in the garden

crafty catz-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

creatalicious-ATG

sweet stampin-flowers

Allsorts-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

lets craft and create-ATG

Unicorn-no design paper

scribbles designs-say it with flowers

Beautiful blossoms-ATG/mood board

happy little stampers/watercolour-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and hope you find the time to join us

Carol x x x



47 comments:

meg said...

Love the vintage effect your colours give to the card,and the fun element from the diecut cat

dutchess said...

Fabulous card Carol what great stamps and I love the colours you have used….take care xxx

Janette said...

Its gorgeous Carol, love the floral image and that sweet little cat just peeking out is adorable..xxx

Valerie-Jael said...

Fabulous floral card, gorgeous colours, and love the little kitty at the top! When I first saw your blog title today, I thougt it said 'Live life in full gloom'....then I looked again! Hugs, Valerie

Carol L said...

The flowers are beautiful in the way you colored them, but that cat peeking over the sentiment is just the cutest thing ever!

Crafting Queen said...

Wonderful card, love the little cat image. Anesha x

Chris said...

A beautiful card, love the warm colours, pretty flowers -that little cat really catches the eye, it's a charming finishing touch!
xx

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Amazing flowers, really love how you inked and coloured them. And that cat peeking out from the sentiment...how COOL! :D

Gerrina said...

This stanp looks so great in the monochrome colours! Hugs, Gerrina

brenda said...

Beautiful card using your prize Carol and the colours used give a super rustic feel.

B x

Fiona said...

Love the monochrome feel of this card and your clever colouring. That cat is just adorable. Thanks for sharing with us a HLS Watercolour

Elle-Jeanne said...

Prachtige stempel kaart Carol.
Mooie kleuren.
Groetjes Elle-Jeanne

Beebeebabs said...

Beautiful work as always!!!

Dee's Craft Room said...

Haha, your beautifully crafted scene has been totally stollen by the cute cat climbing over the sentiment. I just adore it.

Dionne xx

HilaryJane said...

Love that colour, it looks really special. Love the peeping cat too. Must try using coloured pencils like that xx

Linby said...

Necessity is the mother of invention! I think the little cat looks like it was meant to be there. A great design with wonderful colouring.

Pauline C said...

Beautifully inked and coloured flower Carol, and I adore the little cat detail!
Pauline x

KarinsArtScrap said...

beautiful card Carol

gr karin

Lynne said...

Gorgeous flowers Carol and your little cat is so sweet peeping over x

Rainey's Craft Room said...

Many thanks for sharing this lovely card in our challenge at Allsorts this week.
Lorraine

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

Love the colours you used on your florals Carol, the little cat is a perfect addition. Love it.
Faith x

Leslie Miller said...

What a gorgeous stamp in beautiful warm colors and, ohhh, that peeking cat! I love it all!

*Vicki* said...

Absolutely gorgeous image! Love your idea of pulling the ink with a water brush and finishing it off with some pencil coloring! The bee and kitty details are so fun!

Jean said...

I love how this turned out Carol. Great vintage feel and the little cat is fab x

Darlene said...

FABULOUS card Carol and I love the little peeking kitty! lol Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Sisterhood of Crafters challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.

Darlene
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Owner
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Chrissy said...

Beautiful stamp and colouring technique Carol and love the wooden bee, so cute..

Luv CHRISSYxx

Brenda said...

Oh my goodness! I love the kitty peeking over and that bee is just the perfect touch. Beautiful, Carol!

papierelle said...

Very beautiful flowers and the little cat is the special eyecatcher!!

Sandma's Handmade Cards said...

A fabulous card and I love the way the little kitty is peeping over the sentiment, so sweet x

Shabneez said...

Stunning creation Carol. Shabneez x

Mervi said...

Fabulous card!
Thank you for sharing at Allsorts;-))m

Donna Walls said...

Gorgeous, golden florals and that cat peeking over the sentiment takes the cake! Thanks for inspiring us at the Beautiful Blossoms Challenge and we look forward to more of your designs soon.
Donna xx
Beautiful Blossoms Challenge
Paper Funday Challenge
Inspiration Station Challenge

Christine Alexander said...

Beautiful flowers ♥

Gina said...

Oh that is such a stunning vintage looking stamp. Elegantly simple card XXX

aussie aNNie said...

Adorable creation and fabulous design x

craftytrog said...

A gorgeous card Carol! The little cat is a sweet addition.
Have a lovely weekend.
Alison x

Wendy Nicola Jackson said...

Thanks for sharing your lovely card with us at Sweet Stampin' for our 'Blooming Beautiful' Challenge. Gorgeous entry. Hugs, Wends xoxo

Lisa said...

Great image and love the coloring. Really has a wonderful vintage feel to the image. That kitty is so precious and I love the sentiment.

creationsnz said...

Love that cat just peeping over the edge. CarolG

Mrs.B said...

A fabulous card Carol, gorgeous the colouring on those big blooms. Love the little cat peeping over top of the sentiment, great idea.
Avril xx

gwen70 said...

Gorgeous card love the little cat xx

Freubelmina said...

Nice colors you’ve used Carol…great flowers and such a cute little bee…I love little bees xx

EmmaT said...

Fabulous cardx

pinky said...

I absolutely love everything about this card Carol!!

My Crafting corner said...

A beautiful card. Thank you for joining our challenge at
Let's Craft and Create this week and good luck.. Ursula Uphof DT

Ines said...

Super:)Thanks for playing with us at Let’s Craft and Create :)Ines DT
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Aimeslee Winans said...

Love the golds! Thanks for linking this up at Beautiful Blossoms Challenge!
XOX, Aimeslee