I have had this colour scheme in my head for a few days. I wanted a limited but punchy palette, so coloured this daisy stamp in shades unnatural to its species and selectively, so petals only. The centres remain deliberately monochrome (in case anyone thinks I just gave up!), along with the rest of the card.
The bottom section is just random stamping of Altenew Freeform Greenery in black. It reminded me a bit of that 1950s black and white Homemaker china that everybody seemed to have a plate of lurking in the back of the cupboard and threw out the week before it got fashionable again.
Recently I rediscovered my Label Love stamps – hurrah! They had been missing for months but resurfaced inside (I know, don’t judge me) an embossing folder. So they get to be used again to add a bit more inky darkness.
Basically, what I have done is just repeated the design of my old faithful Peony Bouquet card (the one I use for my Gravatar) in different colours. But ‘reinvention’ sounds so much more complimentary.
Supplies: stamps are all from Altenew – Spring Daisy, Freeform Greenery and Label Love.
Beautiful, Gillian! So glad you found your stamps inside an embossing folder! Did the cat stash them there?
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Um, well (hanging head in shame) I am pretty sure it was me this time….
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Happens to all of us, sometime, somewhere…I still give you permission to blame the cat! (I don’t have a cat to blame!)
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Elves? Gremlins? I blamed them when I found my sticker maker in the fridge once…
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I misplace craft supplies all the time! Lovely card.
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Good to know I am not alone! Thanks!
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Very pretty!
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Thanks!
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This is just stunning Gill! I love these flowers – and how you have coloured them, along with the pretty foliage stamps. Fantastic design – beautiful card! 🙂
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Thanks Karen! I had some fun breaking the laws of nature with this one!
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So pretty. Have a great weekend x
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Thanks! You too!
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Love it!! I’m a sucker for black and white with a pop of bright color. Gorgeous! ❤
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Thank you!
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I like the color scheme, it is very classy.
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Thank you!
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Nice colouring! I love the colour scheme too, black, white and red are amazing together.
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Thank you. I need some colour this week!
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That is really neat! I am going to have to check my stash of stamps and see if I have anything kind of like that. Love it!
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Thanks! I cannot wait until you get your craft room up and running. I bet you will be showing us super projects!
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I have to come up with a couple cards for a group of 7th grade girls to make at one of their club meetings. My challenge is for fun but ones they can get done in a short time.
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Do you use Pinterest? If not, then it may well be very helpful for inspiration. If you are totally unfamiliar with it just let me know by reply and I can give you more info. It is a bottomless pit of ideas!
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Yes I do! I have a board dedicated to card. I have an owl punch I might use just because tools are kind of fun.
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Yes, and whooo doesn’t love an owl? Sorry, I couldn’t resist that!!
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I actually bought that Stampin Up punch because my husband is a huge owl fan! And now I see on Pinterest that you can use it to make penguins and a host of other things!
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This card is perfection! You coloured these flowers so beautifully and even added volume to them.
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Yay! Am doing the happy dance -thanks!
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You are really drawn to this card, and love the background stamps. Great make! 🙂
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Thanks Kim!
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It is beautiful. I love the colors.
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Thank you!
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Maybe nature should think about adding this colour 😉 I love it!
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Thanks so much! There is no such thing as too much pink, I guess!
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very pretty card and I love the colour of the flowers with the rest of the card staying monochrome.
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Thank you. I did wonder if the flowers would look odd with unsolicited centres, but actually I like it!
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Very pretty. Great selective colouring. Definitely has a retro feel to it 🙂
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Thanks very much!
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So pretty. I love those label love stamps, not seen them before.
My stash ends up in all sorts of strange places, I’m pleased other people have similar issues 😅
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Oh good, I am glad to have company with this. I usually blame it on the cat, but he can’t open the fridge, where I have found stuff….
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My favourite bizarre one was my husband getting very annoyed with me for losing his phone, he rang it to find it in the pack of sausages in the fridge (I’m vegetarian so was absolved of any blame)
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Properly laughing here!
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Hello! I’ve nominated you for the One Lovely Blog Award over on my blog!x
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Well, thanks! I will go check it out!
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No problem!
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I love the look of black and white with a splash of color! What a beautiful card! Perfectly done my friend! 🙂
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Well, thanks, Nancee!
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Wow so beautifully done ✅ loved the aesthetic simplicity.
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Thank you so much!
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Love this card
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Thanks!
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love the pallet! a always you create such sweetness.
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Aw, thanks for the kind words!
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Love this!!
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Thank you!
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Spring has come early… lovely! I laughed when I read about your ‘yellow tester pots’ – we did exactly the same thing in the early 80’s with our first house and we never did get it right. In the end we decided to strip off the woodchip (has to be one of the worst inventions of the 1970’s!!!!) and we replaced it with some Laura Ashley yellow flowery paper which had to stay but still wasn’t the right colour! I vowed never to try yellow decorating again… xx
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Lol, yes, I am also sworn off it for good!
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Me too – I never understood why the colour looked lovely in the pot and then so horrific on the walls! haha x
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