WSC32-Soft Bouquet
Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenges always provide a nice excuse for me during the week to put aside any work-related stamping and just stamp to my heart's content. So yes, you saw me use this beautiful Bouquet stamp by Lockhart Stamp Co. last week, but I wanted to show you how versatile it is. Last week, I went with a more bold, birthday-celebration look but this week this stamp makes a softer, more romantic appearance:
This was Beate's sketch to follow:
I stamped the bouquet with Brilliance Graphite Black on my favorite white shimmer cardstock and colored it with Copic Sketch markers.
This image was my very first attempt at using Copic's Airbrush System at my Spellbinders training, I mentioned here and promised to share with you. I started with Y00-Barium Yellow around the bouquet and then faded into B21-Baby Blue around the edges. So, of course, in the cross-over I was also left with the yellow fading into a pretty green, then the blue:
The image was cut with Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Rectangles and matted with Prism Intense Pink cardstock, then a Scalloped Rectangle was cut from the same Sugar Plum (soft pink) card base.
Copic Spica Glitter pens accent the roses and bow. The card base is a Memory Box Sugar Plum notecard, stamped with Cornish Heritage Farms' Scalloped Lace backgrounder in Ranger's Worn Lipstick Distress Ink. I trimmed the background stamp along the bottom edge, following the scalloped lace and then placed some pink Dew Drops in the middle of every other scallop.
A bit of pink crushed velvet ribbon (from Michael's) knotted and pinned finishes off this card.
Be sure to check out the blogs of these wonderful stampers, to see what they came up with for this challenge: Cambria Turnbow, Charmaine Ikach, Jenn Balcer, Laurie Schmidlin, Lori Craig and MaryJo Albright. Then try it for yourself and post it on Beate's blog here -- have fun!
oh my word. This is so bright and *happy* on such a dreary morning. LOVE this!
Posted by: jenn | January 25, 2008 at 08:46 AM
BEautiful, Sharon! Love the colors and how delicate the card is! I just got some of those Dew Drops myself and I LOVE them! Love how you've used them here!
Posted by: Charmaine | January 25, 2008 at 08:52 AM
Isn't this so pretty. You really want me to order that cone of flowers, don't you. Of course, you make it look so easy to be beautiful. :) Love that ribbon knot and pearl pin. The scalloped backgrounder is perfect with that image...Just beautiful...the whole thing.
Posted by: Lori Craig | January 25, 2008 at 08:53 AM
Beautiful! I love the pink color scheme. It's getting me in the mood for Valentine's cards. Beautiful ribbon and pin too! Your coloring is like always wonderful!
Have a great weekend. Hugs and smiles
Posted by: Beate | January 25, 2008 at 09:16 AM
WOW Sharon... love all the pink baby!! You are amazing with those markers! And, like always, I love all the details! BEAUTIMOUS baby!!
Posted by: Cambria Turnbow | January 25, 2008 at 09:54 AM
This is just gorgeous Sharon! Your coloring is awesome!
Posted by: Lindsey (jacksonbelle) | January 25, 2008 at 10:12 AM
LOVE IT. Love your color combo choices for this card. And the ribbon with the pin is such a sweet touch. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful weekend.
Posted by: mj albright | January 25, 2008 at 11:26 AM
pretty! I have this type of ribbon & not sure how to showcase it without having the non-felt side show...this is PERFECT! going to play with this sketch for sure this weekend. tfs
Posted by: Donna | January 25, 2008 at 11:33 AM
Beautiful card Sharon - I love what you did with Beate's sketch! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
Posted by: Alexandra Hobson | January 25, 2008 at 12:38 PM
This is very soft and pretty.
Posted by: Jenn D | January 25, 2008 at 01:15 PM
This is so elegant, beautiful work.
Posted by: Joanne B. | January 25, 2008 at 01:16 PM
Just gorgeous, Sharon!
Posted by: Anna Wight (SweetMissDaisy) | January 25, 2008 at 03:18 PM
My goodness, Sharon! I love your coloring style! Such a gorgeous work!
~Bev
Posted by: Tex | January 26, 2008 at 08:11 PM
I never get tired of seeing how many different ways you can create with this stamp. Thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: Carol | January 27, 2008 at 08:12 PM
This is so beautiful, Sharon! Your coloring looks amazing, and I love the backgrounder, scallops and Dew Drops!!
Posted by: Rose Ann | January 28, 2008 at 12:02 AM
This is gorgeous, Sharon! Such incredible detail!
Posted by: Shel9999 | January 28, 2008 at 08:50 AM
Wowzer! Gorgeous bouquet! Love what you do with Copics!
Posted by: Carolyn King | January 28, 2008 at 09:20 PM
Awwww! It's so pretty! and I love the cute little pin!
Posted by: My Paper World | January 29, 2008 at 06:25 AM
What a gorgeous card and perfect coloring, Sharon!
Posted by: Debbie Olson | January 30, 2008 at 11:30 AM