Saturday, January 5, 2019

Stampin' Up! Beautiful You

I love to sponge and I love the person who will be receiving this card...she really does make me smile! There's a whole lot of loving going on here...and here! This is my second time this week playing at the Time Out site...I just love this challenge!

I brought out two stamp sets I haven't used in awhile...Beautiful You and High Tide. Here's what I did with them...
Masking and sponging...two of my favorite techniques. My inspiration came from Pine Hollow Paper Design. I made a mask for the sun and sponged the sunrise with Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Rich Razzleberry and Fresh Fig. My ocean is sponged with Tranquil Tide, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party and colored with Balmy Blue Light and Dark Blends (the area around the bottom of her dress). The sand is sponged with Sahara Sand. I adhered the art panel to a Calypso Coral card base. The beautiful woman's dress is also colored with Calypso Coral Light and Dark Blends. I made a mask of her using Gina K's Mask Magic that I won in a challenge. I LOVE it!

I'm going to go out on a limb here (like this beautiful cardinal) and join the Sunday Stamps Challenge 195. It is very difficult for me to decide if the color scheme matches their inspiration/color photo, but I hope so!

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed my card...I enjoyed making it! I'd love to have you return tomorrow!! LOVE...there needs to be more of it in this world, don't you think?

17 comments:

  1. my goodness this sponging and masking is just stunning-I wish I had your skill! You have created a wonderful warming scene. The colouring of the image is just perfect. I am so happy you like our challenges, wonderful to here and we love to see your entries. Thanks for joining Time Out

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    1. Thank you so much, Sandie, for your glowing comment!

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  2. So pretty Karen! Perfect card for a good friend. :)

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  3. OMG Karen, that card is just wonderful. NO way a beginner like me could achieve it (the sponging). Its beautiful. Truly beautiful.

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    1. Thank you so much, MAL. Appreciate your leaving a comment BUT I know you can do it. Just watch the Paper Hollow video :-)

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    2. Thank you Karen. I could not find anything on Paper Hollow YouTube regarding sponging or like. Hugs: Mal

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    3. Oh Karen, I am daft. I just re-read your blog and noticed you had put a link to Pine Hollow Paper Design. So Sorry. Going to watch it now. Blessings: Mal

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  4. Wow, your coloring techniques came out beautiful! What a lovely seaside scene this is! Thanks so much for playing at Sunday Stamps!

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    1. Thank you so much, Heather. I enjoy playing at SS.

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  5. WOW! This is gorgeous! I would frame it. Your sponging and masking techniques made such a lovely scene! Thank you for joining us at Sunday Stamps! XX

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    1. Thank you so much, Claire...you are most kind! It was my pleasure to play and I thank SS for the opportunity.

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  6. This is gorgeous! Love the scene you created and how you took a frosty color combo and applied it to a much warmer creation. Thank you for joining Sunday Stamps this week.

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    1. Thank you so much, Heidi, for your warm comment.

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  7. Always love to see this SU Image
    and you used our Color Combo so Beautiful for her and her Background
    adorable Card
    many thanks for joining with us this time at Sunday Stamps
    hugs
    Monika

    PS: look at my DT Card miss lady….is so different each of us the DT to Interpretation the Color Combo :)

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    1. Thank you, Monika. Our wintery scene in southwest Florida is so different from the photo inspiration! My lady likes the ocean better than the snow...lol.

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  8. The scene you created is absolutely stunning - I love the colour combo and your sponging is perfect! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Time Out! Jill

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