Wednesday, 23 September 2015

Dandelions

The Lavinia Stamps Challenge this month is ‘Hot Bright Colours’, which immediately made me think of reds, oranges and yellows.  I decided to use the Lavinia 'Dandelion' stamps which come in a set of three.
The Embossalicious 'Make a Wish - Dandelions' embossing folder seemed to perfect one to use for my card.  I covered a card blank with red card to make the border.   The dandelions were stamped with Adirondack 'Red Pepper', 'Sunset Orange' and 'Sunshine Yellow' ink pads.  I used the same ink pads with Ink Dusters over a piece of plain white card, blending the colours, before embossing it.  To give more definition to the embossed dandelions, I then inked again.  The sentiment is computer generated and cut by hand.

Usually when I think of Autumn, I think of browns and oranges, but after a visit to Westonbirt Arboretum today, there were some stunning shades of red, orange and yellow on the trees, so my card fits an Autumn theme too.  As I used white snippets for the stamping and embossing, I'll be sharing my card in the Playground.


I would like to enter my card for the following challenges:

20 comments:

  1. This is so gorgeous!! I love the pretty colors!! The stamps and embossing are fabulous!! Beautiful card!! Have a great day :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  2. Awesome card, Liz! Love your colors, the dandelion stamps and especially the embossing folder. ta ta for now, Kathy

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  3. Beautiful card Liz,love those colours and that embossing folder!
    Nessa xxx

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  4. Totally gorgeous. Loving these awesome fall colours! Yep, it's definitely that time of the year - the leaves are starting to fall, and the nights are getting a little nip in the air - lovely and refreshing - just like your card!

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  5. Absolutely stunning! The colours are gorgeous, and the whole card really beautiful
    Jane

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  6. Awesome card Liz, I love dandelions and I love the colours you have used.
    Hugs Veerle x

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  7. Wow Liz this is absolutely gorgeous! Wonderful colours you used and the EF and stamps are a perfect partnership!

    Hugs

    Di xx

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  8. LOVELY photos and what a wonderful autumnal card. Perfect embossing folder for the dandelions to. Terrific.
    Hugs, SarN xxx

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  9. This is gorgeous, Liz! I love these colours! Beautiful embossing folder and stamps!

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  10. Wow Liz, this is a fabulous card. I love those hot zingy colours and the dandelion stamps and embossing folder go together perfectly.
    Jean x

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  11. Beautiful autumn card Liz, lovely stamp and embossing.
    Hugs Pam x

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  12. Wow what a beautiful way to showcase the Dandelion stamp and such lovely colours. Thanks for entering the Lavinia Stamps Challenge and good luck. Kx DT member

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  13. A fantastic card Liz! Very stylish with the embossed background and the dandilion stamp. Thanks for joining our challenge at ATSC. Marlies

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  14. Scrummielicious Liz, I think we went for exactly the same colurs of Adirodack inks! I love how perfectly the embossing folder works with the stamps, brilliant! Thanks for joining us at Lavinia this time, good luck, Julie. X

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  15. A gorgeous card Liz, I love how you've used an embossing folder that matches the stamps you've used.

    Sue xx

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  16. You really nailed the challenge with the colors and beautiful stamping here! I love it all!

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  17. What a great match - love that embossing folder and the lovely autumnal colors! Thanks so much for joining us at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge!

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  18. I love the colour scheme on this one Liz, it's beautiful. I really like the dandelion stamp you used and I love that you've teamed it up with a matching embossing folder. Fabulous!
    Cheers,
    Beccy

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  19. This is an outstanding fall card. I love fall colors and this is just perfect. The colors blended so perfectly and the embossing folder is so cool with the flower images. Gorgeous trees!

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  20. What lovely bright autumbal colours you have used here Liz and a really pretty dandelion stamp and embossing folder. x

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