When making my previous post for a winter challenge I also had an idea for another card and this card is the result. It seems to be perfect for this, new to me, challenge too so I’m entering it. In going through my paper scraps file I found some precut pieces of cs that I had forgotten about. The cs is blue and I wondered what would happen if I stenciled different blues using a circle stencil directly on top of the blue card stock. This is what I ended up with and I quite like the look. At first I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with it and set it aside so I could finish up my other project. After searching through my stamp sets I found the windmill stamp, by Marianne Design, that I bought during a visit to my sister in the Netherlands. Windmills, Holland and blue fit together in my mind so I stamped the windmill, fussy cut it and popped it up on the bokeh layer. By the way, the bokeh layer worked out because I used Distress Oxides. Any other ink probably wouldn’t have worked over the top of the blue cs and I used several different blues as well. It took me a while to figure out which sentiment I wanted to use and in the end I used a new Spellbinders set, I got on sale at SSS, called Just a note sentiments and tag. In this case the sentiment wouldn’t work in the die and I didn’t want to do stamp surgery, so I used another Spellbinders die set called labels. I really like the font used for this stamp too I also stamped thank you from the same set on the inside. After adding this to the layer and then adding it to the card front, I set it aside as it needed something else and I wasn’t sure what until this morning. I remembered that I had some coloured flat back embellishments and the blue ones were perfect for finishing this card. I am happy with how this turned out and using coloured inks on coloured cs is a good idea too.
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Lovely! I really like the windmill. The greeting looks great.
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Thanks. The windmill reminds me of my birth place.
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Love the tone-on-tone backgound you created!
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When I was doing the other background the idea for this one came into my head. I’m glad it worked as I wasn’t sure it would at first.
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Beautiful!! Love the background!!
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Thanks Jan – it was fun to play and then have it work. I quite like it myself.
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Another fun card from you. I love your blue on blue on blue bokeh background.
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It has been ages since I tried the bokeh look and I’m happy this worked so well. Glad you like it.
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Beautifully created! Thank you for joining our challenge at colorful Options!
Diane CO DT
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It was fun to do and I enjoyed the challenge.
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WOW that background came together beautifully! Isn’t it fun to try something different and have it come out so pretty! lol Beautiful card! Thanks so much for playing in our challenge at Colorful Options!
Darlene
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I am in 💙💙💙 with your Bokah background!!! Such a fun and creative card. Thank you very much for joining us at the Colorful Options Challenge. Hope to see you soon! Cheers, Makira CO DT
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Thanks so much. I enjoy the challenge.
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Great Bokeh background. Love the blue on blue.
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Thanks a lot Judy. I had fun playing and as you know, it is a bonus when an idea works out.
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Your background is so cool. I love the depth you achieved with the different blues. The white windmill and sentiment label die are a perfect complement for the blues.
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Thanks a lot. In many ways this reminds me of my birth place and of my sister who lives there.
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Check out a card from the design team member, Lia, at The Sisterhood of Crafters. You will love her card featuring the windmill and a Dutch couple.
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Your stenciled background on colored cs looks amazing. Love it.
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Thanks Gerry
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