Good morning! I got a decent night's sleep so I am feeling chipper this morning. I have trouble with my sleep....took after my mother. Believe me, it can make life miserable when you get about three hours a night. Duh......
The raindrops on my card were a bit of a challenge for me. I did this card for the mix-ability challenge, MIX105. It was about two weeks ago and I just now had time to get it done. The challenge was given by Lydia/UnderstandBlue, the community manager on Splitcoaststampers. She had a waterdrop technique she wanted us to use. She explained how to draw different shape raindrops . Well, I can't draw. I tried one with my roller pen and it went into the garbage. Then, I got wiser and a pencil was used so I didn't immediately destroy my flower. I went over it with my roller ink pen when it was o.k. She wanted us to stipple a little inside and outside. Also, we were to use a white gel pen inside the shading. Hmmm....I just about covered up my shading. I managed to get three droplets made, two on leaves and one on a flower.
I colored the flower with Copics. The background was made with a color wash of distress paint. I used a couple of stencils, added a sentiment and enamel dots....finished.
Recipe:
Stamps-Stitchy Bear digi/unknown name, Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps/Bring on the Sun (sentiment)
Paper-PTI white cardstock, watercolor paper
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories-Memory Box heartwood stencil, Dylusions alphabet border-small stencil....though, I didn't use the alphabet part, green enamel dots, Tim Holtz distress paint/peeled paint, broken china, and wild honey
21 comments:
This is just lovely, Fantastic coloring job with these flowers and your stencil work is so pretty. I think your rain drops look perfect. You must have been at the top of that class. I know what you mean about not sleeping. I can be dead tired and the minute my head hits the pillow I'm wide awake. I take after my grandmother. I usually only get about 5 hours, but for some reason lately, 4-4 1/2 is about it. If I sit down during the day I will manage to get about 15 minutes of sleep time in, which I don't like to do, but I can't stay awake. Things work out strangely don't they? Have a good rest of your day.
wow Brenda, this is fabulous. I love the background and what gorgeous colors on those flowers.
I feel for you Brenda, my mom passed the same sleeplessness onto us girls and our girls too!! Your card is STUNNING!! I love love the background you created and Hydrageas are my fav! The way you colored it is gorgeous!!
Absolutely beautiful - love the background and the flower is so pretty and colored very nice - great job as always thanks for sharing!!!
So beautiful! I love those lovely bright Spring colors!
This is gorgeous! Your flower coloring is beautiful
Oh my, Benzi this is ever so gorgeous! What a burst of beautiful color, so vibrant and rich! Absolutely outstanding ♥ Blessings!
You may have only gotten three droplets, but those three are beautiful! So is your card! Outstanding and sensational.
Lynn
Oh, Brenda, this is gorgeous! When your blog popped up, I gasped! Fabulous colors, and what a great technique that you "aced," girl!! I love the flower and your "water drops!" Beautiful! So sorry you have trouble sleeping, but I'm glad you got a decent night's sleep last night! Hugs, sweet friend!
Beautiful colors and design, Benzi! Great job on those rain drops! This makes me think of the sun coming out after the rain.
Those sleepless nights are the pits, I agree, but like you - I'm always grateful for a decent night's sleep!
This card is gorgeous with that sensational background and coloring of those flowers! The rain droplets are perfect and look so real! Well done!
Gosh, this is beautiful. Can you share the link with how you did the waterdrops, because it is certainly most effective the way you've done it. I think your stippling & shading looks great, and I'm so enjoying that lovely spring flower with the pretty blue wash background. Just what I needed after all those reds! (I generally manage to get about 3-5 hrs a night, but I also nap during the day!!). And oh yes, you could do zentangle. They tell me it is very easy. I didn't find it so! But everyone was so kind about it...maybe I'll try it again sometime! Hugs & TFS - oh yeah, cold tonight and the next few days. Brrrr
Gorgeous background! I just love those pretty flowers...fab coloring! And, love the rain drops, too! What a pretty card, Brenda!:-)
Lovely BG and a GORGEOUS flower!!
I love your raindrops, Benzi! I think they're perfect. Gorgeous flowers and the background is so lovely. Great make, my friend. :-D
This is such a restful card somehow Brenda. I love your wonderful colouring and the raindrops came out so well!
Have a good Valentine weekend and I hope you get some more sleep!
Hugs
Carol x
this is a mixed media beauty Benzi- I love the background on this
Love all these lovely colors. I always admire your wonderful creativity. The is just beautiful with the coloring of the flowers. Suppose to get cold. I will be celebrating my birthday tomorrow with my boys. Heard of a new Scrapbook Store over in Sheffield. A lady in Joann's told me about it and now I can't remember the name of the store. But I do remember it is in the shopping center where McDonald's used to be. Where the Employment Office used to be. Hugs, joann
Woweee this is an absolute stunner Benzi! LOVE your fabulous background and great job with your raindrops :)
You and Greg would go well together - it's a rare day when he's still in bed at uptime!
wowsser! what a gorgeous card, Benzi! I also enjoyed your cards from the last 2 posts - but this one is beyond lovely - so artistic, and very soulful.
I know what you mean about sleep patterns (or lack thereof). I've never been able to sleep through the night, which caused major problems in school - did you have the same issue? It's not nice when our bodies do not play cooperatively. I'm glad you enjoyed a "good" night's sleep, and hope that more of those nights are soon on your door step! xo
Stunning card love the floral image-great colouring- and beautiful raindrops -love the colours- could you define decent nights sleep lol I can get to sleep but cannot stay asleep and feel shattered all day but cannot nap during the day !!!
Carol x
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