Hi! The new challenge is up at the Addicted To Stamps And More challenge. The theme this week is
Your entry MUST be Clean and Simple. This means that clean and crisp lines, minimal or no embellishments and lots of 'white' space should be used. White space does not need to be 'white'. It can be any colour. White space is a term used for the area of your card with no stamping, embellishments etc.
Keeping these factors in mind, here is my card
I used the Lotus stamp set by Craftyscrappers to stamp the bloom. This is one of the sets I have designed and I am very happy with the way it has turned out. I used three shades of pinks from the Red Cosmos set of minis by Altenew. I first stamped with Frosty Pink to stamp the whole flower. I inked the stamp again with Coral Berry and dabbed away some of the ink with a dry paper napkin to get a gradation in color. This is a trick I learnt from Jennifer McGuire. I repeated the process with Ruby Red ink. The end result is a lovely blending of inks. I did the same for the leaves with the Frayed Leaf and Forest Glades inks from the Green Fields mini ink cube set. Needless to say, this couldn't have been possible without my trusty Stampaholic!
I stamped the sentiment with Versamark and heat embossed with Ranger's Gold EP. I then covered the paper with Frosty Pink ink. I also stamped and heat embossed the outline images from the Lotus set with gold EP. I trimmed both the pieces, glued them together and then die cut them with a Nellie Snellen rectangular die.
To finish I mounted the panel with foam tape on a white card base.
I hope you like my card and are inspired to create something beautiful. Please do link your creations to the Addicted To Stamps And More challenge blog here. And don't forget to visit my other team mates. I assure you they have really awesome inspiration in store for you.
I am linking this card to the following challenges.
Stamplorations April CAS Challenge:
Craftsneed April Challenge - CAS
HLS April CAS Challenge:
Love,
Nandini
Your entry MUST be Clean and Simple. This means that clean and crisp lines, minimal or no embellishments and lots of 'white' space should be used. White space does not need to be 'white'. It can be any colour. White space is a term used for the area of your card with no stamping, embellishments etc.
Keeping these factors in mind, here is my card
I used the Lotus stamp set by Craftyscrappers to stamp the bloom. This is one of the sets I have designed and I am very happy with the way it has turned out. I used three shades of pinks from the Red Cosmos set of minis by Altenew. I first stamped with Frosty Pink to stamp the whole flower. I inked the stamp again with Coral Berry and dabbed away some of the ink with a dry paper napkin to get a gradation in color. This is a trick I learnt from Jennifer McGuire. I repeated the process with Ruby Red ink. The end result is a lovely blending of inks. I did the same for the leaves with the Frayed Leaf and Forest Glades inks from the Green Fields mini ink cube set. Needless to say, this couldn't have been possible without my trusty Stampaholic!
I stamped the sentiment with Versamark and heat embossed with Ranger's Gold EP. I then covered the paper with Frosty Pink ink. I also stamped and heat embossed the outline images from the Lotus set with gold EP. I trimmed both the pieces, glued them together and then die cut them with a Nellie Snellen rectangular die.
To finish I mounted the panel with foam tape on a white card base.
I hope you like my card and are inspired to create something beautiful. Please do link your creations to the Addicted To Stamps And More challenge blog here. And don't forget to visit my other team mates. I assure you they have really awesome inspiration in store for you.
I am linking this card to the following challenges.
Stamplorations April CAS Challenge:
Craftsneed April Challenge - CAS
HLS April CAS Challenge:
Love,
Nandini
wow
ReplyDeleteSimple
adorable
and love the GOLD and coloring flower
perfectly CAS Nandini
see you around teamie
hugs
Monika
Very classy, love the pink with the gold. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty and I love your gorgeous lotus flower!
ReplyDeleteThat gorgeous gold embossing really makes your card stunning in it's simplicity, Nandini.
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! Gorgeous embossing and such pretty design!
ReplyDeleteGold stamping keeps the color in the frame and it looks beautiful. I love color gradation in your flowers.
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining the HLS CAS challenge and sharing this beautiful card with us.
Regards,
BożenA DT HLS
Simply Bowled by the beauty of this lotus..loved it completely...Thanks for joining us at Craftsneed monthly challenge,Best wishes
ReplyDeleteFabulous CAS Card- clean and simple indeed! Thanks for playing along with us at Craftsneed Blog Challenge!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card Nandini- simple and elegant! Thank you so much for playing along with us this month at STAMPlorations CAS challenge ! :)
ReplyDeleteSuchi - DT xx
such a beautiful card ... Thank you for joining Craftsneed challenge.. good luck
ReplyDelete-Afreen (DT)
Your lotus focal point is incredibly pretty; swooning over the pink/gold combination!
ReplyDelete~carol
Hi Nandini
ReplyDeleteSorry to be late commenting here, what a stunning card and I love your lotus design - so simple and effective. Thanks for sharing your blending technique with us, it looks amazing!
Thanks so much for joining our CAS blend challenge at Happy Little Stampers and do hope you'll join us again in May.