Saturday, 16 June 2012

Apothecary Blues...

Hi there,

I spent some time last night doing lots of colouring and cutting for this week's Colour Q and Freshly Made Sketches challenges.


I turned the sketch on its side so I could use this gorgeous image from Apothecary Art...


I don't know if you can tell from the photo but I stamped the image three times: one I trimmed around the frame, another I coloured with an aqua brush and ink pads and cut out the wreath, and on the other I stamped the sentiment and cut out the banner. The banner and wreath were layered on the label with dimensionals for a paper-tole effect (time consuming but the results are worth it!). I added some Night of Navy buttons with pearls in the centre to finish things off.

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Apothecary Art
Ink: Stazon, Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Lucky Limeade
Paper: Confetti white, Night of Navy, Marina Mist, Beau Chateau dsp
Tools: Scallop trim border punch, Labels Framelits dies
Accessories: Night of Navy buttons, pearls

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x
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11 comments:

  1. Margaret16 June 2012 at 08:15

    Beauriful. I have that stamp and die set. You have inspired me to use it.

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  2. Sylvia16 June 2012 at 09:35

    Beautiful card, Amy, love the way you used the colors this week and the stamp set! Thanks for joining us this week at the ColourQ and sharing you card.

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  3. Tui Nathan16 June 2012 at 16:40

    Wow .... This is stunning Amy ... I love the blues ad yur cutting is amazing!

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  4. Jen Mitchell16 June 2012 at 17:04

    This is gorgeous Amy. The focal image is so beautifully colored and looks fantastic the way you have it layered. Thanks for joining us at colourQ!

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  5. Linda Suarez16 June 2012 at 22:05

    Beautiful card, Amy! That's some amazing cutting - you have a lot more patience that me! Thanks for sharing!

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  6. Jen Brum17 June 2012 at 18:39

    What a beautiful card! Such an amazing job you've done with the colouring and cutting! Love the colours! Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!

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  7. kasia c.17 June 2012 at 21:10

    Fabulous! I can only imagine how long it took you to da all of that fussy cutting!!
    Great job. :)
    Thanks for playing along with us at ColourQ!

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  8. LeAnne18 June 2012 at 06:49

    Wow---your cutting is fabulous, not to mention your coloring as well! Just gorgeous! Thanks for playing with us this week at the CQC!

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  9. Allisa18 June 2012 at 08:10

    The fussy cutting was well worth it, love the added pearls on your buttons! Thanks for playing with us at Freshly Made Sketches!

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  10. Silke Ledlow18 June 2012 at 17:48

    Super beautiful card Amy! Perfect use of the CQ colors...hugs ~S~

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  11. Terstamper8 July 2012 at 13:10

    Beautiful card! You're right the results are worth it.

    Ter ;) Canada

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