Sunday, June 10, 2012

Shaded Lilac and Tumbled Glass

Hi!

I'm up late tonight, as usual, not wanting to go to bed. I am such a night owl. Especially when I've worked all day, with not a whole lot of time to play! Everyone else has gone to bed and I love the quiet. Although I still hear some rumbling thunder in the distance - quite the storms went through earlier tonight, but nothing severe, thank goodness.

I know many of you have already played with the new, Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Shaded Lilac, Squeezed Lemonade and Peacock Feathers, and I know you love them as much as I do! So, I wanted to find out what my favorite of the three looked like with another fave of mine - Tumbled Glass. Well, after creating this card, I can tell you, I love the combination!



For the background, I used second generation stamping with the Hero Arts Lattice stamp and Tumbled Glass Ink. I mixed the same ink with water on my craft sheet, and did this again with Shaded Lilac. Then I painted the colors onto the white embossed, Hand Drawn Flower from Hero Arts. I cut out the flower and added it to the background with dimensional adhesive.

It's a really simple card but it's my favorite thing to do - just stamping, coloring and cutting! Thanks for coming by! Have a good week! :)




26 comments:

Greta said...

Oh you've inspired me to get that flower stamp out, Barb! Love this card! I haven't opened my new inks yet--now I think that will be next on my list for tomorrow.

Isha Gupta said...

Great combo Barb!!! I am waiting for my DI too and your pretty card is making the wait so difficult:)

Karin Åkesdotter said...

Those colors are wonderful together - and what a beautiful flower! Love it! Have a great week, hugs, Karin

Dawn T said...

great colours together Barb. The watercoloured look of your flower is so pretty. The lattice background looks lovely.

walchowDesign said...

Great coloring on the flowers and indeed the colours are great together with the matching bg, Barb!

Scrumplescrunch said...

There is something about Turquoise that presses my buttons, I love this Palette Barb, it is warm and friendly even though Blue is generally viewed on the cool side, the Lattice Bg is so pleasing to the eye.
A beautiful card.
Smiles:)
Sue

Donna B. said...

Beautiful Barb!! I love these colors - so calm and peaceful!

Lynn said...

What a gorgeous, gorgeous combination! I can see why you love it...it is absolutely beautiful!!

Tina said...

This is really such a beautiful combination and your card is so sweet and elegant.

Jeanette M. said...

Beautiful card, Barb! Love that colour combination.

Jackie said...

That is beautiful! I have those inks but haven't used them yet. The colors go together really well.

Debbie said...

those colors are wonderful together.

Lin said...

LOVE this combination! Don't think I would have thought of it on my own....thank you, my friend!

Annette Allen said...

Beautiful card...great blend of color and love that background...

joy said...

These colors are just yummy together, Barb! Love everything about this card!!

CinnamonSally said...

Gorgeous card and stunning colours Barb!!

Elizabeth Allan said...

Beautiful combination Barb!

Kara Lynne said...

I LOVE the quiet hours when everyone's asleep. No interruptions, but oh do those night hours go quickly! This "simple" card is bold elegance! Beautiful colors, Barb!

Virginia L. said...

What a well thought-out card, Barb!Love the 2nd generation stamping of the background! The color combo is so you , so beautiful! Thank you for your awesome comments today. YOU rock in my world!

alexandra s.m. said...

It's gorgeous Barb!
such elegance!

TFS~

Karen B. said...

Barb, this is gorgeous! What a beautiful color combination.

Bethany Stellpflug said...

very pretty Barb! I love the colors, they look great together! The flower is gorgeous and looks great on the lattice backround! Have a nice day :)

Maureen Morton said...

Great color combo - you are such a whiz at that! Your hand-colored flower is amazing - so free and fresh! This is so stunning!

MarcyK924 said...

Stamping, coloring and cutting - you are the queen! And your cool, serene color combo is another thing you do perfectly. Put it altogether and you have a GORGEOUS card creation! Hugs, Marcy

Brenda said...

Perfect color combination Barb! I cannot wait to play with my new Distress Inks when they eventually arrive in the airfreight!

Geri Lynn said...

I was in need of some inspiration tonight and found it here on your blog. I love the techniques you used and the color combination of this card. Thanks again and now I'm off to play.