Saturday 25 May 2013

Papertrey Ink May Blog Hop





It's time for the Papertrey Ink blog hop again and this month the challenge is to -

"pick your favorite floral set at the moment, pull out the ink colors for one of the gorgeous inspiration pieces above and create!"

I wanted to make a card for a friend who loves Earth colours, so I chose this inspiration bouquet.....


 
 




Rosie Posie has to be my favourite floral set and at last I got chance to play with Step 2 which has not seen ink since it came out a few months back.  So much easier than getting a pile of Copics on the desk and hoping I get it right! 
 
I managed to get all the colours in with a little addition of spring moss for the leaves.


 
 
Thanks for stopping by today - apologies if you drop in and haven't seen much from me for a while.  The company I worked for went into administration recently and many of us lost our jobs (how careless of us!).  My thanks to all my friends who have been so supportive and sending hugs - it has really helped.
 

23 comments:

Betty said...

it's so good to see you're making cards again and love this one!! and you used some of your "jane" text paper!!

Linda said...

So beautiful. So lovely

Marcia Hill said...

What a beautiful card...lucky person who receives this! :0)

Leigh Penner said...

This card is gorgeous, Chris!
I'm so sorry that you lost your job! Sending up prayers for you...

Dawn McVey (dawnsing) said...

Firstly, dear friend, I'm so sorry you lost your job! I know exactly what that feels like and I'm so sorry you've had to go through it!

Secondly, I think this may be my favorite card that you've ever made!! It's simply stunning! The layout and colors are absolutely perfect!

xoxo

Diana K said...

This card is amazing! Gorgeous, gorgeous.

I'm sorry you lost your job (I do appreciate your sense of humour though). I hope something better comes along soon.

Jacquie Southas said...

Love the design & execution of your card - perfect balance of color!

Penny said...

The tones on this are just beautiful Chris and it's perfectly balanced too. I hope you are doing ok-ish, we miss you over on the forum x


Penny x

Karen (carefree creations) said...

Wonderful card! Great job with the colors!

victoria h said...

love this card - it's absolutely beautiful. So sorry to hear you lost your job.

Cassandra said...

Great job Chris. Love the addition of the printed paper, really makes the flowers stand out. Sorry to hear about your job loss

Jen said...

beautiful!! i love it!!

maryrose said...

Your card is elegant and lovely! Praying that better things are in store for you!

Debra Miller said...

Love the layout, beautifully designed.

Michelle said...

Wow! Gorgeous! Love the design!

Rhonda said...

I'm so sorry about your job Chris. This is a gorgeous card! I hope your weekend is wonderful.

DF said...

Beautiful; every detail is perfectly executed.

LEG Studios said...

Beautiful card! Your friend will love it!

Karen C. said...

This is so elegant. I love the way you have framed the sentiment with the cut out and those pretty and colourful flowers.

craftmates said...

What a lovely card. Great design- Irma

Susan said...

I am in love with your card. It's so pretty! I never get tired of Rosie Poesy stamp set. I am thinking of purchasing the complimentary set now:)

tonyamaries said...

Beautiful card and layout!

HappyStamper said...

So sorry you have lost your job. I was wondering what had happened to you as you had not posted any of your beautiful cards in a while. So glad to see that you are back to stamping and with a card that is perfect beautiful.