Peachy keen...
Retro Rubber Challenge #16...

Flowers for The Card Concept...

Happy Monday!  Here we go for another work week!  The Card Concept challenge blog has issued a design team call and I decided I would go for it and enter.  Therefore, today’s card serves as my application for this design team as a clean and simple designer.

When I started this blog, I wasn’t really sure what kind of card maker I was.  Typically I was making cards as I needed them or for my card club.  But this blog has allowed me to stretch and discover that clean and simple is my design aesthetic.  I like the white space, am not opposed to a few layers, and like some buttons, twine or bling on my cards occasionally.  But when I add more, I feel like the design becomes forced and not pleasing to my eye.  I am envious of other crafters who can make what I can’t and do so effortlessly!

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I must be in a floral mood lately so I searched thru the challenges to just about the beginning for challenge #4 – use a floral theme.  I cut a piece of rustic white cardstock and started with SU! always artichoke to stamp the stems, and then used second generation stamping to add the leaves in the same color.  The flowers were made using crisp cantaloupe for the petals and calypso coral for the centers inspired by the colors in the challenge photo.  These inks make beautiful flowers!  I drew black lines to emphasize the flowers and add interest.

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I ran the card front thru my PTI linen impression plate and then popped it up on the card base of rustic white.  I am using the sketch (loosely) from CAS(E) this Sketch.

I hope you like my card today, I think it is one of my all-time favorites! 

Thanks for stopping by today!  Be sure to pop in tomorrow – it is time for a new Retro Rubber challenge!

Supplies:  CS:  PTI rustic white.  Inks:  SU! crisp cantaloupe, calypso coral, always artichoke.  Memento black.  Stamps:  PTI flower favorites.  Dies:  PTI linen impression plate.

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Michele K. Henderson

VERY pretty card! Love your beautiful clean and simple look!

Leigh Penner

Oh, this is so pretty! Good luck with the DT Call -- your card is wonderful! I love your take on the sketch!

Tracy

This is a very pretty CAS card! I will have to check out the PTI linen impression plate.

Charlene Lang

Very pretty So glad you didn't choose the classy & elegant category lol best of luck in the DT Call

June Houck

Best of luck on the DT call, Jane. Your card is so pretty; what a fabulous interpretation of the sketch. Very inspiring :)

Michelle Leone

Beautifully CAS..... and so perfect for CTS#127!

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