Good Saturday morning. I hope you have had a good week. The Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers today has provided Creature Comforts as our inspiration site. I was inspired by an Inspiration Daily Fall post. I have copied the photos below.
I love to use mustard for fall projects and loved the leaves in the inspiration pictures. I was inspired to create a fall card with mustard colored paper flowers with lots of distressed foliage.
I combined scalloped die cut flowers and punched cornflowers to create a flower that looks like mums. I sponged all the flower layers with mustard ink and sponged darker layers of color on the sections closer in to the center to create more depth. I created two small mum buds using one punched cornflower for each and added to the floral spray for an additional touch of color. I distressed the foliage stems to add more dimension to the spray and added touches of the punched pine to soften the arrangement. I created a punched double matted frame and layered it over an embossed vanilla background, I love how this turned out. Here are a couple more views.
If you would like more information on how I create my punched paper flower projects check out the Tutorial section on my home page. Have a good weekend and thanks for stopping by.
Supplies and Inks: Old Olive, More Mustard, Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page set, Cornflower Punch and Pine Punch, 3/4” Circle Punch, Postage Decorative Scissors, Spellbinders Foliage and Scalloped Circle Dies, Sizzix Foliage Die, Mounting Tape, Stylus , Mouse Pad, Sponges, Scalloped Scissors, Glossy Accents, Mustard, Vanilla and Olive Cardstock
I get your beautiful blog posts in my mailbox everyday- always 'candy' to my eyes- you make such gorgeous projects- I just had to stop by and comment today- love your beautiful fall colored card! Wow!!! Thanks for sharing your beautiful work!
Posted by: Shelly Schmidt | September 24, 2011 at 12:44 PM
Kittie, this is just gorgeous! Your flowers are amazing! Love the design and colors!
Posted by: Fran Gumprecht | September 24, 2011 at 01:03 PM
Such a Gorgeous arrangement, just Beautifully put together!
Posted by: conniecrafter | September 24, 2011 at 01:05 PM
Kittie this is so beautiful & I am so inspired by your amazing talent !!! I am going to give this a try but will give you full credit if mine comes out well enough to use on a card. LOVE the fall colors & how real your flowers look.
Janie
Posted by: Janie Printz | September 24, 2011 at 01:36 PM
Love your pretty fallish card. Those gorgeous flowers remind me of zinnias-one of my fav flowers (but then I say that about most flowers :>))
Posted by: Bev J. | September 24, 2011 at 03:50 PM
Your floral spray card is so pretty! The flowers look almost real! I love how you did the diecut background.
Thanks for sharing! :)
Posted by: auntie em | September 24, 2011 at 07:33 PM
Exquisite! Beautiful design and lovely mums.
Posted by: Carol R | September 24, 2011 at 08:40 PM
Absolutely gorgeous flowers!!! My mouth is just hanging open!!!!
Posted by: Sandy | September 24, 2011 at 10:48 PM
*THUD* Jaw dropping gorgeous!!!
Posted by: Bonnie aka raduse | September 24, 2011 at 10:56 PM
Juat breathtaking!
Posted by: Charlene | September 25, 2011 at 02:15 PM
Wow. Absolutely beautiful.
Posted by: Elfrieda | September 25, 2011 at 04:13 PM
Your work is beautiful! I love this card!
You are such an inspiration to me, thanks for sharing your talent with us.
I just had to case it, or give it a try,
but I can't take any credit for this.
You can see mine here:
www.stampinganja.blogspot.com
Thanks and have a great day, Anja
Posted by: Anja de Regt | September 27, 2011 at 08:00 AM
Your cards are just GORGEOUS~very talented lady indeed...
Km
Posted by: Kim Neff | October 02, 2011 at 09:30 PM
Absolutely gorgeous!
Posted by: Connie Collins | October 04, 2011 at 12:20 AM