Second, most of the bold brights are going away, and I'm going to enjoy the stash I have for quite a while to come. Also, every time I go to Michael's, I see premade embellishments and think, "Gee, I could make stuff like that with my punches...especially the flowers." So I decided to play with this large flower punch from SU and use my bold brights. For all three cards, I colored large clear gemstones with Bic Mark-Its to match.
I started with passion pink.
Then moved on to yo-yo yellow. I don't know why people hate this color. Used with lots of white, it's really quite cheery. And not sure why the sentiment looks purple. It's really gray.
Finally, lovely lilac.
Curling up the petals of the layerd flowers is easy, but I'm not sure how it will stand up to being mailed. It's one of those tricks that seems really good at first but may not be exactly, you know, practical.
Here are the four prizes for this month's OLW participant drawing. Each bag contains 10 Hero Hues cards and envelopes and a package of bling, all courtesy of the very kind Diane at Stampin'Treasures. The random drawing will take place June 1, with the four winners being announced that day.
Supplies
stamps: PTI Text Style, Simple Little Things
ink: SU lovely lilac, yo-yo yellow, passion pink; Memento London Fog
paper: PTI white; SU lovely lilac, yo-yo yellow, passion pink
accessories: flower punch (SU), rhinestones, Bic Mark-It Markers
Hey Susan - Yeah, I never really understood the venomous reaction to yo-yo yellow either; it's such a bright and cheery color! And I gotta say, you made even Lovely Lilac look great -- and that's a color I won't miss! Fun stuff!
ReplyDeletePS: my verification word is "subsing," which I think needs to be a real word -- maybe what happens in a choir when the director takes a day off? hee.
Aren't those word verifications great? I collect them. (Wow, there's a geek-check for you!) "Subsing" definitely deserves to be a real word. Some of my favorites are "mooloot," "glerc," and "unsin."
ReplyDeleteSuch bright and cheery cards - sure to warm anyone's heart. I've always really like YoYo Yellow with white a black - so crisp and clean.
ReplyDeleteHi there,
ReplyDeleteJust love what you've done today, bright cheery cards.
I guess if you use silicone glue you could support your flowers in the post but thinking about it when the flowers are bent up the glue would show, maybe that's why most people curl their flowers back........?
xx
Just lovely!
ReplyDeleteLovely trio of flower cards....fresh and pretty!
ReplyDeleteSusan G.
cheery that's the word of the day...agree it is fun to see if we can make the embellishemnts we see for sale...some however are worth the money...tried a tiny duck once, mutilated him so badly animal welfare threatened to come and stop the madness. poor thing never made a card
ReplyDeletelove ya patti moffett
Love yo yo yellow, very cheerful and one of my favourite colours. Love your flowers, better than many embellishments for sale
ReplyDeletecan i just tell you how much fun it is to visit here everyday, and see such wonderful.ness?!!??
ReplyDeletethanks and enjoy this holiday weekend, susan!!
marty
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ReplyDeleteFound a typo in my comment so deleted it..here goes again..love your blog..new to me...love the clean lines and white cardstock. I like to make embellishments too. My plan is to read all your back posts. Thanks for sharing--you have a gift and your creations inspire me. I'm new to card making and rubber stamping but am already addicted. Hope this is typo free.
ReplyDeleteSuch summery cards Susan - love those bright colours too! Kate x
ReplyDeleteYour cards are "nizers"! My word verification but I think it fits a description of your cards nizely. I especially love the yellows....
ReplyDeleteThese are so great. Beautiful color. I love the use of the words.
ReplyDeleteI too like bright colours with lots of white space to set them off. This is a fab trio! (My word verification word is "crusl"... I don't think I like that one, it sounds mean!)
ReplyDeleteI love these cards! You always take an idea and make it breathtaking Susan!
ReplyDeleteI love the little prize packs too, good luck everyone!
Just great cards...love the brights. Thanks for the chance to win...the OLW's have been so fun and I am glad I have had some time to play...thanks....
ReplyDeleteCan't believe I missed this! What can I say - it's been an insanely crazy week! Thanks for a chance at winning such a generous prize! And, girl - those cards are wonderful!!! Good luck to everyone!
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ReplyDeleteHi Susan,
ReplyDeleteI noticed that you use a lot of Memento Ink and since I adore your art I wanted to try some for myself! Unfortunately, I have been unable to find it at my local Michaels =( Where do you recommending finding Memento ink pads? Thank you!