Marvelous Cherries

Friday, March 29, 2013


Hi Friends! I have to leave for an appointment in 15 minutes, so this will be really quick.
I used Sketch Saturday #251 for my card design, and the colors from Color Throwdown #235. The cherries, from the Flourishes Peaches & Cherries stamp set, were colored with Copics, and I sponged Distress Ink inside the die cut. It's lifted slightly with 2 layers of crimped cs. The quote was heat embossed, and to the left of that I used an embossing folder to give that blank space some interest. I scored the banner flag across the top and along both long sides. I zigzagged the two pieces of dp that make up the bg, and also the top of the flag. 

The inside is more simple than I like, but I'm in a hurry, so I'll have to gussy it up later. ;)

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday #251 with Prairie Fairie
Color Throwdown #235 (CTD235)
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #213: Grab Some Thread (FTTC213)
Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp & Show Challenge: Quotable

~Hugs,
 
Stamps: Peaches & Cherries, Life Lines (Flourishes)
Paper: Once Upon a Time (DCWV); Kissing Booth (Basic Grey); Moulin Rouge (Prima)
Ink: Copics; Memento; Distress; Versamark
Dies: Classic Ovals Lg, Std. Circles Lg (Spellbinders); Banner Stacklets 1 (Taylored Expressions Dies)
Accessories: White Embossing Powder (Zing); Paisley Palooza Embossing Folder (Sizzix); Scoreboard (Martha Stewart); sewing thread
Size: 5" sq.
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11 comments :

Anonymous said...

I really love your card. I love the colours and the cherries are making my mouth water. x

Lin said...

Black cherries are my favorite, and this is really lovely, Cheryl! Thanks so much for sharing it with us at the Simon Says Stamp challenge this week!

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Candy C said...

Cheryl...your card is so striking! I love your design and the colors and papers you've used. Those cherries are absolutely gorgeous. You did such a perfect job of coloring them! I also love the shading of the leaves. Love the machine stitching on the card as well. Beautiful job! Thanks for sharing your lovely work with us at Simon Says Stamp and Show. <3 Candy

Holly AKA KopyKat said...

Love these beautiful Cherries!

Allison Cope said...

Wowsers Cheryl! Your cherries are amazing!!!! Wonderful colouring! Thanks for participating in the "Timeless Tuesday Challenge" at Flourishes this week!
~ Ally ~

Conniecrafter said...

Just Beautiful, such pretty coloring and love the deep rich colors!

Sue Lelli said...

This is just GORGEOUS, Cheryl! Those cherries look so REAL!!!

Denise Marzec said...

Awesome colors and papers. Beautiful! Thanks for joining us at the FTTC. :)

Leslie Miller said...

So beautiful! What a wonderful use of the sketch. Love how you stamped the image in the corner and embossed the other edge of the panel. Great stitching and colors.

Wanda Cullen said...

Wow, this card is stunning and your cherries look so realistic! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Color Throwdown!