A blog devoted to the cards I make in my tiny upstairs space. When my sister stays there, she calls it an "artist's garret". I'm not an artist, but am an enthusiastic cardmaker - hence the title "Cardmaker's Garret".
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Sunday, 29 March 2020

Tulips for Spring

I've been playing along with some of the VSN challenges over at SCS and made this card for the "Tulips from Amsterdam" challenge.


I created the background with red and green brushos. When dry, I put it into my MISTI and angled the stamp to get most of the leaves on the green and the flowers on the red. I stamped and heat embossed the tulips and the sentiment.

I'm going to send it to a friend with the message inside following on from "delight" on the front, and say "delight in the little things" - seems a good message when all of the big things are out of our control right now.

The card is perfect for the following challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge "Think Spring"

Penny Black and More Challenge "Spring Flowers"

 Just Us Girls Photo Challenge - be inspired by this photo:


  Seeing spring flowers is one of the simple joys in life right now.

  






Supplies:
Stamps - Penny Black tulips, SU sentiment
Ink - Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves
Paper - white cs, watercolour paper
Size - A2
Accessories - red and green brushos, clear embossing powder, fun foam

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13 comments:

  1. Mac Mable29 March 2020 at 13:36

    I love how you used the Brusho's and then angled the tulip stamp Susan x. Such a great effect and loving the artsy and contemporary look to your card x.

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  2. Trina P.29 March 2020 at 15:08

    Beautiful and artsy. You nailed the challenges. I am so amazed that you did not get mud using green and red Brushos together.

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  3. Bonnie29 March 2020 at 16:26

    Perfect coloring in the background for this beautiful bouquet, Susan! Amazing use of Brushos!

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  4. Christine Alexander29 March 2020 at 19:58

    Beautiful Susan, love how you separated the green and red for the leaves and the flowers- so cleverly artsy ;)

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  5. Nstiz30 March 2020 at 12:13

    Gorgeous background Susan, and wonderful placement of the tulips stamp. Amazing that you kept those colors separate too. I usually end up with mud. Beautiful card!

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  6. nancy littrell30 March 2020 at 20:37

    Love how you stamped your open tulips angled over your beautiful brushos background to get the best watercolor effect, Susan. A real beauty, my friend. TFS Hugs..Stay Safe..

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  7. Loll31 March 2020 at 22:42

    I LOVE that background Susan!! Great work combining red and green brushos and getting such a clean separation of colour --- not easy! The outline stamp is just perfect. Your friend is going to love getting this in the mail! xx

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  8. Helen1 April 2020 at 04:42

    I love this wonderfully creative card, Susan! The lovely background is perfect with the simple stamping! So eye-catching! Thanks so much for joining us at Penny Black Saturday Challenge this month!

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  9. Lisa Kind1 April 2020 at 13:48

    Wow! The background you created is amazing and how perfect for this pretty image. Thanks for playing with Just Us Girls!

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  10. Karen Dunbrook2 April 2020 at 14:18

    I just love how this looks....fab card mf.
    xx Karen

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  11. Bobby3 April 2020 at 19:17

    I wish I could get my Brushos under control like this, Susan. I love the background and it worked perfectly for stamping the outline tulips. Thanks for sharing your card with us at Just Us Girls.

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  12. Papercraft Boutique4 April 2020 at 14:54

    It IS a delightful tulip birthday card, Susan! Love how colored the background with brusho's.
    Hideko xx

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  13. Mervi5 April 2020 at 00:35

    Thank you Susan for sharing your lovely card over at Penny Black and more.
    Welcome again at Anything goes at April theme;-))m

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