Stunning Cosmos for Freshly Made Sketches #372

Hi Everyone.

Happy Monday.

Popping in with a quick post today.  I did manage to spend a little time in my craft room yesterday and played along with this great sketch at FreshlyMade

As the vertical element was going to be popped off the page, I didn't want to add more bulk to the card by adding an embossed or speciality paper for the middle element.  I decided to use a stencil to create a pattern for that area instead.   I then used my Ellen Hutson stitched dies to add a stitched detail above and below the stenciling.

Here's a closeup:

For the vertical element, I stamped two flowers from the Altenew Stunning Cosmos set and die-cut them with the matching dies.

I added a little shimmer and shine to the flowers with a gel roller:

I mounted the pink flower and stem directly onto the card base, but popped up the yellow flower to add some dimension.

A nice, bright card with spring in mind.... Mind you, looking out of our window - Spring is a long way away.  Oh... and let's not talk about the weather advisory that puts us at close to -50 from Tuesday to Thursday!

I'll be back tomorrow with another card.  In the meantime, warm hugs and prayers for those of you who need a little lift tonight.

Hugs

Jaydee

Card recipe:

• Cardstock:  Neenah Solar White #110
• Stamps: Stunning Cosmos - Altenew.   Sentiment:  Snippets - Penny Black
• Inks:  Altenew.  Gina K Amalgam Black

Comments

[jaydee]

Thanks, Patt. I hope you are staying warm... Spring is just around the corner... I hope :-)
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[jaydee]

Thanks, Jeanne. I appreciate it. You know... I cannot remember what paper stack that was from... I know it was around 2009ish? So.. REALLY old!
Hope you are staying warm
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[jaydee]

Thanks, Joanne! I really did like the sketch
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[jaydee]

Thanks, Elizabeth. I was thrilled with the win :-)
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[jaydee]

Thanks, Kim. I loved this sketch
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[jaydee]

Thanks, Lee Ann. I am SO looking forward to spring!

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[jaydee]

Thanks, Linda and thanks for making me the Queen with this card. I really appreciated it!
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[Patt H.]

Your pretty card makes me think Spring!! Stay warm!

[Jeanne H]

Congrats from me too! Love your cosmos card and the one you did ages ago. P.S. I thought I recognized the pinstriped paper you used a while back as one of the SU Nautical DSP, but I was wrong. Oh well. Stay warm and we'll meet in the spring! Hugs!

[Joanne James]

Love those pretty cosmos Jaydee with their sparkly detail - congrats on your well-deserved FMS win this week!

[Elizabeth Stewart]

Congrats... such a fabulous win!

[Kim S]

Truly gorgeous flowers - stunning with the bit of sparkle. And I love them on the stenciled background. Thank you for playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches.

[Lee Ann Barrett]

Beautiful, Jaydee! I love your interpretation of the middle panel- the stitched lines are perfect. Loving the bright springy florals- you are right, spring is looking a long way off but at least we can look at these flowers! Thanks for sharing with us at FMS!

[Linda Callahan]

Wow girl this is gorgeous!