Botanicuts Strawberries for Festive Friday FF0102

Happy Friday.

We have another great INSPO list for you at Festive Friday today and we are celebrating St Valentine's day.  Here's the INSPO list for this week.  This was the greatest excuse to bring out my new Botanicuts Strawberry dies from The Greetery and Lou will know exactly why I bought this set with my Christmas gift card from him :-)  I used the Window Pane background stamp to create a look that I hope resembles a strawberry basket - well, at least a hint to one :-)

   Red, watercolor, romantic sentiment, hearts (strawberries), stitching

 

I began by die-cutting the strawberries from watercolor paper and then used my Stamp Market watercolors to lay down the initial color.  Once that was dry I went in with my Copic markers to add more depth and texture with color.  I stamped the Window Pane background stamp in a pale pink and then die-cut that layer with my Postal Frames die - one of my favorite all time dies!

Here's my card:

Don't those strawberries look absolutely ripe and delicious?  They are such fun and I can't wait to use these dies again.

I hope you will join us and play along with our challenge this week.  As always the design team have some fabulous inspiration for you:

• Ann Schach

  Beth McCullough

  Sharon Hashimoto Burkert

  Melanie Hungerford

  Helen Jennings

  Stephanie Lanzalotto

  Melva Peters

  Jaydee

  Diane Evans

  Joanne James

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

Hugs

Jaydee

Card recipe:

• Stamps:  Window Pane background stamp; Love and Cookies - The Greetery
• Dies:  Botanicuts Strawberries, Postal Frames - The Greetery
• Inks:  Stamp market water colors; Copic Markers
• Card stock:  Neenah Solar White

Comments

[jaydee]

Thanks, Maria. These strawberry dies really are gorgeous!
hugs
jaydee

[Maria Helena Lama]

Such a beautiful card! Love the strawberries, gorgeous and the smaller panel behind them really makes them stand out!

[Joanne James]

The watercolouring on those strawberries is fabulous Jaydee - they look luscious and truly mouthwatering! Fabulous!

[Sharon Hashimoto Burkert]

What a beautiful card. Love the strawberries! THe coloring is amazing.

[Stephanie Lanzalotto]

I love every single thing about this, Jaydee. The strawberries are gorgeous, and I love that subtle windowpane background on the postal die cut. It's perfect in every way.

[Marina . . . from far Africa!!!]

I almost ate the strawberries . . . beautiful card!!!

[Doris D.]

Are these real strawberries. Sure fooled me. Your coloring is spot on and what a lovely card.

[Beth McCullough]

The strawberries are amazing! Beautiful coloring and darling card! My friend and I are doing a strawberry shower and she pinned your card so we could try to make one like it for the invitation. :)

[Ann Schach]

Absolutely amazing water coloring, Jaydee. These strawberries are stunning. What a gorgeous card! Have a wonderful weekend!

[Melva Peters]

Wow! What a gorgeous card Jaydee!

[Diane Evans]

Jaydee, I just love this card!!!! Your colouring is amazing and makes those Strawberries look so real. Thanks for you inspiration

[Cindy Beach]

Oh my goodness, I thought I could do without these. LOVE your card, Jaydee!