Pages

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Altenew February Challenge: From Places Abroad: Cyprus

Today, I have a card to share for the 


Isn't that photo gorgeous?
I decided to use my Altenew Beautiful stamp set to make my card.


I started by stamping the peony in black, stormy seas and soft stone.
Then, I masked it and stamped the jar in royal blue,
and then again in veramark, where I heat embossed it in clear.
I masked the peony and the jar and stamped the leaves.


I coloured in the jar with my Zig Markers and a paint brush dipped in water.
I added some grey with a paint brush around the base of the jar to ground it.
I stamped the sentiment (from Reverse Confetti's Lots to Say)
in versamark and heat embossed it in white.

Thanks for looking!

17 comments:

  1. This is gorgeous Leigh. I love hose flowers and the blue base is so lovely.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Leigh this is really beautiful, the pop of blue against the grey flowers look amazing and i love it !
    Have a great day x

    ReplyDelete
  3. So beautiful Leigh! Great job on the masking!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Omword, this is so stunning, Leigh! I just love, love, LOVE the contrast between the neutral tones of the flower and leaves with the bold pop of watercolor gorgeousness on the jar! This is a perfect interpretation of that inspiration photo. Absolutely gorgeous!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Really beautiful design! Love the image!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Gorgeous interpretation ! Love ❤️

    ReplyDelete
  7. Beautiful almost neutral card! Love the vibrant blue, it brings the flower to life.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Anonymous5:29 pm

    A stunner Leigh!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  9. This is just beautiful Leigh!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Lovely card Leigh!!

    ReplyDelete
  11. What a gorgeous take on that inspiration photo! The flowers have a wonderful sepia tone and against the blue mason jar they just POP! Wow!!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Beautiful and striking! I love the peony set - and I adore how you used greys and black with Stormy
    Sea - yummo!!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Hi, Just found your blog via Pinterest and having a good browse.

    This card is stunning, as are all your other cards. I love your use of colour.

    The photo is interesting, and from the island I currently call home. The blue door is very typical on older houses in Cyprus, along with red tiled roofs.

    Off for another browse.

    Sheila

    ReplyDelete
  14. WOW! Your card is a stunning translation of the photo; so impressed with your Zig-painting mastery! The jar is lovely; the flowers, ever so eye-catching! You and those big blooms are a perfect pair!
    hugs~c

    ReplyDelete
  15. Absolutely beautiful, Leigh.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Another stand out ... it's hard to make a sympathy card with the right amount of restraint. This is just perfect. Love the color on the jar and not the flower.

    ReplyDelete