Tuesday, February 25, 2014

PTI Blog Hop - Sweet Spring

Hi everyone! I decided to get out my daffodil year of flowers set from Papertrey, Ink and participate in this month's "Sweet Spring" blog hop.

I really favor the daffodils that have the bright orange centers instead of the all yellow ones. So, that is where my inspiration came from when coloring this. Copic's used were: Y00, Y15, Y17, Y38, G24, G28.

Pale yellow cardstock is from Bazzill and I ran it through the lattice embossing folder. I felt that I needed some texture since I couldn't find any designer paper that went with the yellows in the daffodil. The big fishtail banner is from MFT, and it and the sentiment panel are layered in Harvest Gold cardstock from PTI. Since the flower is so darn big, I decided to do a bit of fussy cutting and then popped it up using foam tape.

After I got this all put together, I decided to stamp and color a daffodil bud for the inside of the card. I really like how it turned out.

Can you believe that there isn't any bling or ribbon on this card? Thought it looked better being semi CAS. Thanks for stopping by!

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16 comments:

Patti J said...

There you go, using that gorgeous yellow again! What a pretty card, Laurie! I hope it brings spring quickly - tired of this COLD!!! Hugs...

Irish Cherokee said...

Beautifully done Laurie. Daffodils are one of the first things to bloom in my garden in spring. I have the orange and pink center, all white mount hood and all yellow daffodils.

Tracy said...

this card is just gorgeous. the coloring and then the texture in combination with the simple image is just wonderful. It's very crisp and clean and just lovely

Kay D said...

So pretty- LOVE the daffodil! ; )

Jacquie Southas said...

Love the textured background - adds so much extra to the card, but still keeps is clean & fresh!

Donna said...

Beautiful card! I've been seeing bulbs coming up so we will be seeing those daffodils soon!

Tammy said...

Can't wait to see real daffodils popping up in my backyard! Beautiful card and beautiful daffodil!

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

So pretty!

Leigh Penner said...

So pretty! I love the banners in the background!

Natalie said...

Beautiful card!!

tonyamaries said...

This is beautiful! Love the texture and color of that panel!

Joni Andaya said...

What a Gorgeous card Laurie! Love the yellow....so Pretty :)

Karen Letchworth said...

What a beautiful card, Laurie. You have so many lovely cards on your blog. I enjoyed browsing. I'd like to invite you to share your lovely cards in our weekly challenges at Word Art Wednesday. We're an Anything Goes, family-friendly challenge blog, and we offer amazing prizes every week. It would be a BIG blessing to have you share and play along with us. I hope you will stop by.
Have a great week!
Karen Letchworth, Blog Owner
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www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com

Viv said...

Great card Laurie, love the pretty daffodil too :) Viv xx

Glittered Paws said...

So pretty and love the sentiment - now if we could see some flowers blooming it would be wonderful.

Darnell said...

Oh, goodness, I've gotten so far behind with my busy life getting in the way. I've enjoyed every beautiful card on my way to this post to catch up with you, Laurie! Every one of your cards is always sweetly and perfectly designed and executed!! This daffodil looks like it was picked fresh from your garden!! Hugs, Darnell