Saturday 4 January 2020

Elegant Orchid


Morning Peeps, it's Saturday and time for a new challenge at Allsorts where our host is Helene with the theme of 'Soft Pastels'. The prize is a set of pastel pens and markers from Stabilo.

A floral creation from me using a new (to me) Penny Black Orchid stamp which I inked direct to stamp with Distress Markers and a spritz of water before stamping, then added a wash of diluted DI and a Penny Black die cut sentiment.

Wishing everyone a Happy, healthy and crafty 2020.
 
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23 comments:

kiwimeskreations said...

What an elegant card Brenda - love how you have used the beautiful stamp, and softened it with the water colour effect
Praying your health is better this year
Blessings
Maxine

Crafting Queen said...

Love this card Brenda. Hope that things will improve soon. Hugs Anesha

Mervi said...

Perfect stamp to use with the soft pastels theme, gorgeous card.
Happy New Year;-))m

Marianne's Craftroom said...

Very elegant, hope this year is better for your health

Craftyfield said...

Perfect bloom… love that watercolour look and soft hues!
Wishing you the best for the New Year, Brenda. x

Donna Ellis said...

So gracefully soft, Brenda, and beautiful inking. I especially like your no-line technique and the pretty blue background. It makes for a lovely, charming card!. Happy New Year, B! hugs, de

Lynne said...

A beautiful card Brenda, gorgeous colours x

Linby said...

What a gorgeous stamp and you've used it beautifully (as always).

Mia said...

What a gorgeous card, Brenda! And how lovely your technique! Thank you so much for inspiring me, my dear friend. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Kath said...

A beautiful and elegant orchid.
Kath x

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Una card favolosa, Brenda, così dolce, elegante e delicata! Mi piacerebbe essere capace di creare qualcosa del genere, sei sempre una grande fonte di ispirazione!!
Grazie per le tue gentili parole, vorrei fare tante cose ma sembra che non sia possibile per il momento. Ho qualche post già pronto e forse riuscirò a mettere qualcosa sul blog, ma per il resto non ho tempo per stare nella mia craft room, non posso lasciare mia mamma da sola troppo tempo e ci sono tante cose da fare con la sua casa, le galline e la serra (sai che in serra abbiamo ancora le zucchine? :) ) Ancora domani, poi tornerò a scuola e sarà un bel problema lasciare mia mamma da sola...
Spero che le cose stiano andando abbastanza bene per te e la tua famiglia.
Qui c'è il sole, ma c'è tanta umidità e fa abbastanza freddo. D'altronde, è inverno... :D
Un abbraccio grande

Ellibelle said...

Such a beautiful card Brenda. Love this stamp and the pretty pastels you used!

HilaryJane said...

Simple and stylish, I love it. I hope your recovery continues to be on track xx

Gerrina said...

That is a beautiful new stamp! And I love the way you used it; stunning! Enjoy the weekend and take care!

Wendy L said...

Such a lovely card Brenda, love your stamping, xxx

Lorraine said...

This is so pretty Brenda. Love your new stamp and the pretty colour scheme.
Lorraine x

Kathleen said...

Can't re-call this stamp either, but it looks really lovely especially with your colour choices, great touch with the lovely pale blue back ground.

Kath x

Lynne in NI said...

Happy New Year Brenda! Beautiful card, your floral stamp is sooooo pretty!

Fikreta said...

Happy New year!
Very beautiful card.
Thank you so much for gorgeous Christmas card! Love it! ❤️
Hugs

KarinsArtScrap said...

such a beautiful card Brenda
Gr Karin

crafty-stamper said...

Gorgeous card and stamp Brenda-love the delicate watercolouring
Carol x

KandA said...

Gorgeous card, love the soft colours of that fabulous stamp xx

Greta said...

This is perfect, Brenda! I need to remember to use markers to ink my stamps!