Hello all,
I'm working on product projects for Altenew; the die, sentiment and the background panel are all new products being launched on July 1st! This card is my first sneak peek and I will post a new project each week until the final launch on July 1st. I am even launching my YouTube channel these next few weeks so stay tuned for the links for those videos! Its really all very exciting for me....
NOW..to the card on hand...I have made MANY, MANY projects with these items...BUT...for some reason...THIS one...oh lordy be... Have you ever had one of the cards where you worked hard and then EVERYTHING started going wrong?!?! I can't be the only one....THIS CARD HAS BEEN THE BANE OF MY EXISTANCE TODAY!!!
I CAN NOT blame the lily dies, because they are absolutely lovely and go together perfectly with the layers. Really, they go together like a dream! My insistence on attempting to make realistic stargazer lilies...when I am not the glorious Jaycee Gaspar...AND THE FINISHING OF THE CARD???....gave me a run for my money today I'm tellin' ya... It has made me bring out my southern drawl!
After I did the ink shading for the lilies, I layered them and used the ever handy press and seal paper to get perfect placement. I wasn't thrilled with my shading but wasn't too disappointed. I then made 3 different backgrounds, debating which to use and settled for this one. After that is when it went down hill....FAST!
So there it is...the overall image is lovely, but my craftmanship leaves a LOT to be desired. Although I had issues today, I have been SO INCREDIBLY blessed and honored to be a part of this product launch and am EXCITED to show you all the things I have been working on with these fantastic items! I am also submitting these to the JUGS #679 Wedding challenge, the Color Throwdown Challenge #743 of pink, lime green and white and The Flower Challenge #80 pastel flowers.
9 comments:
Stargazers are a favorite lily/flower of mine and these are outstanding! Honestly, I did not see even one of those "flubs" that you describe! Gorgeous card for our wedding theme this week at Just Us Girls!!! So happy you shared this beauty with us!!!
You would never have know all the trials and tribulations in making this card just by looking at it! It's very pretty! I love it because it reminds me of the tiger lilies I had in some of my wedding flowers. Thanks for playing with Just Us Girls!
I do understand where you are coming from, but like they say, we are our own worst critic! 😂 Your perseverance paid off because this is gorgeous, from the colours to the colouring to the design.
I'll bet you gave the biggest sigh of relief when you finished this beauty, Kristin - now you can celebrate as you finished in first place today at JUGS!!
You earned every accolade, my friend! wow, just wow - how beautiful it is!
Congratulations!
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Super gorgeous! I know the feeling of making mistakes as I put together a card. Just know, none of us could see anything wrong.
What a stunning creation Kristin, absolutely beautiful. Thank you for joining us at The Flower Challenge DT Aileen
Your lilies are gorgeous! I wouldn't have even noticed the other issues if you had not pointed them out! Beautiful card! Thanks so much for joining us at the Color Throwdown this week!
The lilies are gorgeous and the overall design is so elegant! I love this! I can't see any of those issues you wrote :) ! Thank you so much for playing at The Flower Challenge!
Beautiful card Kristin, sounds like you had a few problems but it turned out very well in the end, we all loved it over at 'The Flower Challenge' ;) Viv DT xx
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