Considering how many flower-themed cards I create, you’d think I’d have a card in each and every gallery for The Flower Challenge. Alas, not so. No explanation for it, either. However, I was determined to enter a card for their 7th birthday challenge. I didn’t have a lot of crafting time over the weekend, and I was disappointed with the one card I made, so I started a new card last night and finished it today.
For this card, I pulled out one of my favorite Pinkfresh Studio florals, Magnolia Background, and it’s accompanying set of stencils. On Saturday, I received the ink cubes for their new sets of color and was anxious to try them out. I knew I would love the Napa Valley set–a beautiful set of purples, and I also used two of the colors in the Green Gables set.
I decided to try a “spotlight” design, cutting the center from the card, adding a narrow gold frame and repositioning it with some dimensional tape. It’s the first time I’ve tried this, and I think it worked very well. The stamping was gold embossed so I chose a gold embossed sentiment from Pinkfresh’s Perfect Sentiments.
In addition to The Flower Challenge, I’m adding this to the Just Add Ink Challenge: Spotlight Technique.
Your spotlight did work very well. Such a pretty card. I like the colours. I’ve just started to use PinkFresh cubes, of course I got several in varying shades of pink (col).
Your card is so beautiful, Karen. The new shades of purple look lovely, as does how the spotlight technique by adding the frame and dimension. I’m so glad you were able to join our 7th birthday celebration at The Flower Challenge and I hope you will do so in the future as well, because it was wonderful to see your card in the gallery!
Gorgeous spotlight card, Karen! I always enjoy your beautiful card, and so happy to visit your blog and share that I’m a fan! Thanks for playing along at The Flower Challenge!
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