Sunday, June 2, 2013

Thank you for being you for AEI♥U challenge

****It's the last day to enter my Birthday/Blogaversary giveaway....scroll down to get the details.


Just a quick post today.  I decided to play along with the AEI♥U challenge....last minute as usual!  Here's the inspiration photo:


I was inspired by the colors as well as the pillows, and here is what I created:  


I pulled out my Rounded Diamonds set and started playing with just one of the images to come up with this design.  It's amazing how many possibilities you have with basic shapes!  I first stamped a square with the corner of the diamond that has the square in it pointing out, at the corners.

Then I colored the image in very lightly with Spectrum Noir markers.  I say lightly because I planned to stamp and color over top and I didn't want a lot of running/feather of the stamped lines.  I used TB1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 graduating the colors.  

Then I turned the stamp around, stamping it on an angle with the corner pointed toward the center of the image to create a diamond over the square.  I colored it the same way/order so that you can see changes in shades where the colors overlap.

I created the little mat out of a piece of white cardstock and that I colored with TB5, and added a bit of TB6 on the outside edge.

The stamped piece was fussy cut and is popped out using Zots.  I added a little bit of glitter tape (which I also colored with TB6 to deepen/darken the color) for a bit of bling.

Thanks for coming by!  Hope your weekend is going well!

Supplies Used
Paper/Cardstock:  CTMH - White Daisy
Stamps:  Avery Elle - Rounded Diamonds; Hero Arts - Thanks a Bunch
Ink:  CTMH - Outdoor Denim
Other:  Spectrum Noir Markers - TB1, TB2, TB3, TB5, TB6; American Crafts - Glitter Tape; Thermoweb - Zots Dimensional Adhesive; Tombow - Mono Adhesive







21 comments:

  1. Love how this turned out, Mirian! The colors are wonderful together! Beautiful card!

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  2. What a gorgeous card - wow! Simply beautiful.

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  3. Miriam this is stunning! I adore graphic cards like this!

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  4. Ever so pretty, Miriam! Swoon! Really adore that glittery edge! Such a beautiful inspiration pic, too!

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  5. This is such a cool design, Miriam! Love the graphic look of it and all of the pretty blue.

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  6. That is amazing! So fun and so pretty! I just placed an order with AE and debated getting that set...in the end I didn't and of course now I'm kicking myself!

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  7. What a goooooooooorgeous design! LOVE the coloring-- beautifully done!

    ps.. THANKS for leaving some love on the Virtual Smooches blog!! I love that you enjoy watching my videos:) <3 You made my day!!!

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  8. This is a great card, Miriam. I adore geometric shapes and in such lovely shades of blue too! Glitter tape - yummy! Great take from that inspiration photo!

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  9. Woah! Miriam this looks like stained glass!!! Awesome!!!!

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  10. Congrats on your AE win, Miriam! This is absolutely stunning!

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  11. Fabulous card, Miriam! I was so excited to see that you'd won the AE contest!

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  12. This card is absolutely amazing. Easy to see why you were the selected winner.

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  13. Quite amazing, Miriam! I can see why it's a WINNER! Congrats!!

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  14. What a gorgeous card Miriam! BRAVO!!

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  15. This one totally speaks to me ... love how you were able to get that design from one shape, way to go!! And it looks like congrats are in order. No surprise on that one though : )

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  16. What a striking design! Love these beautiful blues together!

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  17. Wow! What a gorgeous, graphic shape...so perfectly executed! Love your take on the challenge!

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