Today's New Release from Flourishes is a WOW one :) I had never seen these flowers before, being a "northerner" and all, they wouldn't grow here, but in Florida where Jan Marie is you would find these amazing Passion Flowers :) They are such a detailed, unique and showy flower, and they come in so many colors. I have a card to show you now, and then if you come back at noon for the challenge I'll show you another one that I love too!
I found a picture of a unique passion flower variety, it's called an Kerala Albino, and it says on wikipedia (if you can trust it :) ) that it's quite rare. I colored up and die cut part of the image to show off just some of the blossoms from this stamp. The layout is the July SFYTT from Jen Del Muro. I used the Spellbinders Blossoms Die and Standard Circles Dies for the main image, Lattice Spellbinders die on the left, bordered with some satin pleated ribbon, then a gingham checked bow, with our Tailor Made Flourishes Classic Tag, and some MME Blush buttons.
Below is the inspiration photo, gorgeous isn't it?
And here's a close-up of the coloring:
If you look closely you'll see that I added some sparkle to the blossoms with my glitter pen. Here's the Flourishes Copic Collections I used:
New Release Details!
- Be sure to visit all the Design Team's Blogs and comment because hidden amoung us is....
If you find the Mystery Bloggers Blog, you could be chosen to win today's set!
- Come back at Noon Central Time today to see the Flourishes Noon-Time Challenge (I'll have a sample). Join us in the Challenge and you could win New Release Sets too!
- And a chance to win the WHOLE July New Release can be had if you participate in our July New Release Challenge - and it's a Sketch. Deadline for the Challenges is Friday July 13th.
- Beate Johns
- Christine Okken
- Cindy Lawrence
- Danielle Kennedy
- Jan Marie Caruso
- Julie Koerber
- Sharon Doolittle
- Silke Ledlow
- Stacy Morgan
- Tammy Hershberger
Thanks for dropping by today....see you at Noon!
43 comments:
Christine your card is beautiful! I love the colors! I am also a new follower and would love if you could stop by my blog and follow me too =)
Thanks!
Hugs,
Jo
www.jwscrapshack.blogspot.com
Wow! I wish I could have these beautiful flowers in my garden! Your card is gorgeous, Christine!
This card is gorgeous and so is this stamp. Love your colouring and the inspiration pic.
Love the pink, black, and white combo on your card. Such a delicate flower and you certainly have done it justice! Lovely creation!
WOW! So pretty! Love your colouring.
Beth Greco
Stunning! Love the great shading on the white petals and the lovely lattice.
Absolutely stunning Christine!! I just love your coloring!! So realistic and perfect with the inspiration!! Great colors and design!!
hugs,
Chris
What a pretty pink and black card. I love that you just used part of the image for this, and that variety is so pretty. Of course, I just had to click on the photo to see how you achieved the pretty pink bg around the image. Love the dotted bg--it adds so much interest!
Stunning card Christine! Love the black, white and pink, the way you coloured the image and all of the fabulous layers. Great new stamp set.
This is beautiful!!!!
beautiful card and another lovely stamp set. Have a great day
A very beautiful lovely card. Love this stamp set. Mary L Schreiber
Beautiful Christine - love that soft inspiration and how you added that pop of black for a little drama! Well done!
WOW! Christine, I love your black and pink colors, they just Pop that Passion flower off the page!! What an excellent job coloring it in!! I really struggled with mine and the coloring, even when I looked up some pics ;) I can't wait to see what you have at noon! :)
~ Amanda :)
wow!this is stunning in pink.
Wow those are some pretty flowers and very unique, you did a great job in capturing how they look, lovely dies to go with your image too!
Beautiful, That's a variety I haven't seen before. I love you card, the detail and the focus on the image. Wonderful inspiration,
Jan Marie
Flourishes
I have never seen or heard of that flower before. It's pretty amazing and you have coloured yours wonderfully. Great use of Jen's sketch too.
A beautiful card. I love how you've used a partial image and the colours are gorgeous.
Stunning Christine! Love that you looked for inspiration from nature (I do the same thing :) ). Gorgeous card and details!
Wow, what an amazing flower! You have colored it perfectly!
I admire the way you orchestrated that intricate stamen. Nice!
Peace, Becky Johnson
Oooh...that IS a beautiful color-combo for the passion flower! Your take on it is so very pretty, my friend! Love all your sweet details too!
Ooh! This is just gorgeous!
I just can't get enough flowers! I keep telling myself that I do not need anymore, then Flourishes/design team introduces another and I can't resist. Love your cards Christine. Some day I am hoping my coloring skills look as good as yours.
Mary H.
Christine,
Your coloring is exactly like the picture, just beautiful.
Beautiful...love the color of the flower, and the pink and black...love it...love it...and like you, I am a "Northern" too...what a pretty flower!!
Gorgeous artwork Christine! Love the pink and black and your amazing design!
Very pretty!! You matched the photo with your coloring perfectly!! And I love the little strip of lattice die; perfect for a flower card.
Gorgeous coloring and BEAUTIFUL card.
Hugs and smiles
Beautiful - I can't wait to get my hands on this one!!!
What a really beautiful card, love all the detail. I can't wait to get this stamp for I'm been growing my own passion flower for 3 years.
Fabulous... I love the pink, black and white together, one of my favorite color combos.
Christine, this is such a gorgeous card and I love the set too! And the photo of the real thing, your inspiration, is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing it and for the chance to win!
Such a pretty image and such a gorgeous card! Your colouring skills are amazing.
Jo R. (Australia)
This is so pretty in pink! The white lattice die cut is such a perfect companion for this gorgeous vine!
Love how you colored...looks so real and so like the rare specimen. Must have this stamp. Beautiful card!
Gorgeous flowers, an the stamp really has brought this ever unusual flower to life. Love your pink.....hugs
Very pretty--I like the pink and black together.
Great color combo - the black really makes the soft colors pop!
This is so beautiful, love how you used this months sketch.
Beautiful card and take on the sketch! I love pink and black...so stunning together. The border is beautiful and so is the border around your flower. Just a stunning piece of work. Thanks for the inspiration.
Beautiful job on this, Christine! Looks exactly like the photo!
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