Are you ready for a challenge? Here's the latest inspiration photo from Fusion Card Challenge. I am more inspired by photos than anything else. When I saw this photo I thought it was fresh and how shall I say? "interesting"? I mean green, orange and purple hearts? For Valentines?!!! Don't get me wrong .. I loved the watercolor / stained glass look of the hearts in the photo, but I wasn't crazy about the colors and wan't sure if I'd be able to pull it off. No worries.. if you're just not feeling it then go with the sketch this time. I'm always trying (key word "trying") to be clever and incorporate the photo and the sketch together. This one took me a little trial and error, but in the end I really love the way it turned out.
I originally envisioned a background of green orange and purple watercolor with white heart die cuts set on top. When I finished my watercolor panel it just wasn't much to look at. What to do next? Well instead of throwing out my watercolor panel I die cut hearts from it. I tried to keep each heart primarily one color - green, orange or purple to help define each one. I layered them like the sketch on a neutral base of pattern paper.
Ready to see what the rest of the team made for this challenge? Just click on their names below to jump to their blog.
We'd love to see you playing along - you can link up your design and get all the details here at Fusion Card Challenge! Hugs and have a great day !
Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Dies: Memory Box Open Studio Stitched Heart Layers, All About the Love, Stitched Country Borders, Poppystamps Shimmering Heart Border
Pattern Paper Basic Grey B Side 12"
Peerless Watercolors
Enamel Dots
21 comments:
What a fabulously funky love card, Jeanne! You've learnt your lesson well. Looking fwd to more bold moves from you!
x Asha
Beautiful card, Jeanne! I've been wondering how to tackle this challenge today too! I love how colorful and creative it is! AND . . .I REALLY love this new look of your blog! I haven't visited it for a while since I subscribe by email, but I came by today and wow, this is really fresh and cheerful! LOVE it! You are one of my muses, Jeanne!
Take care!
Michele
absolutely PERFECT.
Magnificent! Love those hearts and the cool background paper!
Your trial and error ended up with an excellent result Jeanne! Love the design on the paper behind your lovely hearts too!
Well you rocked the colours. I like the touch of colour at the edge of each heart and the gold is the perfect touch x
Your card is fun and vibrant! It could be used for masculine or feminine.
So awesome. Love your new designed blog too!!!! Xo
The fact that you almost threw out this panel made me gasp - WOWZAS! This is so beyond stunning! Love the vibrancy of it and the nontraditional twist on a Valentine!
This turned out perfect!! Love those watercolored hearts with the black and white....gold sentiment is perfect!
Gorgeous Jeanne, so glad you stuck with it! Eye candy sweet thing!
Oh wow, your hearts are so pretty and I like the shimmery gold!!
Wow, I love this! And those colors are so funky and cool, especially done in watercolors. Wonderful patterned paper for the background too!
Love your new header too! Is it brand new or have I just missed it???
Love how those watercolor hearts pop on your paper! Such a fun card!
Love, love and love this card, Jeanne...from the colourful hearts to the graphic background, to the polka-dot edge...love it ALL! Thanks for sharing how this came to be, because I loved reading that, too. Swooning...
Hugs~c
Jeanne, this is absolutely perfect!!!! LOVE it!
You rock, Jeanne! This is gorgeous! Love the gradient of color, and the black is a perfect neutral! Perfection! Oh, and your header is so fresh and fun!
What a beautiful card!!!
This card is such a wow, Jeanne! Your hearts look fabulous and I really love the neutral yet retro looking background to them.
I know I'm late visiting this post, but I kept it in my inbox to get to it. This is my absolute favorite card you've ever done, Jeanne! I'm pinning this puppy. It's extraordinary!! Hugs, Darnell
Post a Comment