Fusion Card Challenge - Let Us Remember

Hi friends! Are you looking for a card challenge to play? A new one starts today at Fusion Card Challenge! You'll love this challenge because there are three ways to play.. you can play along with the sketch, be inspired by the photo, or FUSE them together and play with BOTH!

I'm always drawn to the photo first! This challenge is called Let Us Remember and is a tribute to our veterans. I was immediately drawn to the poppies in the foreground. I love the bright red against the sunshine and silhouette of the soldier. If you're not loving the photo.. No worries! Play along with the sketch! If you're really feeling clever today you can FUSE them both TOGETHER! 

The first poppy stamp that came to mind for me was the Altenew Painted Poppy. It's an older set, but still a beauty and easy to stamp in colorful layers. 

I arranged the poppies on a die cut Watercolor Stripes background that was layered over a panel that I inked up with ombre blue shades of distress ink. I love the contrast of the red and blue together and in the end it looks very patriotic. 

I always splatter distress ink backgrounds - it forgives any harsh areas where the colors blend together. I was tempted to add some glossy accents to the flower centers but decided to leave them "as is". I stamped a bitty "remember" from the Sweet Friend stamp set on one of the die cut stripes. 

Now it's your turn! Now it's your turn! Are you ready to play? I wonder how you will interpret the photo! Maybe you need a little more inspiration? Check out designs from the rest of the team. Just click on their names below to jump to their blogs.

Barb Ghigliotty

Jen Mitchell

Karren Johnson 

Linda Callahan 

Lyndal Higgins 

Michelle Leone 

Michelle Lupton 

Michelle Williams 

Wanda Cullen

I hope I see you at Fusion Card Challenge! I cant wait to see what you make!



Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Altenew Painted Poppy, Sweet Friend
Dies | Altenew Painted Poppy, Watercolor Stripes

ALT = Altenew
SSS = Simon Says Stamp
SC = Scrapbook.com

Painted Poppy ALT | SSS | SC	Painted Poppy Die ALT | SSS | SC	Sweet Friend ALT	Watercolor Stripes ALT | SSS | SC	Green Fields ALT | SSS
Red Cosmos Oval Inks ALT | SSS	Tumbled Glass SSS | SC | DB	Salty Ocean SSS | SC | DB	Blueprint Sketch SSS | SC | DB
Chipped Sapphire SSS | SC | DB