Monday 16 July 2018

Colouring die cuts

 I've had this die for a while but never tried colouring it.  The background is smooshed with Distress Oxide inks, the cone flower die cut is watercoloured..  I gave it dimension by placing it on 2 layers of card stock.




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Card Recipe
Stamps: Tim Hotz
Paper: 110lbwhite, watercolour, mixed media
Ink: Distress oxides, Ranger archival
Accessories: Aqua markers, Distress oxides, Distinctly Dee's cone flower die, Stamplorations  double running stitch die, Simon says stamp stiched rectangle
Techniques: Smoshing, die cutting


20 comments:

Christine Alexander said...

thanks for dropping by :)

aussie aNNie said...

Love your gorgeous card Christine..the blue is gorgeous too.
Following you now, come over and say HI..xx
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Christine Alexander said...

Annie, so happy to see you are following. thanks for your wonderful comment :)

nancy littrell said...

OMG Christine...Absolutely Gorgeous Splash DOX background in green tones. It really makes your bright blue colored die cut cone flowers pop! I love your CAS framing too. TFS and joining us at CAS Watercolour and CAS Mix Up. Hugs.. Hugs..

Susan said...

The echinacea are beautifully coloured! And they look great against that wonderful earthy background!

Bonnie said...

Your coneflowers are GORGEOUS, Christine! Love the beautiful blue and dark centers! Your splashed background is perfect for showing off the flowers! Thanks so much for sharing this with us at CAS Mix Up and CAS Watercolour!

Susan Joyce said...

Simply gorgeous Christine, I love every detail. Thanks for joining us at CAS Mix Up.

Loll said...

Beautiful colouring of your cone flowers Christine. Love them over the splashed background. Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up and CAS Watercolour! xx

BożenA said...

WOW! Christine, this card is so beautiful! I love the background, it is so unique! This makes this card unique. I also love your beautifully colored flowers, great color!
Hugs,
BożenA

Nstiz said...

Beautiful! Love the way you colored the cone flowers! Such a gorgeous color against your smooshed background, Christine. I also love the detail you added to the leaves.

Mac Mable said...

Such a fabulous colour combination and such a unique and beautiful card. Those die cut flowers that you've coloured are stunning x. Thank you for adding this beauty to the CAS Mix Up Challenge x

Ina G said...

Awesome background Christine and I love the colours of your cone flowers. Such detail. Thanks for sharing with us at Just Us Girls this week.

Bobby said...

What a great splashed background to show off the beautiful cone flowers, Christine. Thanks for sharing your card with us at Just Us Girls.

Jo said...

Blue cone beauties Christine. Love the splash background giving the impression of a green field, perfect for this bouquet. Great card!
Thanks for joining us at CAS Mix Up!

Viv said...

Beautiful Christine.

Gerrina said...

Just had to take a closer look; your card is gorgeous!

Trina P. said...

Wow! Gorgeous and artsy, Christine! Beautiful die cut colouring. Love the flowers in my favourite blue colour. And it pops nicely against that stunning background. xx

Papercraft Boutique said...

Beautiful colors and effects everywhere, Christine! The blue cone flowers look so pretty with the muted green splash background. Love that you gave the flowers dimension. It really works! Hideko xx

Marcia Hill said...

WOW...this is one GORGEOUS card Christine!! Your splashed background is just lovely, but your Coneflowers steal the show! I love the colors and how you layered them to give some more depth and dimension...they really stand out against the background! Thanks so much for sharing this beauty with us at CAS Watercolour!! :0)

Marianne said...

Love how your bright blue cone flowers pop against the lovely green background.