Thursday, May 5, 2011

To the World

I recently got an order of stamps from Julee at Verve Stamps (amazingly fast shipping and great customer service!).  I love the beautiful sentiments in so many of the sets.  I love the fonts, words, everything.  I have a wishlist a mile long and I'm not telling how large my order was! lol   Anyway, I had a chance this week to play along with a couple current Verve challenges so I created this card.



The first challenge I played along with is the April Diva Dare which is April Showers Bring May Flowers so I had to create a card with some beautiful flowers.  The second challenge is the Viva La Verve May Week One challenge which are sketch challenges.  Here's this week's sketch:


Thanks for the fun sketch, Amber!  I always love doing sketch challenges because coming up with a new and fresh sketch can sometimes be the most difficult part of making a card for me.


I used the beautiful One Person stamp set for my flowers and sentiment.  I stamped the flowers with copic x-press it cardstock and tuxedo black memento ink.  I stamped the small flower and the large flower twice.  I colored the flowers with copic markers and cut them out.  I cut the center out of the second lage flower and popped it up with foam adhesive on my large flower  I used the leaves from the second large flower beside the small flowers.   I used some patterned papers from Echo Park's Walk in the Park line.  After die cutting my sentiment with a square nestability die, I sponged some antique linen distress ink around the edge while the cardstoc was still in the die.  I also embossed my oval patterned paper with the Seeing Spots cuttlebug embossing folder before I stitched all my papers.  I added my sentiment and flowers with foam adhesive.

Have a beautiful day!

Niki

23 comments:

AJ said...

fabulous card Niki!! love it-

Shannan Teubner said...

OOOOooooo Niki!! This is stunning!! Verve looks good on you! ;)

Kathy Martin said...

Oh girl...you've got some talent! Awesome card! :)

Betsy said...

Love this card, Niki!!! The flowers are beautiful, and the sentiment is one of my favorites!

Dee in N.H. said...

Gorgeous! Incredible Verviness!

Alice Roushia said...

This is the most beautiful card I have seen. Great colors and coloring. I really like this one.

karen q said...

This one is beautiful. Love those flowers and of course, the colors you chose. I do think that Verve can't be beat for amazing verses. Have a good evening.

Betty said...

GASP! Stunning and so beautifully colored and detailed, Niki! Love the cut work dimensional flower accenting! Gorgeous card!

Jackie Pedro said...

Shannan's right!! Verve DOES LOOK GOOD on you!!! This is stunning, Niki! Gorgeous colors!

Andrea Ewen said...

Oh. My. Goodness. ...Niki, this is stunning! Your color choices are exquisite and you worked this sketch fabulously! That is, in fact, one of my favorite Verve sentiments and you've showcased it beautifully.

Cassandra said...

So so beautiful Niki, love pretty much everything about this card.

Judi said...

Oooh, I feel my bank balance shrinking!! Thanks for the link - I think! Beautiful card too.

Leigh Ann Baird said...

Good grief this is stunning!

Sara Mac said...

Niki this card is perfection!! Have a great weekend:)

velta said...

Oh my Niki this is beautiful! I love the colors and the sentiment is perfect for anyone. Happy Mother's Day to you!!!

deb vandersteeg said...

Niki this is so beautiful!! Just breathtaking!
Hugs,
Deb

Beate said...

STUNNING card, Nikki! I love everything about it. Gorgeous colored flowers, wonderful layout and paper choices.
Have a wonderful Mother's Day weekend!
Hugs and smiles

Tosh said...

This is absolutely stunning Niki!! I LOVE the papers and colors you used with this sketch. And your flowers are beyond gorgeous!! WOW!

Julee said...

Oh, wow, this is breathtaking! The colors have such depth and your bow is simply perfect. Gorgeous card!

vicki dutcher said...

Excellent use of papers on this -- fabulous card!!

Jen Cuthbertson said...

I swore I already commented on this card, Niki but I guess I just admired it from my rss feed, lol! Love the rich colors and the yellow centers of those flowers are lovely! Gorgeous card!

Charmaine Ikach said...

This is absolutely gorgeous, Niki!

Alice W. said...

this is so pretty! love the colors you used. beautiful card!