Monday, March 21, 2016

Freshly Made Sketches 228

I am rushing to get this posted.  I looked at my list of challenges, and this one closes in less than 2 hours. (It's almost like a scramble over at the Hero Arts Flickr group!)

Of course I have had a whole week to work on it, but somehow I never got to it. Here is the sketch for Freshly Made Sketches # 228.


I pulled out an un-inked stamp set from Stampin Up - Best Thoughts.  I love hydrangeas.  I must have 5 different stamps.  This mophead is fabulously drawn.  For the card base I added a bit of tone on tone with the Stamping Up Hardwood stamp for some texture.



I took out my colored pencils (Artist's loft 48 pk) and went to work with 3 pinks and 3 greens.  A bit of gamsol to blend it at the end and it was time to fuss with the sentiment.  For the second time in a row, I had to cover a boo boo...but again it looks better with the bit of white on black for additional contrast.

Thanks so much for stopping by!


10 comments:

Martha said...

Cat, this is simply beautiful. I love it.

Betty said...

so lovely, Cat - i love hydrangeas too!

Greta said...

Oh this is so pretty, Cat! Having a short time clearly works for you!

Narelle Farrugia said...

This is really lovely! Your flower is perfectly coloured and I adore the soft colour combo you've used. Thanks for joining us at FMS this week!

I Card Everyone said...

Really lovely, Cat!
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lauren bergold said...

holy macaroni you are SOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD at CAS. i just marvel at how you do that!!! ♥

Tracey McNeely said...

Beautiful beautiful card Cat!

Barb Ghig said...

Your coloring is really amazing, Cat! I love the color combo of pink and green for this beautiful hydrangea, and your CAS design is stunning!

Leigh Penner said...

Oh, this is so pretty!

Jen Mitchell said...

This is so beautiful! I love the way you've colored the hydrangea. Thanks for playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches!