African Violets

Challenges can be fun and this one was a great way to use up some scraps. I also elected to make it in an A7 size because I resized the image a bit larger than usual for ease of coloring.

Give this new challenge a look and play along at Double Trouble Challenge #1 beginning today. You have until May 31, 2018 to submit your creation.

You may also choose to join in the tic-tac-toe challenge at the Crafter's Café #197 beginning June 1, 2018. You have until June 14, 2018 to submit your creation. I made two cards for CC challenge and the other card can be viewed HERE.

To keep the focus on the floral image, I used patterned paper that has a water colored look for the yellow and purple backgrounds. I especially liked the yellow cast on the left of the purple paper. The green cardstock was embossed for texture. These were adhered to the white card base. The sentiment was computer generated, matted and adhered with foam tape for height.

The image was downloaded, resized, printed and colored. Then it was die cut and framed with this pretty round die. The image was backed with foam tape and adhered. Pearls were added. The inside of the card was decorated with a strip of matching yellow paper.

Come on by Double Trouble Challenge #1 - there is a prize and Crafter's Café offers prizes, too!

At the urging of a friend (see comments below), I am submitting this card to The Three Amigos May Challenge #14  and The Spring/Summer 2018 Coffee Lover's Challenge.

Techniques: Coloring, dry embossing, die cutting
Size: A7 (5" x 7")

Materials
Stamps: "Violet Teacup" digital image from Bugaboo Stamps; sentiment computer generated
Inks: Copic Alcohol Markers
Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Whisper White & Grass Green (retired); Spectrum Noir paper for Alcohol Markers
Paper: Lawn Fawn "Watercolor Wishes"
Die: MFT "Linked Chain Circle Frame"
Misc.: Stampin' Up! Dimensionals (foam tape); purple gems from my stash