May 06 2007
Rose on a Frame
Boy, this sure turned out purple, didn’t it? I thought I’d use Lavender Lace since it’s been neglected for a while. I rarely use less than three colors on a card and it wasn’t until I finished this that I realized I’d only used two. The little bit of green and the white hardly count. Nevertheless, I like it in it’s very purple way.
This 5 1/4″ square card worked best for the frame idea I had in my head. I thought about this last night before I went to bed, and again today while I was working in the garden, so it went together pretty fast when I had time to get to it. I stamped the rose and leaves in Night of Navy and Always Artichoke craft ink and clear embossed, then stippled on the color after highlighting with a white crayon (crayon resist). The rose is Lavender Lace with a little Elegant Eggplant in the center to add some simple shading. The frame, which I trimmed with scallop scissors, has a 2″ opening and is mounted on dimensional tape over a Night of Navy base that has ordinary drywall tape over it. The rose was mounted on dimensional tape, too, and placed in the center of the frame. The polka dots were made with the flower center dot from this set, Mixed Bouquet. The Bouquet wheel in the background is White Craft and the Mixed Bouquet sentiment is stamped in Night of Navy.
Can you believe this is the first time I’ve used the rose from this set? I made a polyshrink charm with it once, but that’s all. It gave me the impression of being too big and open and lacking detail and I just didn’t know what I’d do with it. Well, shame on me! It’s actually a pretty fun image. I’ve got one or two more ideas for it that I’ll get to later and that will about wrap it up for this set for the time being. I’m back to work in the morning after a too short, but very satisfying weekend!
Super pretty Leslie! This is one of my favorite floral sets (one that I won’t get rid of) and I love all of the purple! I would have never thought to pair Lavender Lace with Night of Navy, but it looks very pretty together.
Linda
I love it in its very purple way! One of my favorite colors. This is truly a gorgeous card and how perfect with the frame.
I have this set and have yet to use it. I know exactly what you mean about the rose.. especially after RIW and the fullness of that rose image. Well… you sure put that feeling to rest with this card. You definitely figured out ‘what to do with it’!!! I wish I could get inside your head just once and borrow some of your creativity!! That rose has never looked better. I hardly ever use purple and this has completely inspired me to give it a try. And I love the frame you made with the drywall background. Bottom line… This card is GORGEOUS, Leslie.
How nice you’ve finally used this rose image. It is fun, isn’t it? Just a bit more casual in style. And you did splendidly with it, of course. Very nice dimension and square format design, and I really like the combo of Lavender and Navy. Linda
Wow! That is exactly what fell out of my mouth when I opened your page today! Wow! Love this! This is one of the sets I’m really sad to see go!
OMG Leslie, I love your purple rose and motif. Then you so cleverly made such a cute frame (love the dots) with the cool mesh bg. Love your wheeled BG too. A really gorgeous card with one of my fav. stamp sets and wheels. TFS
Yes, it’s certainly purple, but it’s really pretty! Very nice.
STUNNING! I love this Leslie! So pretty!
This is so pretty! I love the polka dot scalloped frame with the drywall tape. The crayon resist looks so nice, as well as the wheeled background. Wonderful!
I love purple, I love Mixed Bouquet, and I love this card!!
**GASP**
Leslie this knocks my socks off!!!!!! The colors are soooo beautiful and I love that framed image!
Just Beautiful Leslie!!!!! Purple is SO my Favourite Colour!!!!!
Vicki
Leslie, I DON’T like purple, AT ALL. But I love your card! I love the dotted, scalloped frame, the drywall tape behind it, the gorgeous rose! Simply stunning!
Love this — that mesh behind the flower looks like a trellis — how perfect — pretty card!!!
So very gorgeous looking! Love the frame idea!
~Angie
Beautiful! This has become one of my favorite sets because for a newbie stamper - it seems so forgiving. Jut love everything about this card.