Mar 30 2008
Marguerite Trio
Hello, again! Well, I spent all weekend working on my stamp room and it’s still in a horrific state, not conducive to stamping at all. I’ve got a new desk set up but the rest of the room has to be completely overhauled. I have no idea what to put where. I’m not sure if it’s a matter of too many choices or too few choices. I thought if I sat down and stamped a card it would help me decide how best to arrange my supplies. Sure enough, certain things became obvious but I spent more time searching for displaced items than I did actually stamping. Unfortunately, the chaos reaches into two other rooms and the hallway, as well. I just hope I can find somewhere to sleep tonight!
I felt like making something flowery today so I used some of my new stamps from Rubbernecker. If you’ve been stamping for a few years you may have
heard of KK Originals, a line of stamps drawn by Kathy Kaberline. Starting April 1st, this Marguerite Trio and many other KK Originals will be available at the Rubbernecker site. If you’d like to see previews of some of the other designs you may enjoy these samples by the Rubbernecker design team:
The sentiment I used on this card is a Rubbernecker stamp (not KK Originals) and I do think it’s beautiful. My flowers were stamped with Jet Black Stazon and watercolored with inks. I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen Marguerite Daisies in this color but, truthfully, at first I was thinking they were chrysanthemums. I was taking far too long a time trying to decide what color to paint them when, finally, I remembered some chrysanthemums I had in exactly this color. I was happily painting away when — oops — daisies! Darn it! If I hadn’t been working in such mess I might have been thinking more clearly…
It’s time for me to see if I can find the bed underneath all the stamping debris. I’ll try to be back for a visit as soon as possible. If you don’t hear from me pretty soon I’m probably under a pile of rubble… Have a great week!
Your coloring is beautiful on this! I love how you used the green and yellow around those pretty flowers!! This is just lovely!! Best wishes with organizing your stamping stuff!
Wow, this is just so beautiful and elegnat! Your colouring is perfect!
Hi,
Found your blog as you do, while surfing and am I glad I did!
Saw this card and just had to linger a while and add a comment.
It’s exquisite. I’d fallen out of love with my ‘flowery’ stamps ’till I saw this and realised what could actually be done with them.
Thank you for saving my flower stamps from the big dark cupboard! lol
Take care
Viv
xxx
Gorgeous Leslie!!
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No matter what color they are, Leslie, your Marguerites are beautiful!! Gorgeous coloring, as always! And I LOVE how you attached that great sentiment! Too cool!
Leslie, this is so gorgeous! As always, your watercoloring is fabulous!
Love it!!! Wonderful sentiment and your coloring is awesome!!!
This is totally gorgeous! Love the colors/coloring…as always! I so identify with the stamp room disorganization problem. I have so much spread out and not in their proper “homes” that I have to do the same… {{smile}}. Hope you get back to some order soon. TFS!
Oh my your coloring of this is just amazing and beautiful, also love the papers and the too cute tag, LOVE it!
Beautiful card!!
GORGEOUS!!! Your coloring is awesome….and the tag sentiment is just the perfect touch!! Awesome Card!!
Beautiful, beautiful. Your painting is gorgeous!
Just beautiful!!
Oh……… yummy Leslie!!!!!
Great minds DO think alike!
I don’t know……the leaves sure look like chrysanthemums to me! Love your gorgeous watercoloring. Your shading is perfect and the color are so pretty. I would not change a thing. TFS
Your cards are totally amazing! Lesli featured you on her blog…I’m so glad she did! You are truly an artist!!!
Wow, this card is stunning!!! Your colors are fabulous! There are so many designer plants out there who’s to say there isn’t a purple Margarite Daisy! There is now, thank you
Beautiful!
I don’t have a stamp room - my DH must be regretting offering a “portion” of our bedroom for me. Overflow goes all over our once spacious home. I love my grown sons but if they would go out into the world… Can’t waitt to see your space when you have it the way you want. I’l still be under my rubble.
Gorgeous, gorgeous card Leslie!! I know what you mean, when I did my stamp room, I felt totally overwhelmed, but now that it is all done, I LOVE it - hang in there, it will come together! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
oh I love these colors, Leslie! Your watercoloring is so lovely!!
This is gorgeous! More flowers I need.
Love this card. The flowers are beautiful.
Charmaine
Pretty watercoloring! It’s so nice and soft. I love the handwriting of the sentiment.
This is gorgeous! I love the watercoloring, and the way you did the sentiment up in the tag. Always gorgeous!
This is just a fantabulous card, love the elegance of the image and the coloring is perfection!!
I would say artistic license allows you to designate these lovely mauve flowers as daisies OR chrysanthemums, whichever you so choose! Your watercoloring is beautiful, especially the shading around the flowers - it brightens up the muted color scheme. Love the tag sentiment with the pretty ribbon and swirl clip embellishment. Linda
Beautiful! I love how you add “glow” around your images.
A beautiful image and your watercoloring is just perfect — so, so soft and pretty — just like those flowers!!! Great, simple layout and love your papers and embellies — a perfectly gorgeous card!!!
Your coloring and shading are just gorgeous, Leslie! And I love that sentiment!
Oh how I love to gaze at your cards! The coloring on this so so beautiful it takes me to a calm place.