Friday, August 27, 2010

Simple Roses...

Sometimes, just a simple image can make a card. It's an image that when you take a step back, you realize, "This card really doesn't need a lot of stuff. It can just "be" all on it's own!" And that, my friends, is what I decided when I picked up the Beauty Within set.


I stamped the stained glass roses and just cut along the line, added some beautiful silk ribbon, some pearls (added a little color to the pearls with my Copic markers), matted it with foam tape onto a Labels 8 die cut shape and then matted this all onto a piece of decorative paper adorned with a small zig zag stitch. Just that simple! I did stamp two of the stained glass roses and popped up part of the image in places just for a little extra pop. To color my image -- I grabbed my Copics and went to town with RV32, RV34, YG00, YG03 and YG63. The image was accented with the help of a B000 marker. Easy peasy lemon squeezy for this 'Flourishes Friday!'
Speaking of Flourishes Friday, Leslie Miller has a great tutorial over on the Flourishes blog today showcasing the wonderful world of background stamps! So, be sure to click HERE to check it out and... don't forget to stop by the other Flourishes gals spots on the web to see what they cooked up this week!

Danielle Kennedy
Cindy Lawrence
Christine Okken
Dawn Burnworth

Laura Fredrickson
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan

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15 comments:

Glenda said...

Just Gorgeous! I love everything about it!

ChristineCreations said...

You are so right, absolutely beautiful just the way it is :)

Leslie Miller said...

You are so right about this image needing nothing more than a simple setting. This is what I like to see. A beautiful image, beautifully colored, then not overwhelmed by its surroundings. Perfect, Julie!

Linda Carson said...

So delightful!

Traci M said...

Simple is gorgeous, and this is no exception!! I love the highlighted pinks in your roses!

denise g. said...

Thanks for stampin for me - - LOVE pink roses. And you do them SO well. Hope all is well in your world. Happy Weekend!

Patty Sue 2 said...

Julie,
You are so right, less is more! This is so beautiful and it doesn't need a bunch of elements to 'gussy' it up! Beautiful card!

Deborah Anton said...

Beautiful card Julie! This is so long overdue to come for a visit since CHA! It was so wonderful meeting you and had a great time with our dessert dinner! LOL!! HUGS!

dpkennedy said...

This is so beautiful! Those roses are so elegant they truly stand alone! Perfect!

Lesli said...

The card is absolutely beautiful. Those roses are incredible!

Anonymous said...

Hello Julie, how are you girlfriend??? Sweet card, yes simple but oh so elegant. I trust you are loving having your mommy close!

Janine said...

JULIE!! This is gorgeous!! How are you!? I miss you tons!!

Stacy Morgan said...

Very pretty! I like the simplicty of it myself.

Denise Marzec said...

Stunning!! I love it!!

Lynne Phelps said...

I have seen this image done before, and I am amazed by how much is added by popping the roses up! Lovely!