Monday, January 12, 2015

Great Impressions: Chin Up, Buttercup!


Hi, all!  Happy Monday!  I hope your weekend was good and that you're ready for a new week to start! :)  I've got another card today that uses some NEW stamps from the Great Impressions store.  Come and take a gander...


When I first saw this image and the sentiment that matched it, I fell in love!  I started by stamping the image, F599 Buttercup Flowers, onto some patterned paper.  I then stamped the sentiment, E855 Chin Up Buttercup, below the image.  I colored these two things in with glitter gel pen.



I then decided that the image needed to be more prominent.  I decided to do a little spotlighting.  I stamped the image again onto some glimmery paper and then colored it and punched a circle out.  I added it to the card with a few enamel dots.  Perfect!


The result is a semi-CAS creation that used up some of the paper I was storing in my stash.  Perfect use of it, actually!  I like it a lot.  What do you think?  Do you like it?  I'd love to hear what you think in the comments below!

That's all for me today!  I'll be back next Monday with another creation using stamps from the Great Impressions store.  I hope you hop over to the Great Impressions blog for more inspiration and to join in our monthly challenge.  Until next week, HUGS and happy stamping! :)

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16 comments:

Milka Gubo said...

Gorgeous card Mynn :-D

KarinsArtScrap said...

gorgeous card Mynn
Gr Karin

Becky said...

This is beautiful Mynn! I love that design paper and love this beautiful stamp. Very creative how you spot lighted it.

Deepti said...

This is soooooooo pretty

My Card Attic: Hazel said...

Love this Mynn! Love that highlighting technique too! Hazel x

Lisa Elton said...

Charming Mynn, absolutley charming!

Conny said...

Hi Mynn :)
What a wonderful flower card! Really fantastic!
Nice to see you at the Fairytale Stampers Challenge!
Hugs,
Conny

Denise Goeldner said...

Amazing card love the technique used and the simplicity of your design. Thanks so much for joining us for our first challenge over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, good luck and hope to see you for C#2
~ Denise ~
Owner {Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge}
{Denise's Patch of Creativity}

Petra Swart said...

Hi Mynn!!!
Buttercups are one of my favourite flowers!!! I love how you've spotlighted the lovely little flowers!!!! Beautiful card!!!!

Have a great day!!!

NanaConnie said...

Oh, what a superb card this is, Mynn! Thanks so much for playing along in our very first ever "Anything Goes" challenge at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends this fortnight. Good luck and I hope we see you again in the next challenge. :-D
NanaConnie DT

Darnell said...

I think your circle spotlight is perfect with that particular pretty patterned paper, Mynn. Maybe that's what informed your brilliant decision to do the spotlight! And the sweet flower image lends itself to being spotlighted, so it all came together like it was meant to be! Thank you so much for playing in my NBUS Challenge #3!! Hugs, Darnell

Aurelia Aurora said...

awesome card.. love the circle .. thank you so much for joining our 1st challenge at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends.. good luck .. and hope to see you again at the next challenge ;)

hugs,
~RoRa

Lola said...

Hello Mynn!

I just love your CAS - style cards, and this one is as beautiful as always!!

Thank you so much for taking part at our challenge at Fairytale Stampers, and good luck ;-)

xx Karola xx

Shirley said...

Clever idea with the circle. Beautiful card.

Thank you for sharing with us at Fashionable Stamping Challenges.

Warm crafty hugs from Shirl x x x
ShirlsCards.

Esther said...

Lovely card, the stamped spotlight circle is great and those background papers beautiful..Thanks so much for sharing with us at Fashionable Stamping....Esther xx

Joan said...

Lovely card, the spotlight technique works so well with this lovely stamp and I really like the sentiment

Thanks for joining us at Stamping Sensations this month

Joan