Cottonberry Creations: Penny Black Floral

Penny Black Floral

The challenge at Penny Black and More for February is "Use your favourite stamp". I have so many I can call my favourite so I chose to a new stamp which is called "Freshly cut". I was excited when I found this PB stamp as the Chrysanthemum is one of my favourite flowers. As it grows from the first tight bud the petals uncurl showing different hues of it's colour. Every day the hues change as it uncurls a bit more but still has that tight bud centre until it dies.

It made a nice crisp image but a little bit more difficult to water colour due to the tightness of the petals. I mixed a pink colour in my palette until it was as near as I could get to the pink in my background paper. After adding my designer paper to my card I added white and blue matts to the back of my image. To finish I added cupped sequins and a white organza bow.

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12 comments:

brenda said...: Beautiful colours Shirley, the flowers pick out the backing papers perfectly.

B x; 5 February 2017 at 09:29
Whisper said...: Aaaah what a stunner hun and so beautifully coloured too, luv Sam x; 5 February 2017 at 11:58
Ellibelle said...: How beautifully colored this is Shirley, and loving that pretty paper you used! Gorgeous card!; 5 February 2017 at 17:18
Mervi said...: Stunning and so beautiful card Shirley, one gorgeous stamp;-))m; 5 February 2017 at 18:16
TaeEun said...: Beautifully colored Chrysanthemums! The tiny embellishments and patterned papers you used are very pretty too! Thank you so much for joining us at The Flower Challenge!; 5 February 2017 at 22:42
Julie B said...: A super stamp indeed, love those chysanthemums, such a pretty colour too.
Thanks for making your mark at ATSM. :); 7 February 2017 at 16:41
Maria Rodriguez. said...: Beautiful image, love your layout and the colors are gorgeous, the distressed pattern paper is a lovely detail. Thank you for playing along at THE FLOWER CHALLENGE.
Hugs,
Maria Rodriguez.DT; 8 February 2017 at 12:32
Tracy said...: Hi Shirley
Fabulous creation, really pretty and a lovely design.
Happy crafting
Tracy x; 10 February 2017 at 21:27
lostinpaper said...: This is stunning, your flowers are coloured so perfectly (I'm not sure I've seen this PB beauty... maybe I'll have to take a peek)!; 11 February 2017 at 07:31
Elizabeth Hart said...: This does look like spring - so fresh and pretty. Thanks so much for joining us this month at the Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper challenge, Elizabeth (DT); 12 February 2017 at 02:22
Linby said...: This is just as pretty as a real bunch of flowers, I love those colours together. Lynn x; 12 February 2017 at 14:13
SewPaperPaint said...: Oh my gosh! This is so beautifully colored and layered - I'm in awe! What a fabulous creation. Hugs, Autumn; 12 February 2017 at 18:28