Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Belli Challenge - Add texture

This week's Creative Belli Challenge is to add texture. What kind of texture? Anything that you can "feel" on your card - Magic Mesh, flocking, Flower Soft, velvet, or even hammered metal.

For my card, I decided to use Flower Soft. Once again I inked up my Vintage Picnic set from Papertrey Ink, this time using the tulip topper. I colored the image using Copic markers and then added Sweet Pea Flower Soft to the tulip blooms.

I used my friend Silke's sketch from Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge 21 for my layout. The patterned paper is from a K & Company K-ology Hannah paper pad that I won a while back from my friend Pat Adam. I thought it matched my Sweet Pea Flower Soft perfectly. The card base is Papertrey Ink Kraft, the ribbon for the bow is from Offray and the ric rac is from My Mind's Eye. The gold beads on the card and the basket are from Michael's.

Check out what the other Belli girls have created over on the Belli blog. I hope you will play along with us in our texture challenge! To play, add a link to your creation using Mr. Linky over on the Creative Belli Challenge blog at the bottom of today's post.

Hope your week is going well so far! Thanks for stopping by!

14 comments:

Fern said...

What a beauty... Love the bg dp, and your flowers are beautiful, love the colors.. :0)

Janine said...

Don't you just LOVE this set from PTI!!!? I have become a big fam of their products. Their paper is the best I have ever worked with...

jdmommy - Anne Harmon said...

What fabulous coloring, Robin!! I do love that layout from Silke, especially the rounded corners of the Kraft paper! Wonderful job....is the Flower Soft all over??????LOL!

Dani said...

LOVE this! Fabulous job! You and Holly are really making me want this set... :)

Holly said...

Robin, this is just GORGEOUS. I love those tiny little gold nails on the basket - what a perfect accent. I love all your details, the rounded corners, the gold nails/beads, the ric rac, and your wonderful Flower Soft! You are totally rocking this set!

Joanne Travis said...

I love this stamp set and what you've done with it!! Such beautiful attention to detail. Love the layout, little brads, and of course the Flower Soft. Gorgeous!

Karen said...

Gorju scard Robin and Congratulations on your DT appointment.

Love Karen x

Silke Ledlow said...

G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S!!!! Oh - I soooooo love this basket set and you made it look fabulous with the flower soft!!! I'm so thrilled that you used my sketch for this card - it's a true winner - Robin!!! Hugs ~S~

Joan Ervin said...

This is sooo pretty, Robin....what a sweet little basket and the flower soft flowers look gorgeous!!!!Love the awesome layout, too!!!

Marie Bingaman said...

Good evening Robin! This card is sooo pretty! I love that DP, and Silke's sketch is awesome! Have a good one! :)

Anne Harada said...

Perfection, what can I say!! The gingham DP with the tulip flower basket is gorgeous!! Love the ric rac and pretty bow!! Fabulous work!

Ceal said...

love your card Robin! those flowers look like they were freshly picked! Congrats on the CHF too. That card is Beautiful

Chrissy D said...

Robin, this card is a Beauty! You have the flower soft, the rick rack - this card is just perfect! TFS!

Jenny Gropp said...

Lovely card -- I totally love the little gold basket hardware-- a FAB detail. Everything works wonderfully together on this little gem - not too much, not too little.... it's just right.