Friday, May 13, 2016

Friday Flashback: Spring Garden

Happy Friday, y'all!  Ready for a Friday Flashback?  Today's retired stamp set is Spring Garden.  And today's Flashback is a short one.

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Uh, that's it?  Sometimes I wonder if maybe my archives are incomplete and I'm missing projects from somewhere, but I couldn't find anything else I'd made with Spring Garden in my Splitcoast gallery either so maybe this was really it.  So here is today's fresh new Spring Garden card:


I am LOVING Emerald Envy, y'all.  I used this week's Pals Paper Arts sketch:


And the inspiration pic from Retro Rubber:


Not only did I used the colors from the photo, I picked some tulip-y looking flower stamps too.  The colors I used are Emerald Envy, Daffodil Delight, Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie, and Elegant Eggplant.  I started out with the background strip being Daffodil Delight stamped with butterflies, but it was just too much so I switched it out for some Whisper White sponged with Daffodil ink.

So for Retro Rubber we have to say how old the stamps are...I've had Spring Garden for 9 years, Absolutely Fabulous for 8, and Work of Art for a year and a half or two years (Work of Art is the long skinny scribble that I used for the "ground" on my main image).  Retro all around!  Plus the new In Color because like I said, I love Emerald Envy.

Hope you have a great weekend, y'all!  It's wet outside, but I think it's not raining right this minute so I'm going to make Sadie happy and take her out.  And then we'll probably all have to wash mud off our feet when we get back.  Cheers!

Supplies, last card only:
Stamps:  Spring Garden, Absolutely Fabulous, Work of Art
Ink:  Emerald Envy, Elegant Eggplant, Daffodil Delight, Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie
Paper:  Emerald Envy, Elegant Eggplant, Thick Whisper White
Accessories:  Brights Candy Dots, hexagon punch, Dimensionals

13 comments:

CCsMom said...

OK, with those colors, this looks much more like a color crayon sketch! I LIKE IT! I DO really like that green. Green is a great color -- every time I wear it, I get compliments. I think it just makes people feel happy and because SPRING is green, it's like everything is vibrant and waking up after the winter hibernation. I LIKE IT!!! Great job!

Claire Grantham said...

I love your card, perfect match for the sketch and our colour challenge. I like that you found a tulip stamp too! Thanks for joining us at Retro Rubber. Claire DT

Dawn Tidd said...

Very pretty spring card with those beautiful tulips! Thanks for sharing with the Pals Paper Arts for the 300th challenge.

Jane Knudsen said...

Beautiful card! I love the stamps that you used and what a great way to show off all of those colors! I always enjoy seeing what you create for our challenge! Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for joining us at Retro Rubber!!

Brent Scheffer said...

Great selection of colors and positioning on the card! The stamping works well. This card represents Spring very well. Superb!

Unknown said...

Fresh, colorful and Fun! I am also enjoying Emerald Envy as well as Peekaboo Peach! Love the sponging of Daffodil Delight and the candy dots are perfect for the banner. Thanks so much for including Retro Rubber in your stamping fun this week. We always enjoy seeing your entries in our gallery!!

Tanya said...

The new card is really pretty! The colors make it look fresh!

Cara said...

Love the card you made and so fun to see your original! Great way to showcase all those fab colours, definitely worth extra points for matching the photo so closely! Cara (Guest DT)

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Love this image of the sketchy tulips, the colors on your new version are brighter and beautiful.
This sketch was perfect for your flowers and a fabulous way to showcase all of this beautiful old stamps.
Thank you for playing along with us at Retro Rubber this week.
Hugs.
Maria Rodriguez.

Beth Beard said...

Very pretty and I am loving those tulips! Thanks for playing along with us this week at PPA.

Debbie Mageed said...

You took the inspiration photo and practically made a replica of it! So cool! I love how you used the new SU colors and found the perfect sketch to make it a beautiful CAS card! Thank you for joining the Retro Rubber challenge and I will love seeing you in the gallery again soon.

creative lady said...

Hi Christy, great take on the Retro Rubber Challenge. Love the colors and your layout of your card. Thanks for playing along with us!

Christine Traversa said...

Such a pretty card, love the colors and layout! Thanks so much for joining the challenge!