Summer Colours. . . . . . . .

The challenge at The Stampman is to show some summer colours. Difficult, as we don't seem to be having a summer this year but nice to sit down and use some bright, warm colours for a change!

I decided to go with tones of red, orange, yellows, a splash of gold and some gorgeous blue which are all inspired by the sun, sea and sand we are all longing for in UK! (Have to say that the weather where I am has much improved today so better not tempt providence as they say!).

I must be in a bright colour phase at the moment! Mainly due to all the challenges I'm entering which seem to require such palettes - it's fun but not sure it's really me! We'll see how it goes. . . . . .

Here's the card I've made:

The elements used to make the card. The blue layer was coloured and stamped using distress ink in one colour. I love that this method allows the stamping to stand out but in a gentle way.

The completed card.
The flower shape was die cut in canvas which was coloured with dylusion inks and cropped. Texture paste was added through a mask and when dry, colour was added again with dylusion ink and a brush. Gold paste was randomly swiped over the textured area. The circles at the centre of the flower were stamped and gold paste applied.  

The warm orange background was created with dylusion and distress inks. Various stamping was applied using distress inks in order to create a rich inky effect. The sentiment was stamped onto canvas which had been coloured with dylusion sprays. The final stamping of the border and the background leaves was achieved using Dyan Reaveley stamps and spiced marmalade distress ink. Some highlighting was added with metallic acrylic paint. All edges were inked with walnut distress.
The sentiment was stamped onto a scrap of canvas and applied with some gold brads to link in with the gold paste.

Do let me know what you think - I really appreciate that people take the time to comment.