Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Jumbo Peony

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.

Will you look at the magnificent stamp that I bought and then just tucked away into a drawer.  I bought this just before Thanksgiving and I was already into Christmas mode.


This Jumbo Peony Stampendous lives up to it's name. It is so large that it hung over on my largest acrylic block.  I stamped it with Memento tuxedo black and shaded it with Copic BV02 and V09.  "Friend" is also from Stampendous. I dotted the "i" with a little pink jewel then lightly sponged some pink here and there.
The card was cut with a Spellbinder's die.

I am entering my card in this weeks Simply Less is More Challenge week-47-just-one-word. 

21 comments:

Chrissie said...

Just beautiful Gail, that's a fabulous flower!
Thanks so much and Season's Greetings to you.
Chrissie
"Less is More"

Anne said...

Wow what a beautiful big flower, lovely!

Jenny said...

Your card is lovely!! So wish I could color like u :)

Sherri said...

Stunning! I love it done up without any color & just a pop of pink to show it off. This one is definitely a winner!

Sheila in Cyprus said...

Stunning card and a stunning stamp.
Love Sheila x

ahlers5 said...

Beautiful card! Love the simplicity.

Linby said...

What a lovely bold card - fab.

Linbyx

Tara Cardwell said...

I have this stamp and struggle to shade it - I love how you've done it. It's just beautiful!

Sheree said...

I love this one Gail! You always create something amazing!
Thanks for becoming a follower of our new blog "Craft A Scene"! It's going to be fun learning how to do these together and with each challenge, see what everyone comes up with!
Hugs,
Sheree

Mandi said...

Terrific flower, I love oversized blooms!
Season's greetings
Thank you very much
mandi
"Less is More"

Jenni's Jems said...

Wow that is a really great stamp ! x

Sasha said...

Beautiful!! Love the shape of your card, and your flower is amazing!!

Karen P said...

That's so stunning! You've done a fab job with using it Karen x

Sally H said...

Beautiful - so elegant! What a fabulous stamp!

AmethystCat said...

what a gorgeous card! I love how you put it together! that is a great peony stamp!

Mary J said...

Oh Gail, how very very beautiful, love soft colour mix!

A very happy New Year to you honey!

Pauline said...

Just love this card. A friend would be thrilled to get it. Your coloring is great. TFS Happy New Year
Pauline

Carole Campanile said...

Gail this is fabulous. I love the flower and as always, your wonderful coloring.

YFS
Carole

G Peplow said...

Fabulous card, Love that flower it's much better out of the drawer and on your beautiful card, Happy New Year, Gay xxx

Viv said...

This is so beautiful Gail...and it's got pink in it too...is it for me lol. Happy New Year also :O) Viv xx

Julie said...

Well I love your colours and the image. They are set off so well by the lovely card shape!