CDS Sneak Peek - July Larkspur

Hey there everyone! Wow!!! I can't believe how tired I am. I spent a weekend away on Saltspring Island at a wedding. It was a great weekend filled with so many fun activities. It sure is nice to be home though.

Each month, Clear Dollar Stamps releases a "Flower of the month" and July's flower is a Larkspur. I really enjoy the realistic nature of this set. My cards have a totally different look to them as I found out that Larkspurs come in many shades. Yeah!!!!! The first card I made came together quite easily. Note to self.... Some shades of pink are just too intense. I colored the flower with my Tombows and then went over the petals with some Shimmerz. Did I mention the flower was too intense before? I really like how it turned out. I rarely use black on a card but I love how this makes the image really pop. Hope you like it.

ALL CDSTAMPS USED: Larkspur July Flower of the Month
CS AND PAPERS: PTI White, Basic Black, Rose Red, DP Unknown, watercolor paper
INK: Versafine Onyx Black
MARKERS: Tombows
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS: Ribbon, Buttons, Embroidery Thread, Brads, Nestabilities, Aquapainter, Shimmerz, Tombow Markers, Clear Detail Embossing Powder
COLORING MEDIUM: Markers
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES: Watercoloring


This second card uses the same image but look how different it looks. Each month, the DT is given challenges and one of them this month was to create a monochromatic card. I realized later that my DP had more color than I realized. OOPS!!! Once again, I colored the image with my Tombows. Can I just say how much I'm loving them? I love how easy they are to color with and how they make everything just pop.

ALL CDSTAMPS USED: Larkspur July Flower of the Month
CS AND PAPERS: PTI White, Bazzill (for both shades of purple), Wisteria by Basic Grey
INK: Versafine Onyx Black
MARKERS: Tombow Markers: 025,623, 772, 098, 679, 177, 133
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS: Tombow Markers, Aquapainter, Ribbon, Rhinestone Brads, Classic Oval and Scalloped Oval Nestabilities, Clear Detail Embossing Powder
COLORING MEDIUM: Markers
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES: Watercoloring

Check out what the rest of the team came up with for this set: (see sidebar for all of the girls' blogs)
Tori, Stacy, Candy and Laurie

Other sets being shown today are:
Charlie Summer Fun (I'll be back in a bit to show this set)
August Gladiola (Katie, Sarah, Candy and Laurie)
Yard Yabber (Katie, Sarah, Cassie, Candy, Laurie)
Rosebud Castle (Kim, Nancy, Sarah, Candy)