Sunday 9 January 2011

Heartfelt Greetings

The colour challenge this week over at The Play Date Cafe is grass green, gold and silver.
I love gold and green together but I don't think I have ever used gold and silver together but there is always a first time and here it is.  I punched two hearts from watercolour paper and painted them with Stewart Gill paints Secret Garden and Bright Gold.  Once dry I added leafing flakes in gold and silver.
The picture above is our inspiration photo for this week and I love it, I love the shimmer from the water and the wonderful rich colours of the green and gold.
The paper I have used this time around is from BoBunny, Flutter Butter Willow and I have used both sides.  To complete my creation I have added some gold hearts and a gold bow to give the card some dimension along with a love sentiment from Outlines.  Until the next time, Tracy x x
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24 comments:

  1. Lori9 January 2011 at 15:22

    What wonderful colors! And this is an absolutely gorgeous piece! I love it! Really elegant...

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  2. Asia King (aka Joanna K)9 January 2011 at 15:33

    What can I say Tracy other than that it's absolutely STUNNING!. I love the hearts and the background looks amazing ;) I absolutely fell in love with this card!!! xxx

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  3. Netty9 January 2011 at 15:37

    Gorgeous card and loving the silver and the gold together. Annette x

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  4. Suzi B9 January 2011 at 15:48

    Gorgeous!

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  5. flutterbycrafter9 January 2011 at 15:58

    Lovely colours, gorgeous piece of work.

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  6. Helen9 January 2011 at 16:33

    I love the effect you have achieved here, the colours look fab together this way!

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  7. Sandy9 January 2011 at 16:44

    Oh wow what an elegant card.
    Absolutely gorgeous Tracy. Love them.

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  8. Kim Dellow9 January 2011 at 17:16

    Wonderful use of the inspiration, love the effect. Kim

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  9. Unknown9 January 2011 at 17:29

    This is gorgeous, Tracy! Love the rich gold and silver together with the green!

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  10. Juls9 January 2011 at 18:17

    wow!!! so beautiful and romantic!! Hugs JUls

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  11. TuKara9 January 2011 at 18:21

    Super ,tres orginale!!!

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  12. Lisa Somerville9 January 2011 at 18:47

    How pretty, wonderful use of the paints and the gold leafing!

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  13. Fiona9 January 2011 at 21:05

    really pretty card Tracy

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  14. Nigel9 January 2011 at 21:50

    This is gorgeous, very sumptuous.

    Bobunny papers are brilliant, I've just received the midnight frost 6x6 pad. Definitely my style :)

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  15. Zue10 January 2011 at 12:14

    Truly glorious,Tracy! You have put in so much time and effort and it was worth every second!
    The hearts are lovely and how clever to dangle heart charms...
    Sue xx

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  16. Ruby10 January 2011 at 13:19

    This is gorgeous Tracy! You may not have used the colour combo before, but you've made it work perfectly! Lovely! Thanks for playing along with us at the PDCC!

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  17. Colleen Dietrich11 January 2011 at 02:17

    A very perfect use of the challenge colors this week! Wow! Love those heart charms on the die cut hearts. THanks for playing with us at The Cafe. :)

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  18. Andrea Ewen11 January 2011 at 04:18

    Just beautiful! Love the splashes of gold and silver on the hearts! Thanks for playing along with us at the Play Date Cafe!

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  19. Michele Gross11 January 2011 at 14:25

    Gorgeous! Those hearts are wonderful! Such a pretty way to use the colors! :)

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  20. Anonymous12 January 2011 at 19:47

    A stunning creation Tracy! The colours are beautiful! xx

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  21. Libby Hickson12 January 2011 at 20:47

    This is completely gorgeous, Tracy! Thanks for playing along with us at the Play Date Cafe! :-)

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  22. Savannah O'Gwynn13 January 2011 at 03:22

    Those hearts are so cute! LOVE this! You are a great player--thanks for always sharing your talent:) Thanks so much for joining in the fun and playing along with us at the PDCC:}

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  23. Suzanne C13 January 2011 at 11:21

    Lovely hearts. The touch of silver and gold over the painted background is lovely. Lovely card.

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  24. Lynn Stevens14 January 2011 at 04:18

    I'm doing some catching up on your blog, Gorgeous work as always Tracy!

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