Our September Leading Lady, Carson Riutta, is back for her triumphant third performance! If you missed her smashing debut you must see it...CLICK HERE or her sensationally brilliantly bold second performance CLICK HERE. Today her talent for design, color and drama are showcased with a terrific trio of cards!
Without further ado, Carson....
Without further ado, Carson....
Hello again, my lovely Winnie & Walter friends!
I'm so excited to be back sharing yet another set of bright cards full of
contrast. Before we get into the cards though, I just want to say
"Thank you" for all the lovely comments you have left here on
the W&W blog and
my own blog, Pine & Plum.
I haven't had a chance to respond to your comments from last week, but I want
you to know that each and every one makes my
heart go pitter pat.
This week I wanted to play around with some very bright and vivid backgrounds. Last week, while I was creating the quick and dirty watercolor cards, I color washed a few pieces of watercolor card stock in a light, pink, purple and peacock, I then let them dry and forgot about them for a few days. When I sat down to create for this week, I decided to get a little messy and turn those watercolored papers into the backgrounds you see here.
This week I wanted to play around with some very bright and vivid backgrounds. Last week, while I was creating the quick and dirty watercolor cards, I color washed a few pieces of watercolor card stock in a light, pink, purple and peacock, I then let them dry and forgot about them for a few days. When I sat down to create for this week, I decided to get a little messy and turn those watercolored papers into the backgrounds you see here.
I used
the fantastic Scenery: Pattern of the Rings Creative Screenings and some mist to create a fun
misted ring design over my watercolor card stock. Now when you have a
background that has a lot of pop and color it can sometimes be difficult to add
too many embellishments, especially colorful ones. So to keep these cards
clean and graphic I decided to go black and white with my florals.
In
fact, my desire to go black and white is the reason I chose to work with these
gorgeous geometrically inspired florals from the In
Bloom: Eva's Favorite Flowers stamp and die
set. The fact that there were an array of lined images and solid
images made this set perfect for working with strong contrasting colors.
The fact that the shapes are so symmetric really makes the black and
white pop off the page as well. I'm kind of in love with this set!
So all
this is to say that next time you're working with a strong patterned paper or a
bright and messy creation of your own as your background, try embellishing with
only black and white to achieve a striking and unforgettable look!
Thank
you so much for stopping by today! I hope you'll give the black and white
look a try. And don't forget to head over to my blog, Pineandplum.com, and
leave a comment for a chance to win a $30 Winnie & Walter gift card!
Winners will be announced at the end of the month. Remember, if you comment on
all of my Leading Lady posts over on my blog you can earn an extra entry for
the drawing! Good luck!
I'll see you one more time next week for my final Leading Lady
post, I'm getting a bit verklempt just thinking about it. Until
then, take care and happy crafting!
Carson
Beautiful cards! Love the backgrounds and the colors!
ReplyDeleteWow, amazing cards and your colour coordination and choices is so happy and lovely.
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet gift set!
ReplyDeleteLove this colorful card set.
ReplyDeleteLove these! I'm so impressed with all the cards from Carson so far this month, what a talent!
ReplyDeleteWOW... WOW... WOW! Gorgeous, brilliant and amazing designs from Carson. She is so talented and creative!
ReplyDeleteWow! Wow! Wow!!! Gorgeous cards!!!
ReplyDeleteAstonishing cards. Fantastic idea to use with my too-large stash of bold PP. This Bloom set is absolutely delightful. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteDELIGHTFUL cards!!!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the POP of INKY AWESOMENESS against the BOLD & BEAUTIFUL black & white - ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS designs!!!
THANK YOU for sharing :)