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Sunday, June 28, 2020

Fun with Tic Tac Toe!

Not the game with X & O, it's the Tic Tac Toe Challenge where you pick the row and create a card! Can't remember playing with this one before but my friend Greta (GG Creations) is the Guest Designer for Challenge 070 so I'm giving it a go. Challenges are announced on Thursday and end at noon CT the following Tuesday so you really have to get in there and create quickly!! Here's the board:


Here's my card using the diagonal upper left to lower right - Polka-Dots, Coloring & Sparkle:

Supplies: Paper - DCWV Ms Sparkle & Co A2 card & woodplank pp;
Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor paper;
BoBunny Bold & Bright Double Dot 6x6 pp
Stamps - Hero Arts CL129 Anytime Messages (retired)
My Favorite Things Blueprints 21 (retired)
Other - Yasutomo water color pallets (regular & metallic);
Stickles, 3M washi tape; foam tape; Black Soot Distress Ink

Had to laugh - thought I was being so artsy and putting a flower down on the "ground" but I noticed on the product page that it was done by a Hero Arts designer, and probably many others. Near catastrophe, I ran over the watering can die in my Vagabond with a couple tulip dies. Fortunately everyone survived although the back of the watering can got dented a bit... After diecutting the can and flowers from TH watercolor paper, I watercolored them, adding some definition to the can's edges with Distress Ink. Arranged the tulips in the can and decided you couldn't see the sparkle of the metallic watercolors so added some Stickles to the flower tops. Put it all on a card base and stamped a sentiment - done!

I'm also entering this card at Darnell's NBUS challenge since my watering can set is new and getting its first play. Also playing at a Blog Named Hero where the challenge is to merge old and new - my old being the 2010 sentiment. Guess the Infinity Ovals aren't getting any younger either! Thanks to the challenge blog designers for fun challenges and thanks to you for visiting!!

 
 

14 comments:

Betty said...

such a great card, Linda - love everything about it especially the watering can filled with tulips. thanks for joining the ABNH challenge for this month with such a pretty card! Betty Keefe, ABNH FB Inspiration Team

Jean said...

Great design, great colors, great execution!

Di said...

Super card Linda! Why not come and play with us in the Snippets Playground? You only need to use a snippet aka scrap of something - and it would be fun to have you along with us. The girls are like a big family and so sweet! Come on, hop in, I know Darnell and have even hugged and spent a coupla days with her her when she came to the UK a few years back! She's a darling IRL I can tell you! And so droll and funny.

Love, Di xx

Dawn T said...

Just beautiful Linda. Glad the die survived it's extra die cutting... Love the stunning colouring and love the design. That tulip laying down is great.

Vicky Hayes said...

Loving this card Linda! The wood plank background, the dotty aperture, that fabulous watering can filled with beautifully coloured tulips, the washi grounding, the perfectly placed sparkle and the casually placed loose flower (yay!) - it's all so perfect. Vicky x

Cindy C. said...

It's a charming card, love how you put everything together!! I hear you Linda, about grounding. Great recovery!!

Rosemary said...

your card is beautiful, linda! love your water can full of tulips!

BrendaB said...

This is beautiful! Love the water coloring and the wood plank background. That strip of washi tape at the bottom really grounds everything, too.

Darnell said...

WOW, Linda, the dementia and coloring on this lovely watering can of tulips is extraordinary! I could sure use a lesson in layout and layering from you. Pinning! Keep well and thank you for sharing with everyone again at NBUS! Hugs, Darnell

LeAnne said...

Wow, this is gorgeous! It's a true work of art...such a pretty subject and your coloring and dimension are beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing this with us at Tic Tac Toe this week, and I hope you come back again soon!

Greta said...

Hurrah! So happy you joined in at Tic Tac Toe, Linda! I love the polka dot background & that wonderful watering can with the beautiful tulips!

JulieP said...

This is beautiful! Congrats on your shout out!

Greta said...

So happy to see the shout out for you & Betty at Tic Tac Toe!

Trina P. said...

Big congrats on the win at ABNH! 🎉🎉🎉 Looks like Tic Tac Toe wasn’t the only challenge that loved this beauty! So well deserved... it’s a fabulous card!