Hibiscus

There's this bright yellow thing in the sky.  I think I vaguely remember it but it's been so long since I've seen it....oh, wait, I remember...it's the SUN!  Can you believe it - we have had a day without rain and the sun is shining!  Ok, I know it's still only 2:45pm and it still could rain sometime today but at least it's been really nice out so far!

Since it's bright and sunny out (even though it's still cool), I thought I would share a bright floral card with you today.  I love Hibiscus flowers!  They are so bold - large and colorful!  Now I can't grow them but I do appreciate those who can...but at least I can have the image right? 

Deedee's Digi's has a beautiful set called "Bloom and Grow",  I used the Hibiscus flower from the set and colored it with Spectrum Noir & Bic Sharpie markers.  Of course I had to do a Google search to find images of Hibiscus flowers to pick a color pattern I wanted.  Now I'm the first to admit that my coloring skills are not the best.  Others can do such pretty shading but I'm just more a basic color type person.  But I really do like how the red and yellow merged on this.  I first colored the yellow stamen and outside petal edges with a Sharpie - then the red with the Spectrum Noir.  Once I was done, I went back over the edges where the yellow and red met with the Sharpie and tried to pull some of the red into the yellow.  To my surprise - some actually did pull!  While my coloring isn't the best, my photography is even worse - LOL! - so the pic isn't the best...but trust me, it did pull some and I like the effect.

 

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Now you have to check out the whole set from Deedee's Digis:

Isn't that a wonderful set??!!  If you like that one - you should check out her other sets!!!  (But be prepared to want one of everything...LOL!).  While I am talking about Deede's Digi's - did you know that there is a monthly challenge?  And guess what?  It's using a featured set every month - but once you participate and with the feature set - you get the next month's set FREE!  What a deal huh?

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

• Come and Get it Challenge - bingo (3 or more layers, free spot, flowers - the image is a flower)
• Digi Haven - Spring has Sprung
• Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
• Stamping With the Dragon - Flowers
• Feeling Crafty Challenge - One for the Girls
• Scrap It Girl - Mothers Day or Mother Nature
• The Cupboard Triology - Flowers
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes
• Tuesday Throwdown - Spring Blossoms
• Cards In Envy - May Flowers
• Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes
• {PIN}spirational Challenges - photo inspiration - flowers
• Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
• Just Inspirational Challenges - Anything Goes
• Charisma Cardz - May Flowers

Thank you for stopping by today!  God bless you!!!!!!