Clearly Inspired Challenge # 40 - Flowers

Hello and welcome to 

Clear Dollar Stamps, 

Clearly Inspired Challenge #40.

The challenge this time was to use a flower image.

I used the Chrysanthemum FOM for November

 (released in September of this year).

I wanted to so something a little

 different with this card.

I used the paragraph about the flower

 as my main image in the design.

To accomodate this large image - 

I made a card that will fit into a #10 business envelope.

I distressed the paper with distress ink

 in Antique Linen and Tea dye. 

I distressed the oval a little heavier so that

 the white would show up better. 

I've always loved white mums - 

they look so pretty for the holidays!

I then colored with colored pencil blended 
with mineral spirits.

I hope you will join us in this fun challenge!

Show us your flowers!

SPECIAL NOTE:
We will be having a
Blog Hop on Tuesday, November 22, 
in honor of Katie Renz, 
who sadly passed away from gastric cancer.
Katie was a huge part of our design team. 
It was under her watch that 
the Tuesday Tutorial blog posts were created!


Katie will be greatly missed by
 the stamping community!


I hope you will join us on this 
special tribute to Katie!
See you then!
Barb