Happy May! It’s time for another fun challenge over at the Flower Challenge! Our challenge for May is …
Our Guest Designer this month is the fabulous Bozena (our November winner) over at Artcardbox go check out her blog if you have a minute as she makes such fabulous cards.
It was a hard choice this month to pick my favorite flower (kind of like picking your favorite child). I love them all and decided that my favorite is actually a big bloom and probably a Peony! For my card this month, I used the Colorado Craft Company Missing You Peony.
I stamped my flower in Gina K Amalgam Barely There ink for a no-line watercoloring look. I used my Daniel Smith watercolors to paint the big blossom.
Once my painting was dry, I used colored pencils to add some details and shading.
I stamped the sentiment included in the set and attached some gold thread behind the sentiment and attached it with foam tape. Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful week and get a chance to check out the other beautiful cards from the design team.
*Listed below are the products I used and contain affiliate links when possible at no cost to you. Thank you for your support! All products were personally purchased by me or provided by companies I design for.
 Colorado Craft Company – Missing You Peony Shop at: SC |
 Double Sided Tape Shop at: TP | Misc |
 Gina K – Amalgam Ink – Barely There Shop at: EH |
 Tsukineko – VersaFine Pigment Ink Pad – Onyx Black Shop at: EH | AZ | TP | Misc |
 Canson XL Watercolor Paper Pad Shop at: EH | Blk | AZ |
 Faber Castell Polychromos Color Pencil Set – Tin of 120 Shop at: Blk | AZ |
 Daniel Smith Watercolors – Anthraquinoid Red Shop at: EH | Blk |
 Daniel Smith Watercolors – Perylene Maroon Shop at: EH | Blk |
 Daniel Smith Watercolors – Phthalo Green Yellow Shop at: EH | Blk | |
 Daniel Smith Watercolors – Sap Green Shop at: EH | Blk |
 Daniel Smith Watercolors – Viridian Shop at: EH | Blk |
 Hero Arts – Wagner – HT400 Precision Heat Tool Shop at: EH | SC | AZ |
 Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – Glass Media Mat Shop at: EH | SC | AZ | |
 Waffle Flower Water Media Mat Shop at: EH | SC | Misc |
Strangely Creative 
I know you love big blooms, Ericka, and you always do such a great job coloring them. This peony is gorgeous and you even did the background. I always hesitate on doing that for fear of messing up the flowers.
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Thanks Bobby!
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Your large peony is gorgeous Erika!! Your cards are always so vibrant and beautiful with bold colours. Great work!
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Stunning card ericka . Love how you colored it. So pretty.
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Thank you Jyoti!
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Such a beautiful card Ericka, love the colours. I so have to try watercolouring, always seem to hold back with dissatisfaction. Maybe I need to try watercolour and pencil. The look you have achieved is so eye catching, love it.
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Thank you Aileen. You should. I need to practice it more and find that I often have to set a piece aside and let it dry before I mess with it again lol.
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Hi Ericka! I adore peonies, but I’m having a hard time getting them to flourish in our current garden! Perhaps I should stick to the paper ones?
This is such a gorgeous image – you’ve colored it beautifully!
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Thank you Michele. I’m the same way. I love flowers but have more luck growing vegetables lol.
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