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Sunday, 23 March 2014

BLUSH!

Hello my lovely crafty friends, I'm rushing in to share a card for CASology, where the cue is
BLUSH, what a beauty, so many ways to tackle this one, spoilt for choice! I tried cute but that didn't work then I tried painting, that was a little better,
Squishy paint mmm yum yum. My technique is 'just go for it'! :D I loaded the brush with two colours. A couple of years ago I did a one day painting course for longboats/barges called 'Roses and Castles', lots of fun and this is where I picked up the two colour idea.

This pic shows my practice board, somewhere there is a photo of the castle I painted but I can't find it :(........

Found it :D
Yes, well, probably shouldn't have bothered it was so much better in my memory LOL !!

The colours I chose for my card were coral and orchid, in acrylic paint.
 Added the sentiment and branches last.
I have loads of catching up to do, it's been a very distracting time, lots going on here so I am way behind on returning visits to my lovely readers. I am coming soon :D Thank you for still visiting even though  I'm such a useless blogger :(
Hope all is good with you, hugs Gay xxx
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36 comments:

  1. Canonbury creations23 March 2014 at 17:35

    Beautiful painted flowers Gay, is there no end to your talents? Such a simple design but it's stunning:)
    Val x

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  2. Josie23 March 2014 at 17:46

    This is beautiful, it has the feel of a Japanese painting. It is just stunning in its simplicity! You clearly have a great talent.

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  3. Crafty Lark23 March 2014 at 17:57

    Stunning card Gay, love the colour . xx Flora

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  4. Julie B23 March 2014 at 18:45

    Love how you made those petals Gay. It's amazing what you can create using that technique. :)

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  5. Ardyth23 March 2014 at 18:58

    That's paint?! Wow! Such beautiful texture and dimension -and still such a lovely, clean card! Very creative! Thanks for joining us at CASology this week!

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  6. Sally H23 March 2014 at 19:29

    Beautiful, Gay! Fabulous colour and so clever! I love it!

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  7. Carol Q23 March 2014 at 19:55

    coo, how beautiful Gay.

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  8. Jenny23 March 2014 at 19:59

    I love this technique.. The canal boat artwork is gorgeous as are your leaves, they really have dimension.
    Jenny x

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  9. Christine23 March 2014 at 20:08

    Beautiful painted Gay! A great card!
    Hug
    Christine

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  10. Patricia23 March 2014 at 20:31

    Absolutely beautiful, simple and very elegant

    Patricia xx

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  11. Judy122323 March 2014 at 21:04

    Gay, those painted flower blooms are so gorgeous, and the colors are so wonderful for the cue this week! Thanks for playing along at CASology this week!

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  12. sally23 March 2014 at 21:36

    Thats a very classy card Gay, really like it :-)

    Sally

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  13. Michelle23 March 2014 at 21:56

    Hi Gay
    Wow your art just blows me away every time I see it! And I still want to be you! Loving all your latest work specially the black n white one. Thanks so much for your comments on my journalling and the olive and support in your words. I'm so very grateful to have such 'friends' would be lovely to meet you in person. Maybe one day! X Michelle

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  14. Shaz in Oz.CalligraphyCards23 March 2014 at 23:24

    Love this card Gay... and yes we all have times when visiting is hard.. dont i know it :D Shaz in oz.x

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  15. Netty24 March 2014 at 00:46

    Love your painted flowers Gay. I love canal boat art, especially the way they do flowers and birds. Annette x

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  16. Paula Whittaker24 March 2014 at 07:36

    Just perfect...you have a wonderful eye for design.

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  17. debby400024 March 2014 at 07:45

    Oh this is fabulous and so beautiful too. Love the texture of the paint on the card too.
    luv
    Debby

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  18. Stamps and Paper24 March 2014 at 08:43

    Pretty CAS card Gay...love the gorgeous colour

    Anne

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  19. Doreen24 March 2014 at 09:06

    Just stunning.xxx

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  20. Suze Bain24 March 2014 at 09:14

    Wow Gay, how clever of you to 'paint' a card. Both the card and your barge board are just stunning. Xx

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  21. Cocofolies24 March 2014 at 09:52

    Hi Gay, this clean card is absolutely adorable. Love your painty 'two-colours' technique, the result is very beautiful! And your black board was fantastic!! Have a lovely day with sun I hope :) hugs Coco x

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  22. Sarn24 March 2014 at 09:55

    Absolutely divine card Gay. So delicate and very very pretty.
    xxx

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  23. Karin24 March 2014 at 10:26

    wow fabulous, love the painted flowers! Groetjes Karin

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  24. Gerrina24 March 2014 at 12:27

    Beautiful delicate painying! Great card! Have a god day, Gerrina

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  25. Angela24 March 2014 at 12:52

    Impressively splendid CAS beauty that is also a "stroke" of artistic genius, Gay!

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  26. Hettie24 March 2014 at 13:20

    This is so pretty Gay.
    So jealous of your narrow boat painting skills - painting in any form to be truthful! I have always fancied the painting on boats.
    Hugs
    xx

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  27. Faith A at Daffodil Cards24 March 2014 at 16:28

    You have done it again Gay, this is gorgeous and elegant too.

    Keep up this painting :)

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  28. Gillian R24 March 2014 at 19:30

    This is so soft and elegant. Just lovely Thank you so much for joining us this week at CASology

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  29. massofhair24 March 2014 at 19:52

    S T U N N I N G card Gay :-) xxx

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  30. Gio24 March 2014 at 21:19

    Painting on cards, I love it! Such a delicate touch you have, Gay.

    ok ok, I prefer this one to the erhm strange castle ;-)

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  31. wienerhoneymooners25 March 2014 at 00:14

    Gay what a STUNNER!

    Thanks so much for joining us at CASology this week, always such a joy to see your creations!

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  32. Shirley25 March 2014 at 02:44

    This is gorgeous, Gay!! TFS. I love thinking about how fun to make such a beautiful card by squishing!!!

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  33. Aileen25 March 2014 at 09:09

    I love the texture on your petals and the two tone colours give super depth. x

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  34. craftimamma27 March 2014 at 00:04

    Absolutely awesome card Gay! Very pretty colour choice but the thickness of the paint has made the texture beautiful.

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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  35. Viv27 March 2014 at 19:59

    Wow Gay you clever thing you painting your own pretty flowers.Such a fabulous CAS card and I love it of course :) hugs Viv xx

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  36. Gery27 March 2014 at 21:27

    Wow, great card!!! Beautiful painted with your acrylics.
    It is soft and delicate.
    Groetjes Gery

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I love to hear your comments. Sorry but I had to put moderation on, I will answer each comment and hopefully won't miss anyone out Thank you so much for your support, Gay.