Wendy's challenge was *How does Your Garden Grow*. Mother's Day here is 3rd April, so my garden is blooming with an exotic specimen for my MIL, if that little snail doesn't eat it first. I'll make a presentation box over the weekend.
5 3/4" square base, edges sponged with green. Image panel is about 1/4" smaller watercolour paper. I stamped a leaf from ODBD in two shades of green, embossed with clear EP and then used Shabby Shutters re-inker to apply a wash. Sky is Tumbled Glass. I distressed the edges, wiped with Versamark and embossed with gold EP.
Bloom is Sizzix Daisies #3 - I cut three from white card and sponged with Mustard Seed, Spiced Orange and Worn Lipstick, and layered them up with foam tape. I added some Frosted Lace Stickles to the edges of the top layer.
Butterfly is Penny Black - I'll have to tidy my desk to find the name. Stamped with Versafine Black on tin watercolour paper and sponged with the same colours as the flower, and white gel pen dots. I used sewing cotton for the antennae. I used a Sizzix Vine cut from Bazzill, sponged a bit with Peeled Paint and sprayed with Glimmer Mist under the bloom.
Snail is from Unfrogettable - his shell is kraft card embossed with clear EP and popped up on foam.
Computer-generated sentiment on white card, edges sponged with Spiced Marmalade and Worn Lipstick. I punched it with the large oval punch, and then cut a slightly larger oval and embossed with gold EP.
Date: Friday, March 18, 2011 GMT Views: 2416
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Fri, Mar 18, 2011 @ 11:08 AM
What beautiful colors, Sabrina, especially on your flower! Including a snail makes a realistic garden card here in Ireland- cute! Such wonderful dimension on your flower too!