This card is for our Twisted Sistah challenge this week - given by Sharon - was to make a card with a Bible verse, a Bible , or a Scripture from the Bible on it - easy, right? So, I had to make it a bit harder by doing a "different" background!
Pounded Flowers - YEAH!
I am leaving for a scrapbooking retreat Friday morning, so I had to post this early!
Using watercolor paper, I laid petals from my garden flowers along the side and put this through my Big Shot. The big shot squeezes out the colors in the petals, onto the W/C paper**, and you get a unique print for a great background. I added a little Wink of Stella to the flower centers and all I needed to do after that was to stamp up a verse and layer it onto the front of my card.
**I also found it helpful to separate the petals rather than just putting the whole blossom in the Big Shot, as they are quite JUICY, and will make a mess when squished! It is a good idea to have a sheet of paper towel in the Big shot to absorb the 'juice' that comes from squeezing the petals -
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Thanks and have a wonderful weekend!
Date: Thursday, April 16, 2015 GMT Views: 737
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Registered: December 15, 2011 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 11275
Thu, Apr 16, 2015 @ 12:46 PM
Oh, very cool! The only time I tried this I got a big mess - but this makes me want to give it another shot! Wonderful card! Have fun at your retreat!
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Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Thu, Apr 16, 2015 @ 1:23 PM
Sue, I'm amazed at the definition you get from pounded flowers! Yours are so beautifully shaped and love the soft colors of this! What a beautiful verse too!
Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92650
Fri, Apr 17, 2015 @ 11:36 AM
You have garden flowers already, besides spring bulbs???? Lucky you, Sue! Love how you did your pounded flowers so that they come out looking like flowers.: ) Really makes a lovely accompaniment to your Bible verse. Have fun on your retreat!
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Sat, Apr 18, 2015 @ 6:11 AM
Well, how cool is this!!! I don't think I have heard of pounded flowers! Whodda thunk??? I love how your flowers turned out....they are layed out so nicely! I guess I'll be scouting around my flower beds for some cool petals. Thanks so much for the inspiration! Love your card, sissy!
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