Sabrina gave us a perfect challenge today in the Ways to Use It challenge. We were asked to use butterflys and gardens. Thanks, Sabrina.
When I lived outside San Francisco, I used to love to go to the Japanese Tea Garden. Inside this multiple acreage dedicated land, I would see the most incredible trees not found anywhere else.
Cut out the G45 Asian female, used G45 for the vase and used all Memory Box dies (bamboo, flowers and BF) on this card. Scored all 4 sides with Score Pal.
TFL everyone!
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 132012
Thu, May 07, 2015 @ 10:39 AM
Anne, what wonderful use of your paper. That vase reminds me of a lacquered brass dish my mother used to have. I just lovely your elegant poppy and bamboo floral arrangement in green and white. What a beautiful Asian card - one of your specialities .
Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92694
Thu, May 07, 2015 @ 10:52 AM
NO ONE does "Asian" as beautifully as you, Anne. I didn't even need to see your name to know it was yours. Such style! The delicacy of the die cut butterfly is perfect with this genre.
Registered: January 29, 2006 Location: Mount Forest,Ontario Canada Posts: 11633
Thu, May 07, 2015 @ 11:12 AM
How beautifully creative, Anne. Love your Asian scene and beautifully crafted vase and greens. Your memory is poured out onto paper, and I feel like I'm visiting the scene you described. Funny story...I thought I was clicking into your gallery, but I actually clicked into the WT gallery. When I saw all the butterflies dated today, I thought, OH, MY, Anne has been a very busy girl))!!!
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Registered: August 7, 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 28113
Thu, May 07, 2015 @ 11:20 AM
Oh this is sooo you, Anne! An Asian beauty for sure!!! Love how you used the G45 and the vase is gorgeous! Lovely die cuts for this theme! You rocked it!!!
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Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50743
Thu, May 07, 2015 @ 11:20 AM
This could have come right out of a Japanese garden. I love the stark white bg and the simplicity of your scene...it adds to the elegance of the card. The butterfly and the white poppy die cuts are perfect paired with your G45 cut outs. Lovely creation Anne!!
Registered: September 3, 2007 Location: native Texan living in extreme N. GA Posts: 73400
Thu, May 07, 2015 @ 2:38 PM
Gorgeous, Anne! I have some fond memories & lovely photos of that very same Japanese Tea Garden. It was April & all the azaleas were in bloom! Lovely! And your card represents it perfectly!