Happy Spring all! With our self isolation, social distancing, and self care, it is a blessing to have our virtual community to spread happiness and joy, don't you think? Polly is asking for Spring themed cards in the MIX this week and our Inspiration Hostess, Stacy has given us Ellen Hutson's website (I had to put my 'look only' hat on...so much fun new 'stuff')! I used a study in watercolor for my inspiration.
I am taking the quote's message for myself today...
Like Wildflowers;
You must allow yourself
To grow in all places
People thought you
Never Would.
-E. V.-
Let me explain. I've been noticing many cards using wonderful backgrounds combined with a silhouette. And when I came across this Fun Stampers Journey wildflower Silhouette, I knew it was the one! So my 'GROW' was to freestyle the Twinkling H2O's in a pattern close to the silhouette and then overstamp the stamp. I used 5 shades of the 'twinks'. A springy card for Polly's challenge.
So far so good, I was happy with how my freehand flowers, grasses, and seed heads provided the background...the FSJ silhouette was inked with the Archival ink. Here's where I went south, though! Should have embossed with clear. As my thumbprints magically appeared all around the rub on above the sentiment. What was I thinking, rub on's had improved from years past when they would transfer broken or not transfer at all???? I was so disappointed I did not get a clean transfer and HAD dirtied up my card with thumbprints. After all my effort on the floral work and quote, how would I rescue it?
I decided to wrap the card with the gold and cream Hemp twine. Used a corner rounder at the top to draw the eye up and sprayed a bit of Tattered Angels 'Sunlight' shimmer spray.
A grunge Spring card, encouraging you to grow...thanks for following me to the end, if you did! I am always thankful for the gift of your comment.
Date: Saturday, March 21, 2020 GMT Views: 1446
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Sat, Mar 21, 2020 @ 9:34 PM
This is a really lovely Spring card, Susan, with your freehand flowers and the silhouette! A wonderful quote and quite apt for what we are all going through ATM, I think, we all need to grow and cope with what's ahead. I can't tell from this photo that you had any issues above the quote but the gold embossing and twine look fabulous, anyway!
------------------------------ Sue
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Sun, Mar 22, 2020 @ 8:29 AM
Your wildflowers look amazing, Susan! I would never have noticed the prints if you hadn't said. Believe me when I say I get smudges & prints ALL THE TIME. Even when I think I don't have ink on my fingers. I usually spend more time fixing than creating. Why does it always have to happen at the very end, is the real question.