As a Child, I was always fascinated by my grandma's Blue hydrangea's. At that point in my life they were the ONLY blue flowers I had ever seen. I later learned she forced them to that color by adding aluminum sulfate to the soil. They did still always have a tinge of pink to them . . . .
I didn't have any bg stamps like in the video but hydrangea's are made up of oodles of tiny layered flowers . I started with a wash of pale blue over the entire card followed by a pale green wash over the leaves. I did 4 colors of blue plus the pale pink highlights on the flower. There are 3 shades of green over the leaves plus a bit of brown & midnight blue. This would have been MUCH easier with large flowers but hopefully I captured the spirit of the challenge with these itty bitty blossoms.
Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 GMT Views: 496
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Registered: October 18, 2015 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 19903
Fri, Sep 18, 2020 @ 12:24 PM
Your card is perfect for the water coloring and your sentiment is perfect as well! I love hydrangeas but only had a few bloom as we had such a hot summer.....TFS your card with us.
Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 82297
Sat, Sep 19, 2020 @ 8:10 AM
Wonderful way to do this challenge!!! Perfect example and gorgeous image and card, Linda. Wow! Love your memories too. Hugz
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