Well, thanks so much for a wonderful inspiration challenge, to use something in our homes. I love flowers, just LOVE them. And I also like antiques, they can be chipped, discolored, I do not care, I love old stuff. hence the teapot in my card, a little yellowed, a little chipped, but all the more beautiful because of those imperfections. One of my favorite flowers is lily of the valley. When I was little my mom would let me pick them and bring them to my teacher, I was a bit of an *eddie haskell* even back then for those of you who remmeber him! Anyway my inspiration for this card was this lovely bone chin a plate in my house thAT you see in the photo. And I am sending it to Florida to my friend Jerri Kay to thank her for bringing us her stunning creations, many of which use the * Me and Carrie lou* stamps. And to thank her for this card which she made for mE!! WT159 Rose for Nancy by Jerri Kay at Splitcoaststampers So I hope you like it, I am thrilled with the outcome if I do say so myself, and thanks for looking.
I stamped garden silhouettes in the background in stamped off pine needles distress ink, and sponged soft sky and cool carribean over them. I touched the flowers with white liquid pearsl after I watercolored them. The flowers and teapot are stamped in versamark on watercolor paper and embossed in different gold eps. I used a darker gold for the teapot because i wanted to make it look old and a little beaten up, unlike the fresh and beautiful flowers that grace my yard each spring. I watercolored with distress inks. The lilies and teapot are cut out, the small liles are put behing the bigger spray which is popped up.
Date: Saturday, March 29, 2008 GMT Views: 2123
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Registered: April 20, 2006 Location: The Burrow with the rest of the Weasleys Posts: 15474
Sun, Mar 30, 2008 @ 3:41 AM
Lovely card and a beautiful inspiration piece, Nancy. I went to a local china shop today that had such gorgeous stuff in it, I could have easily spent a small fortune in there!
Registered: July 11, 2004 Location: Troy, Michigan Posts: 10374
Sun, Mar 30, 2008 @ 6:45 AM
Wow!!! All I can say is, Jerri is one lucky gal to be able to see this beauty in person! This is so artistic and genteel - truly a labor of love. TFS. Linda
------------------------------ Linda Art is the only way to run away without leaving home. -Twyla Tharp
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Registered: October 29, 2004 Location: Coos Bay, Oregon Posts: 24007
Sun, Mar 30, 2008 @ 8:42 PM
OMG Nancy, what a gorgeous card and so beautifully watercolored. Your dimensional cutting really makes your card pop. BTW, your plate is totally gorgeous too. TFS