Friday 13 March 2009

Bluebell Woods for a Floral Challenge

The challenge this week on Theme Thursday is "Flowers". I love bluebells, such pretty colours and delicate flowers, so this stamp from Elusive Images is a favorite. The stamp can be found on the Snowdrop Script Themeplate.

I used green Stazon ink to stamp the image then painted it with Twinkling H2Os. This was matted onto layers of dark blue and lilac card stock from my stash. Next I made the picture of the Bluebell woods using stamps from the Elusive Images Arboretum and Wild Meadow themplates. The background was brayered using Adirondack Dye Inks then the trees and grassy bits were stamped with more of the same inks. Finally the bluebell flowers were added using a mix of stamping with the H2O paints and adding some extra spots of colour with a paint brush.

The card base is some blue card from my stash that has been spritzed with Glimmer Mists over Glimmer Screens. The Bluebell text stamp was stamped over the Glimmer mists using Azure Stazon - the shimmer of the Glimmer Mists still shows through the Stazon.

17 comments:

  1. Yet another beautiful card. Love the colour and the use of the glimmer screens for the background.
    Lisa

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  2. OMG this is absolutely wonderful. Fantastic card. Love them.

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  3. Beautiful! Love the blues so much!

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  4. I love this card Phree. The colours are lovely and the images are beautiful. Brings thoughts of spring to mind - we just need the weather to match now!
    Hugs, Pamela

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  5. Stunning! This is so beautiful Phree :0)
    *hugs* Heather x

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  6. This is sumptuous! Glimmer screens, eh? Are they like stencils? =)

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  7. Oh Phree this is just beautiful. I love just everything about it especially the woodland scene.

    I'm waiting for the bluebells to come out in Clumber Park near here. It's just one huge blue carpet when they do.

    Lesley Xx

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  8. Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing it with us and for explaining the methods too.
    Beryl xx

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  9. Really fantatstique and such a beautiful colours

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  10. Absolutely stunning! I love it!

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  11. I love bluebell woods and this is a gorgeous card. I haven't any blue GMs. Which ones have you used here, Phree?

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  12. Absolutely beautiful Phree. I recognise the stamps but which Adirondack pad/s did you use?

    Anna

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  13. Hi

    Gorgeous as always!!

    TFS
    TC

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  14. Such a beautiful card! I love the peaceful colours Judith x

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  15. Fantastic stamp work with the trees, I just adore this lovely card of yours. X Fab

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  16. How absolutley lovely and so creative inside and out! I just love it!

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