Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts

Saturday, July 5, 2014

Summer of Color4: Dreams

Hi, everyone!  Welcome to you! I hope all my US readers had a wonderful 4th of July.  I'm here to show you my latest entry in the Summer of Color4 challenge.  The colors this week were pink, apple green and a splash of dark green.   They aren't colors that I usually work with and the tag is very feminine but I think the message is a good one.   Here is what it looks like.


 
 
 
I started with a size 10 tag and embossed it with a Spellbinders embossing folder.  I then used Mowed Lawn Distress stain over the entire tag.  Once that was dry I swiped it with Library Green Archival ink.  I had some pink paper flowers which I spritzed  with Glimmer Mist in Bubblegum Pink.  While they were wet I crumpled some of them and dried them.  One I attached to a piece of floral wire "stem" so that it looked like a bud just opening.  I glued all the flowers to the top of the tag and then added the bud so that it hung down from the others.  I used Sparkles and some Glossy Accents   sprinkled with Rock Candy glitter for the centers. 
 
 
I cut a piece of white cardstock with a Spellbinders Nestibilties die and stamped the sentiment with Library Green Archival.  I then used Faded Lipstick DI to color the edges lightly.  I applied it with foam tape so it would be raised from the surface of the tag.  Here are some details.
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
It's hard to believe that the summer is going so quickly and that this challenge is at it's 4th week!  It's great fun and it does challenge me to use combinations of colors that I would never think of using.  I love having that nudge!
 
 
I hope you all have a great weekend.  Thank you for being here.  I really appreciate all your visits and comments.  
 

Friday, June 25, 2010

More from the garden

One of the reasons I love summer is the garden and sharing it with friends.  So, here are just two of the daylilies that are blooming right now.  Hope you enjoy seeing them as much as I do!




When I'm not working in the garden,  I'm beading.  I've come to realize that beading is mostly what I do now.  If I use fiber or fabric at all, beads are involved with it.  So, what I'm working on when it's too hot to be outside is this...



It's another free form necklace.   I'll tell you more about it when it's completed.  But, I love working with these colors.  They're so summery and fun.  I keep thinking of melons! 

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have a wonderful summer day and that you take time to enjoy it.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Where have I been?

I've not been around the blog or the studio much the last few weeks.  Part of the reason is petty things that life throws at you.  But, most of the reason is this...

the roses...

and these...


the fushias and mopheads...



the lollipop lilies...

and the clematis...


And so much more.   It's garden time for me, and this year Mother Nature has blessed us with an abundance of beauty.  Certainly, she's making up for 70 inches of snow! 


But, I've not abandon the studio entirely.  I'm playing with kumihimo, with beads (of course).  The results should be ready for showtime soon!  But, in the meantime, it's back to the garden!

Make sure you take time to stop and smell the roses!  Thanks for visiting.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Clematis for Mothers' Day


The clematis in my garden are beautiful this Mothers' Day and I wanted to share them with you as a way to say "Have a happy, wonderful, restful day"!


A new, to me,  Ralph Evison clematis that reminds me of a passion flower.

 

White for peace.  Have a peaceful day.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010