Hi everyone, summer is flying by and it’s the third Wednesday in the month again already, so it’s time for a new I Spy With My Little Eye... challenge over at Ellibelle's Corner. Thanks so much to everyone who joined in last time … please do check over on Ellie’s blog to see if you are one of our top picks.
Ellie has chosen the challenge theme this month, and it is
I Spy With My Little Eye
*** Something From the Garden ***
Plenty of options there I’m sure you’ll agree… flowers, plants, trees, birds, insects… even fairies … the list is endless! Please do pop over to Ellie's blog to see her fab creation and link up your entries here.
This month we are delighted to have Jenn as our guest designer, so please click on her name to visit her blog and see her fabulous garden creation.
Here’s my card for the challenge.
Everything on this card started with my desire to use my wellington boots stamp … what could more appropriate for gardening in an English garden - even in summer?? Even as I was making this card I wasn’t sure what I was going to do, but I was reasonably happy with how it turned out in the end!
I cut a 5 3/4” square of stamping card and created a background with blended Distress Oxide inks which I then spattered with water. I stamped a grungy leaf background off centre using two shades of green Versafine Clair, then stamped again in dark green and cut out the individual letters of the word “Nature” to attach later. I blended green DOX onto a snippet of white card and stamped the wellington boots in grey, then fussy cut them out and added some darker green shading with Elements ink, and some delicate stamping.
I stamped the wheelbarrow and bird holding a heart in its beak, then stamped the flowers onto separate card, heat embossed and coloured with Distress watercolor pencils before cutting out. I positioned and attached the wellies, then attached the small flowers followed by the larger flower popped up using silicone glue and scrunched cotton behind the flower head. I stamped, cut out and attached the sentiment, and attached the letters of the word “Nature”. Finally I added some white Posca accents and matted the finished panel onto dark green card stock and a 6” card blank.
Stamps: AALL & Create #449 Through the Meadows, #370 The Great Outdoors; Tracy Evans Boutique Designs TE6 Branched Heart, TE11 Background Elements, TE13 Delight In Nature, TE14 The Winder of Nature; Lavinia Bird Collection;
Media: Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks (Rustic Wilderness, Bundled Sage, Speckled Egg, Tumbled Glass); Distress watercolor pencils (Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade); Lavinia Elements ink (Olive); Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Morning Mist, Shady Lane, Avocado, Pinecone, Acorn, Tulip Red); Posca pen (white); Stabilo pencil (white).
Challenges I would like to enter:
Beautiful Blossoms #20 - Anything Floral Goes (2nd entry)
Dragonfly Dreams (August) - These are a Few of My Favourite Things (2nd entry)
(Tracy Evans stamps, Distress Oxides)
FarmQuest Challenge #58 - Things In/Near a Garden Shed or Potting Bench - TOP 3
FarmQuest General Store #19 - Anything Farm or Country Goes
Four Seasons (August) - Anything Goes Summer (2nd entry)
Simon Says - Celebrating 20 Years of Distress (#SSS20YearsofDistress)
Simon Says (Wednesday) - Add a Sentiment (4th entry)
Stamping Sensations (August) - Summer in the Garden (2nd entry)
Triple B (August) - Birds, Butterflies and/or Blooms (2nd entry)
Unicorn #101 - Flowers (3rd entry)
Word Art Wednesday #661/662 - Anything Goes (4th entry)
The I Spy Challenge will end on the Sunday before the next challenge starts at 23:59 US Central Time - so this time that is Sunday September 15th, and the next challenge will begin on Wednesday September 18th.
Take care, and thanks for visiting.
Hugs,
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14 comments:
So much wonderful detail on this beautiful card and it's perfect for the challenge. Certainly made me think of gardens - and gardening in wellies 😉
A gorgeous stamped background, lovely details and colours, the star of the show is definitely the wellies with the stunning yellow flowers. A beautiful card.
xx
I absolutely love how this came together with all these wonderful stamps and beautiful colors. A true work of art using Tracy's beautiful stamps!
Beautiful garden themed card, love the stamped background, flowers and wellies-perfect.
Carol x
Pauline, this is spectacular! I love how you did a junk journal mixed media layering for your garden theme card! You're always doing such a fun artistic treasure hunt on each creation! Farm-tastic! Thanks for sharing at FarmQuest's garden/potting shed theme and also at FarmQuest General Store! Terrific! --Becca
Thank you for sharing your pretty card with us at Stamping Sensations challenge.
B x
Really great card. Thanks for joining Stamping Sensations challenge. Anesha
LOVE this wellingtons in the garden card with the pretty flowers peeking out the tope of them. xxx
I love all the different media that you used and the gardening theme was perfect. Thanks so very much for joinng is this time at the Dragonfly dreams Challenge
I'm back to say so great to see this beauty linked up at the Four Seasons challenge too :)
A great card Pauline, love the wellingtons with the petty yellow flowers peeking out, they really pop against the background.
Thanks for sharing with us at Stamping Sensations. Avril xx
Wow! Love your card and the details! Thanks for sharing with us at Beautiful Blossoms Challenge.
Wonderful mixed media themed card. Thanks for joining us at The Beautiful Blossoms Challenge, we look forward to seeing more of your lovely designs soon.
Donna xx
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This is just awesome Pauline! Love the flower in the old farm boots! Fabulous design! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Triple B & Four Seasons challenges! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
Darlene
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