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Sunday 16 February 2020

I choose to see flowers!

Hello crafting friends!

There are defiant vases of daffodils all over my house and I'm blocking out the storm by colouring flowers in the Craft Square Metre! Come and see:


I started this card by stamping a piece of white card stock with Hardwood by Stampin' Up, making a long thin aperture in it with one of the Christina Griffiths stitched rectangles, and cutting the whole thing out with a card-shaped stitched rectangle from Heffy Doodles.


I cut another of the Heffy Doodles rectangles and stamped some flowers from Clearly Besotted's Pretty Pansies on it, using a masking technique. These were coloured with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers. The wood stamped aperture panel was attached over the top and  I coloured some of the planks of wood with a pale grey watercolour pencil.


I thought a blocky sentiment would work well with this card and used the Thank You greeting from Uniko's Simply Said Blocks II. The card was finished with black Enamel Effects in the centres of the flowers.



CHALLENGES
The Colour Throwdown came up with some gorgeous colours this week and I couldn't resist joining in. I've used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches and I'm also linking up with Inspire Create where the challenge is A Blank Slate.


AND IN OTHER NEWS
I've always loved that saying 'There are always flowers for those who want to see them' and I DO want to see them! And, the minute I typed that, the sun came out :)

Are you having a nice weekend? What are you up to?

Hugs,


15 comments:

  1. A rally lovely flower stamp and love the way it stands out against the subtle background.

    Kath x

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    1. I love that stamp too Kath and have quite a collection of different flowers! x

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  2. Your purple flowers are lovely and I am a total fan of woodgrain! Glad you joined us at FMS!

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    1. Thanks Linda! I love a bit of woodgrain too :)

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  3. So pretty Vicky - love the flowers peeking out between the hardwood (one of my favourite ever background stamps). I’m right with you - if you look hard enough, there are spring flowers desperately trying to make an appearance! I have a pot f miniature daffodils nurtured from last year that have jut flowered on my kitchen window sill - so cheery! Wishing you a sunny day!

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    1. Thanks for your good wishes Joanne - it IS a sunny day! There are heaps of spring bulbs out here and I've even seen some blossom. The saying is by Henri Matisse and he was saying that even when things are going badly, you can always find some glimmer of hope or goodness if you want to. Good old Matisse!

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  4. Despite the stormy weather, I've seen daffs, cyclamen, snowdrops and a large rose-type of flower the name of which escapes me, but it's beautiful. Let the flower defiance continue!

    BEAUTIFUL card and such a clever idea to cut the aperture out with HD dies. Coincidentally, I used the Hardwood stamp yesterday too!

    Many hyg xxx

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    1. I KNOW! All the crazy flowers thumbing their noses at the storms!
      Thanks my friend :)
      Hyg xxx

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  5. These florals really pop against the woodgrain background! Love it! Thanks so much for joining us at CTD!

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  6. SO Beautiful, I love the wood effect "frame" and the beautiful flowers.
    Faith x

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  7. Daffodils in the house? These are lovely flowers! So happy you joined us at CTD!

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    1. Yes, vases of them! So cheerful!
      Thanks for your kind words :)

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I'd love to know what you think. Do leave me a comment - it always makes my day! Vicky x


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