Hello friends and welcome! The Flower Challenge has a tricky one this time - adding spots or stripes to flowers? I think I'll put them in the background or foreground, myself! Here's how I did it... my friend Therese made a great video on using heat embossing in several fun ways. I've used one of her tricks to add stripes as a landing zone for a pot of Waffle Flower Craft's water-colored crocuses!
Take a look at a little closeup of them ...
Three strips of double-sided tape were added to my card front.
Then I poured over WOW's A Girl's Best Friend glitter embossing powder over the strips of sticky tape, heat set it from the backside first, then completely set it from the front. I'll admit it worked far better than using Versamark ink for this glittery powder! That girl is so clever!
While 'working ahead' I forgot that by the time this posted crocuses would
be long gone... that's okay. Paper ones are 'forever' and it is still Spring!
Okay. Are you feeling inspired? I hope so. But if not, my teamies over on The Flower Challenge blog have all kinds of ways to add spots or stripes to a floral card!
=] Michele
I was very happy to see the purple crocus at The Four Seasons Challenge: Spring!
Oh Michele, this is just beautiful! Your coloring is perfect! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Four Seasons Challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back again soon.
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DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Four Seasons Challenge Co-Owner
Love that background and you managed both spots and stripes. Well done. Your crocuses are lovely. It is such a shame that they are so short lived, but as you say, they live on on your card xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card with those pretty water-colored crocuses. Love how you did the 3 stripes along the bottom of your card.
ReplyDeleteYour pot of Crocuses is sooo pretty Michele and water colored just beautifully! I love your glittery stripes at the bottom too and what a clever way to do it! Have to remember that trick! Lovely, lovely card and a treasured paper memory!! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeletePretty purple crocuses! And I love how you created those stripes that ground your lovely bouquet. Leave it to Therese to share a fun technique!
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are just SO pretty! I also love how you did the grounding stripes with the tape and embossing powder. Fantastic work, my friend!
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous, Michele! I love the glittery stripes.
ReplyDeleteClever Terese and clever you for the tip about the embossing glitter looks amazing and I may just have to pinch that idea . It works beautifully with those blooms which are coloured to perfection and work so well with the stripes. Another amazing piece of art from you.
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Your pot of crocuses is so pretty and it's great that they'll never fade! I love the clever way you added sparkly stripes and your dotty splatters add an artsy look! Fantastic card, my friend!
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful bouquet of crocuses, and I'm sure they're blooming somewhere! Love your stripes, and the tape would be a great, strong hold for glitter -- great idea and design!
ReplyDeleteWhen your card says happy spring, a pot of pretty crocus blooms fits the bill! Love those sparkly stripes too!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Michele. Also Therese is so creative I have followed her for many years. Your card is gorgeous. I love the colors you have chosen. Thank you for sharing.💖
ReplyDeleteYour pot of crocuses is a gorgeous stamp, and welcome anytime of the year! I love the speech bubble for the sentiment, too. Thanks for passing along the tip for using tape with the sparkly powder. I have some years old sparkly powder I should be using up. Such a pretty and clever card, Michele!
ReplyDeleteYippee! LOVE that glittery stripe addition to this design, your card is divine my friend!
ReplyDeleteOh so pretty....love those gray stripes and your subtle colors on the florals are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Michele!
ReplyDeleteYour pot of crocuses is so beautiful Michele. And I love the idea of using heat embossing to create the grounding for your flowers. xx
ReplyDeleteThis pot o' crocus is so gorgeous, Michele. And yes, paper is forever and it is still spring! Love the glitter tip!
ReplyDeleteI love when these tough little flowers pop through the snow as if to say spring is coming no matter what! A sweet springy card!
ReplyDeleteYour crocuses are so lovely, Michele. I saw that double sided tape trick and then quickly forgot about it. It worked great for the 'table top' for your vase of flowers.
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