Friday, October 4, 2024

The Flower Challenge #96

Hello my friends!  It's that time again - are you ready to get inky with us this month at The Flower Challenge #96 - it's stencil time!


As we are leaning into Autumn, my mind is quickly embracing warmer earthier tones - orange roses are a favorite!  I have finally added the Golden Days from Altenew to my stencil collection!  What the heck took me so long?


She was stenciled onto Bristol paper - because of its smooth surface I might
have dried the ink between layers.  But I quite like the ethereal look of 
the layers of petals.  After it dried, I fussy-cut the right edge and embossed
the background piece using a Park Lane folder from JoAnn's to add some foliage in its garden. But before I glued it to my card base, I gave the base a spritz of Distress Mica spray! [By now you know all about those sentiments!] 

I love to while away the hours stenciling - do you?  It is quite possibly the most calming of all techniques to me!  We sure hope you'll add your stenciled flowers to our gallery - or maybe just a stenciled background BEHIND your florals?  My fellow designers have gorgeous ways to inspire you right HERE at The Flower Challenge!

=] Michele
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15 comments:

  1. Vicki DutcherOctober 4, 2024 at 1:49 PM

    Whoa! This is stunning! 🤩

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  2. Leslie MillerOctober 4, 2024 at 2:32 PM

    A jaw dropping beauty, Michele! Large and lovely in the warm tones and a bit of leafy texture to go with it. Wowie!

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  3. BonnieOctober 4, 2024 at 3:23 PM

    WOW, WOW, WOW! What a gorgeous flower and background!

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  4. Marcia HillOctober 4, 2024 at 8:27 PM

    This is STUNNING Michele!! I love the colors...sooooo vibrant!! Lovely, lovely card my friend!! Hugs. :0)

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  5. TKOctober 4, 2024 at 9:51 PM

    Oh, Michele! This is gorgeous, and I love the way you embossed the background "garden" -- what a beautiful card

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  6. JeanneOctober 5, 2024 at 8:08 AM

    Oh SO gorgeous! Wow!!!

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  7. Jeanne HOctober 5, 2024 at 12:34 PM

    Yes, a stunningly beautiful card.

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  8. Lisa EltonOctober 5, 2024 at 2:43 PM

    That big ol' bloom is fabulous all dolled up in her autumn colors! Pretty card, Michele!

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  9. baileyrosy.comOctober 6, 2024 at 1:13 AM

    What a stunner ! Your humungus bloom is so perfectly coloured it has great depth and works so well with that gorgeou embossing.

    Marie

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  10. Linda CallahanOctober 6, 2024 at 11:31 AM

    Puttin' on the glam today in this post - gorgeous!

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  11. BobbyOctober 6, 2024 at 5:28 PM

    That flower is gorgeous in oranges, Michele.

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  12. lostinpaperOctober 8, 2024 at 11:45 AM

    Oh so beautiful!

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  13. donna mikasaOctober 10, 2024 at 4:21 AM

    What a beauty, Michele! I think I have that stencil stashed away but even if I brought it out, I couldn't do it justice like you have. Stunning bloom!!

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  14. donna mikasaOctober 10, 2024 at 4:23 AM

    Oh, and that bit o' embossing? Genius!!

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  15. NanceOctober 20, 2024 at 1:36 PM

    WHOA! So stunning, Michele! The flower alone is a showstopper but adding that spritzed folder for the background just upped the WOW factor!

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