Wednesday, July 13, 2011

A Garden of Green...

It's hard to believe that it's Wednesday already....and July is almost half over!  My gardens have taken a beating this year.  First they were late getting in, then the lack of rain, and now something has been having a real feast on my Asian lilies!  Although a little orange bug may be the culprit, I'm leaning towards birds or chipmunks.  One week they are loaded with buds and then a few days later....no buds, and now of course, no flowers!   I do have other flowers, but in truth, at the moment I have an awful lot of green.....


Hence, the colours in this card.  I've used a different technique here....one that I found in a magazine a long while ago.  The stamping is done on glossy card stock, but first I scored the card in a tile pattern.  Then, the floral background image is stamped with black ink, and coloured in with green distress inks.  If some of your colour seeps into the recessed score lines, simply touch up with white pen.  The stamp is from Cornish Heritage Farms, which has gone out of business....but I understand the images have been sold and may be 're-born'.

The black panel underneath was made with a MS punch, and the butterfly was cut on my Silhouette.  Just a flower to match the yellow mat, and a tag to finish it off.

This was very simple and fun to make.  Why don't you give it a try?

Now for some challenges, (some of which are looking for something you might find in the garden...if you are lucky!)

Charisma Cardz - #27 All about flowers
Stamp Something - Something with Bugs or Butterflies
Sentimental Sundays - #63 Inky Fingers
One Stitch at a Time - #70 Anything Goes
Stampin for the Weekend - #12 Wings and Things
Stamps R Us Challenges - Through The Garden Gate theme
Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes
By the Cute and Girly - Things with Wings
Allsorts Challenge - #111 Free and Easy
Stampotique Designers Challenge - #34 Flower Power
Simon Says Stamp! - Anything Goes
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27 comments:

  1. Sandra HJuly 13, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    Simply gorgeous beautifully done:) Sandra H

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  2. CherylJuly 13, 2011 at 1:40 PM

    Your card is beautiful! Thank you for joining our Inky Fingers/Unconventional stamping challenge at Sentimental Sundays .

    ~Cheryl~
    Stop by my blog to check out my blog candy!

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  3. stampingmarianneJuly 13, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    Beautiful tecnique! Love it!
    Your card is just gorgeous!
    Thanks for joining us at OSAAT!
    Marianne

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  4. AnonymousJuly 13, 2011 at 3:50 PM

    Beautiful card, love the flowerbackground. Thanks for joining the Stampotique designer's challenge

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  5. FleurJuly 13, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    A great card, Thank you so much for entering our challenge at ALLSORTS this week, good luck & hope you’ll join us again!
    Hugz Fleur xXx

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  6. Stacey G.-2 Craf-t-4uJuly 13, 2011 at 5:08 PM

    This is so pretty! Great colors! Love the squares and the punch too! Great butterflies! Thank You so much for joining us at Dutch Dare this week! If you have not already done so, you may want to check out my blog as I am hosting a no strings attached blog candy with several prizes to win. Just scroll down to the blogoversary giveaway post. (Not the blogoversary post) I apologize if I have already given you this invite!

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  7. Brenda BrownJuly 13, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    Really pretty Joyce and what unusual colours together. I hope you get the Lilies sorted, but I guess its too late for this year now - what a shame.
    luv and hugs {brenda} xoxox

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  8. Gez ButterworthJuly 13, 2011 at 6:05 PM

    Beautiful bright & cheerful card. Thank you for joining us at Stampotique Designer's Challenge.

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  9. Kathy and LuckyJuly 13, 2011 at 7:59 PM

    This is so pretty, love the faux tile look with the butterfly. Thanks for joining us at Stamps R Us.

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  10. DebbieJuly 13, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    What a fabulous technique! Love the colours too! It looks like "tiles"!

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  11. CarissaJuly 13, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    Pretty card. I remember seeing this technique somewhere, I'll have to give it a try.
    Hugs, Carissa

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  12. WillyJuly 14, 2011 at 4:40 AM

    What a beautiful card! Love the scored background. Thanks for joining us at Stampotique Designer's Challenge # 34.

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  13. TammyJuly 14, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    Beautiful card, love the technique, such stunning results. Thanks for the tip my link wasn't working, all fixed.

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  14. Scrappy ScattyJuly 14, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    lovely card
    thank you for joining us this week over at OSAAT
    love Jan
    xx

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  15. Lou MacJuly 14, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    This is such a neat idea using the glossy card - I honestly would have thought it was seperate pieces of patterned paper!! LOVE the technique!!

    Thanks for joining us over at Senitmental Sundays for our 'Inky Fingers' challenge this week. Good luck.

    xo, Lou Mac.

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  16. KazJuly 14, 2011 at 1:08 PM

    This is such a pretty card. Thanks for joining us at Stampotique.

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  17. Basement StamperJuly 14, 2011 at 3:03 PM

    that technique looks fantastic with this image. Thanks for playing with us at Stampotique Designer's Challenge this week.

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  18. scotspandaJuly 15, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    gorgeous card, the yellow accents really set it off,

    thanks for being free n easy with us at Allsorts this week

    hugs

    Amanda xx

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  19. Vicki GJuly 15, 2011 at 6:54 PM

    So pretty! Thanks for playing with us!

    Vicki

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  20. Julie SJuly 16, 2011 at 12:21 PM

    What a fun technique (and beautiful card). I'll have to give that a try.

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  21. MarjoJuly 16, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    Wonderful project, thanks for playing with us this week at OSAAT for our “Anything Goes” Challenge.

    Good luck with the draw, we hope to see you play along with us in August for our “Pretty in Print” contest. I have some yummy candy to Celebrate too.

    xoxo Marjo

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  22. UnknownJuly 18, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    Great take on our challenge! Thanks for joining us for Sentimental Sundays Inky Fingers Challenge and I hope you join us again next time!

    ~Heather
    Kurly-Q

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  23. Lorraine AJuly 19, 2011 at 5:04 PM

    Gorgeous card :-) very stylish and elegant :-)

    thanks for joining us on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge and thanks for helping us reach our target :-)
    luv
    Lols x x x

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  24. Valerie H. MarshallJuly 22, 2011 at 12:48 AM

    Wonderful use of flowers on this project! Thank you so much for joining us at Stampotique Designer's Challenge this week!
    Cheers,
    Val :)

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  25. Silvia(Barnie)July 23, 2011 at 4:41 AM

    Beautiful card, love the butterfly.

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  26. Shannon SawyerJuly 23, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    Love this card. Anything with butterflies gets my vote. Great colors used and great textures as well.

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  27. HannapannaJuly 30, 2011 at 5:44 PM

    This is really lovely. Thanks for joining us over at By the Cute and Girly this month and good luck. Hugs, Hanna

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