Tuesday, July 26, 2011

hollyhocks... that might not meet ANY of these challenges!

i had so much fun stamping and water-coloring poppies last week, and then suddenly i remembered i had *another* silhouette type stamp that i might be able to use to similar effect. i thought i might just be able to whip up another entry for moxie fab world's "fanatical about botanical" challenge... but in the end, i'm not positive my card is botanical enough, so i will not be surprised or upset if i am disqualified.

i used the current color palette (#34) at CR84FN, it's quite gorgeous, don't you think? again, i'm not 100% sure my card qualifies because i've used a bit of green in addition to the main colors. it's kind of hard NOT TO have a few leaves on one's hollyhocks... :) ...but i do understand that it's important to stick to the terms of the challenge, so no biggie if the judges don't rule in my favor!


a challenge i KNOW i don't meet (& am thus not even submitting for) is twisted sketch #11 which is labelled specifically for layouts, whereas they have a separate card sketch each week. but it's still a fab sketch and was very helpful to me, so of course i want them to have credit! (i even worked a button into my design for the "twist" in their honor; and i LITERALLY twisted the sketch 90 degrees to the right!)



and now, finally, here's my card!


(patterned paper: creative imaginations, glitz design; flower diecut: glitz; burlap flowers: prima; button: tim holtz; stamps: prima, rubber stampede, SU; border punches: recollections, martha stewart, fiskars; beads: millhill; tulle: michaels; inks: ranger, colorbox, glimmer mist; adhesives: tombow monorunner, 3m foam tape, hot glue, sewing machine)


again i stamped with a custom mix of distress inks and glimmer mists, and then went back in with a brush, more colors of mist, ink and watercolor paints, and finally a bit of really fine sharpie pen as an outline. the centers are seed beads set into crystal lacquer with a bit more inking on top. and finally all of the panels are inked, aged, distressed and sewn on... because i was on a roll & got a little carried away. (& boy it was ♥FUN♥!!!)

hope you'll get to make the good kind of mess today and will be as happy with the result as i am with this! :)

12 comments:

  1. You've outdone yourself AGAIN, Miz L! This is absolutely beautiful.

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  2. Wow, absolutely stunning card!

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  3. This is just lovely...so soft and gentle looking!

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  4. I love being inspired by all these challenges, even if we don't qualify for them. I also think it's FAB-U-LOUS that we stampers think we'll be disqualified, and WE DON'T CARE! HAHAHAHA!

    Oh, and yes, the card is TEEEE-Riffic, as always. You never fail to disappoint, missy! xo

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  5. Love the distressing on your beautiful card. Teams up so beautifully with your muted palette. Love it!

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  6. GORGEOUS card Lauren! That flower garden is so pretty and love the scalloped borders! Thanks so much for joining along with CR84FN :)

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  7. Love your work...so many techniques here, its wonderful!

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  8. Lauren, GORGEOUS hollyhocks! I think we'll let you slide on the green because your hollyhocks look so FAB with the green leaves! LOVE your distressing! LOVE this card! THX for playing with us at CR84FN!

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  9. These hollyhocks remind me of the ones in my neighbour's garden - currently looking wonderful! And the big bloom looks fab too! Thanks for playing along with CR84FN!

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  10. Hey Lauren! Thanks yet again for linking up to the Fanatical About Botanical challenge in the Moxie Fab World! :)

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