Thursday, 27 August 2020

I Love Flowers!

Hi everyone, it's no secret that I love gardens, any gardens, and all that is in them except frogs!!!
My page today started because of one of the most unusual flowers being depicted in a stamp set by Tracy Evans.
It's a Strelitza and is often seen in expensive flower arrangements, but the plants can grow in greenhouses or outside in warmer climates. We saw one at Kew last Year
It is also known as the bird of paradise flower.

 I made a background using Aall and Create stencils and Distress Oxide inks.
I added stamps from an A4 set and the numbers from another set before stamping the flower in  Tea Dye Oxides on the background and then stamped it onto Card and coloured it with Inktense pencils. 
The tag is one I made a while ago but there was nothing about it that made me want to keep it so I stamps the butterfly from another of Tracy's sets and a butterfly by Crafty Individuals sits to top of it. I added Tea Dye ink around the edges.
I stamped my new garden quotes set by Alison of Words and Pictures blog onto another tag.I added lots of snippets of washi tape too to add to the garden theme.

 I am entering at 

 Art Journal Journey and Alison's Pockets and Tags theme

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Beautiful Botanicals

Penny Black and More Challenge Say It With Flowers
Thanks for looking, Chris





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9 comments:

  1. Bleubeard and Elizabeth27 August 2020 at 14:30:00 BST

    Absolutely gorgeous spread, Chris. I have a deep admiration for Bird of Paradise. It grew in my friend's yard in California. It is beautiful, just like your incredible page you made for Alison's theme at Art Journal Journey. Thanks so much for sharing this amazing beauty. I LOVE the background you created, too.

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  2. craftytrog27 August 2020 at 18:41:00 BST

    A beautiful page Chris, and that's a gorgeous bloom too!
    Thanks for linking to my AJJ theme.
    Alison xx

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  3. Helen27 August 2020 at 18:58:00 BST

    beautiful page Chris! they are gorgeous flowers it is true.

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  4. Joan27 August 2020 at 23:11:00 BST

    Lovely page Chris and thats a fabulous flower stamp. I think it was in California where we saw loads of those flowers growing, quite stunning

    Joan

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  5. My name is Erika.28 August 2020 at 01:42:00 BST

    You made a fabulous page Chris. That is an interesting flower for sure. I like it though. And I love how you based your page on the flower you had seen. Nice lace on the tag too. Thanks for joining Alison's challenge again and joining us at AJJ. Hugs-Erika

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  6. brenda28 August 2020 at 07:08:00 BST

    A beautiful colour palette Chris, A great entry for our 'Say it with Flowers' theme at Penny Black and More, thanks so much for joining in.

    B x

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  7. Rita28 August 2020 at 17:49:00 BST

    Very pretty! I love flowers, too. :)

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  8. Meggymay31 August 2020 at 09:43:00 BST

    Sorry to be late calling in Chris, this is another fantastic page for the AJJ theme, thank you for your support this month. Super stamps and background and tags.
    Yvonne xx

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  9. Mervi2 September 2020 at 08:52:00 BST

    Fabulous florals page!
    Thank you for sharing at PB&more;-))m

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