Thursday, April 26, 2012

Tulips in Spring

Another week behind us and another challenge at Paper Lovin' Gals.  Isn't this picture just beautiful?  I have always loved tulips, I am not sure if it had anything to do with growing up in a part of Australia where they just didn't grow, so they were extra special.  Luckily now I live in a part of the country where they grow beautifully, and every year Canberra puts on Floriade, an amazing spectacular of flowers, a lot of them tulips.  Writing this post I realise I could have easily done a scrap page with some of the many photos I have from my yearly trip to Floriade.  But instead I chose to make a card, and a card that doesn't have tulips! I just wanted to use the general flower theme from this week's picture and capture the soft yellow of the flowers in the background.    What about this picture inspires you?  Come and join in this week with a creation inspired by the photo.

When I see tulips I think of spring, so I am also entering this card in the Hand Stamped Sentiments "spring" challenge.  It is hard to think about spring at the moment, as in this part of the world we are in autumn, with leave falling off trees and the weather getting all cold.  I chose the Bordering on Romance flower for the stamped image, however I did trim part of the flower so it would fit more neatly in my framelits die.  The DSP is also from our Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue and is called Attic Boutique, it has some lovely soft prints.

Happy Stamping

11 comments:

  1. Such a soft and pretty card. I love your sweet DSP, reminds me of wallpaper that's used to line dresser drawers or something that would be in a fun tea room. I adore all of the soft tones, lace trim and pearls. Thanks for playing along this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments!

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  2. Bordering on Romance is one of those sets you have to see to believe, in my opinion....and this is lovely! The color combo, along with the pairing of the DSP and lace is perfection. Thanks for playing with us at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

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  3. Your card is so warm and inviting. I just love the flowers mixed with the crochet ribbon and pearls. I am so glad to have visited your blog and that you joined along in this week's theme challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments. Smiles, Elizabeth

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  4. Hi Mon, really pretty and soft. We are having a cool day today, it's all rainy and actually quite chilly! Well, chilly for North Queensland! Not dragging out the woolens just yet though.

    Cheers,
    Kasey

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  5. So Pretty!!! Love the pattern paper you used- the colors are so soft and pretty!! The framelit dies worked perfect to accent your flower. Thanks for playing along with Hand Stamped Sentiments, Diane

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  6. Very pretty! So soft and feminine. Thanks for playing with us this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

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  7. I'm so glad you decided to join us as you dream of spring. :-) This card is so lovely! I like the layers you did with the framelits and the embossing. Great job on the layout, too. Thank you for joining us at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

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  8. Ooh, so pretty! I love your delicate flowers & fussy cutting! The Attic Boutique plays so well with that stamp too. So glad you're playing at Hand Stamped Sentiments! Thank you!

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  9. I love your color combo and the dsp you used is so sweet and combines so well with the stamped image. Very spring! Thanks for playing at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

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  10. Very pretty! I love the soft springy colors! And the pearls are the perfect detail! Thanks for playing at HSS!

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  11. Just ordered that stamp set! Can't wait to get my hands on it! Hugs xxx

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