Sunday, June 21, 2015

Blue Flowers

I love it when I have time to get a couple of challenges done in a weekend, I also got to have a stamping get together with another demo friend of mine and have another card to show you from that session - we always do far more chatting than creating lol. This time I am combining Create with Connie and Mary colour challenge with Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

Now I don't always think flowers when I think "blue", in fact there is a fun family story about blue flowers that I'll share at the end of this post.  I was particularly inspired by Margaret's creation and decided to do my own blue flower using You've Got This. All the stamps on this card are from that set.  I thought the Smokey Slate background was a little dark after I stamped it so added a layer of vellum over the top, securing it with Glue Dots and Washi Tape.

Now for the family story.  The night my husband and I went out for dinner with my parents to celebrate our engagement, we were talking about what colour the bridesmaid dresses would be.  My husband said he would like them to be blue, to which I responded "there aren't any blue flowers" so they couldn't match the dresses.  At that point my husband laughs and says "then what are those" pointing to a wall of flowers through the resteraunt window behind me.  Now here the story splits into two versions, his is that the wall was indeed covered in blue flowers. My version is that the lighting outside was making them look blue when they were really a purple colour.

To this day, more than 25 years later, my mum still sends me magazine clippings of blue flowers, and my husband also still brings it up whenever he can!  
Happy Stamping
Monique

12 comments:

  1. Very pretty card Monique! I love how you created that background and the flower is beautifully coloured.
    Thanks for joining us at Create With Connie and Mary this week. :)

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  2. There may be no naturally blue flowers Monique, but in papercrafting anything is possible! I love your statement blue flower against the subtle hatched background - the washi tape is also a nice touch. Thanks for joining us for our colour challenge over at Create with Connie and Mary this week!

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  3. So funny about the blue flowers! Your blue flower here is gorgeous, and I love your sketchy background and Washi Tape! Very pretty card! Thank you for joining us at Create with Connie and Mary!

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  4. I love your blue flower especially with the background you created. Thanks for joining us this week at Create with Connie and Mary.

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  5. I love your blue flower! And I love your story that goes with it. Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

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  6. Wow, this is really pretty. I have to say I love the blue flower! And that washi. Glad you joined us this week at FMS!

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  7. Monique, love the story! Thanks for your nod to my card; so glad you liked it. I love how you did your flower and background; I especially like your idea to hold the vellum with washi tape..GREAT idea! Thanks for joining us this week at Create with Connie and Mary!

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  8. It is hard to find true "blue" flowers, but I love the look! Love the background and the washi tape on your card, too! Thanks for playing along with the color challenge this week on Create with Connie and Mary!

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  9. Very pretty card and I love the story of the blue flowers! Can't help but wonder if you went with blue bridesmaid dresses afterall! Thanks for playing along this week at Create with Connie and Mary!

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  10. That flower looks fabulous done up in the colors for the challenge! Never thought of a brown stem, but it looks great! Love how the washi tape finishes off the edges. Thanks for playing the Create with Connie and Mary color challenge this week!

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  11. Wow, the coloring on your flowering is stunning and I especially like how you used the vellum over the background and adhered it with washi tape! What a great idea! Beautiful card! Thanks for joining us this week at Create with Connie and Mary!

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  12. So beautiful, Monique! I love the washi tape border! Really, really pretty! Thanks for playing along with us at Create with Connie and Mary!

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