Today's TLC challenge is "Floral Frenzy" - a last curtain call for the flowers of summer. I still have some California poppies blooming in my garden so went with poppies. And I went with autumn colours to be seasonal.
I made a Wrinkle Free Distress background on some watercolour paper and added some faint text stamp. I stamped the poppies on top, let the ink dry, and then coloured them with Distress inks. I made a real mess of painting a couple of the flowers in the centre area so restamped, coloured, and fussy cut two flowers and one bud. After I layered them on top, they looked odd so decided to highlight them by adding the square frame over that area. I'm not sure how I feel about the finished card, but it needs to go in the mail to my sister or I'll miss her birthday!
Date: Monday, September 21, 2015 GMT Views: 2332
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Registered: December 3, 2013 Location: Southern California Posts: 3559
Mon, Sep 21, 2015 @ 1:01 PM
I think it turned out beautifully. I would have never known about your mishap if you hadn't mentioned it. I like the frame around the center. It adds something to the design and sets it apart.
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Registered: June 10, 2011 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 7364
Mon, Sep 21, 2015 @ 1:26 PM
This is just so pretty. You have covered your "oops" beautifully. The poppy flowers look so striking - specially with the framed version. So nicely done.
Registered: June 22, 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 126564
Tue, Sep 22, 2015 @ 3:38 AM
I love poppies and your card really shows how beautiful they are Susan...lovely and great layout highlighting the center of your card with the frame...
Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28924
Wed, Sep 23, 2015 @ 6:31 AM
This is beautiful!!
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6