For Mom and Grandma.......

My Mother and Grandmothers taught me the love of Nature and all things Floral.  My Brother and I grew up with a yard full of flowers at home and an even larger display at Grandma's House!  I don't really remember to many annuals being planted.  Grandma wanted something that kept on giving so perennials, daffodil bulbs, and cannas were our plants of choice!  She had a Bleeding Heart bush that amazed me.  We would look at catalogs and she would explain the map and how certain things would not grow in Illinois due to our ZONE! One of those was Hydrangeas,  I was always drawn to Hydrangeas and once I moved to Missouri began collecting different varieties of Hydrangeas and this is one of my Favorite stamps.  Powell Gardens had beautiful varieties of Hydrangeas, check them out if you get a chance.

 

The card base is Whisper White card stock embossed with the Framed Tulips embossing folder.  The Hydrangea was stamped in Certainly Celery ink on a 1 1/2 X 3 piece of Whisper White card stock.  I colored the Hydrangea with the Baja Breeze marker.  Outlined the stems with the Certainly Celery marker.  Baja Breeze card stock was punched with the Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack.  I used my thumb nail to curl the petals, and then used a dot of Tombow adhesive to glue them down.  A small Rhinestone was placed in each center.  The Sentiment was stamped in Perfect Plum ink and the edges were sponged with Perfect Plum ink.  The Hydrangea was also sponged directly on top to add some plum tones.  This image was them mounted on a 1 3/4 X 3 1/4 Perfect Plum mat.  The entire panel is then popped up with stampin Dimensionals.  Perfect Plum Taffetta ribbon is tied around left edge.

 

The Itty Bitty Punch pack is the perfect way to use up scraps.  Punch like colors and keep in a ziplock bag or empty embellishment container.  Always ready for your next project!  Dazzling Details would be a good substitute for Rhinestones.

 

Ingredients:

 

Best of Flowers  133342 Clear $14.95

Wonderful Mother 126505 Wood $11.95,  126507 Clear $8.95 Retiring****

Baja Breeze card stock 111352 $6.95 Retiring****

Perfect Plum taffeta ribbon 122987 $6.95 Retiring*****

Certainly Celery ink 126958 Retiring******

Whisper White card stock 100730 $8.50

Perfect Plum ink  126963 $5.95

Perfect Plum card stock 101889 $6.95

Framed Tulips embossing folder 121809 $7.95

Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack 118309 $16.95

Rhinestone Jewels  119246 $4.95

 

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