We have another fun sketch for you to try this week over on Stamping 411! OK…I'll admit…this is my second try…the first one bothered me…so I started over! I think I was just trying to rush too much to get it done. I let the card sit for a couple hours, came back and tore it apart to start over. Anyone else ever done that??? lol!
OK…here is my finished card. The iris was heavily inspired by a MDS card that I saw Sue Erickson do. I just knew I could use the Build a Blossom stamp set and punch to do mine.
I love Irises…I think they are my favorite flower…or tied with hydrangeas and lilacs. My grandmother gave me several starts from her garden when I was VERY young. I dug them up and moved them with us each time…but somewhere along the line I dropped the ball and don't have them any longer. Actually, I think the movers thought they were just a bag of dirt and threw them away during a winter move. I gave a neighbor some of my bulbs one year…maybe one day I'll knock on the door of the people who moved into their house and ask if I could dig up a couple! lol!
Anyway…onto my card. As you can see, I flipped the sketch and let the Iris be the scalloped half circle (I think that is what bugged me with my last card.) I used Concord Crush with the Build A Blossom stamp and stamped it 5 times, then punched them with the Petal Blossoms Punch. I used the small "leaf" for the Daffodil Delight tongues of the irises and added a Designer Button to the center. I curled the petals back with my fingers to make them more dimensional. The base of the card is Whisper White and I layered on Concord Crush and then the Hostess Level 1 In Color Designer Paper in Pear Pizzazz. I added a strip of Daffodil Delight cardstock and used the Scallop Edge Punch along one side.
To hide the seam, I cut a stem from Pear Pizzazz and hand-cut some leaves. I inked and textured them with Pear Pizzazz Classic Ink. Finally, I stamped You're a Gem in Concord Crush and punched with the Small Oval and layered on the Concord Crush Large Oval punch.
Now THIS card turned out the way I wanted! Make sure to check out the rest of the Stamping 411 Design Operators to see what they have done this week! Then play along with us! Have a GREAT weekend!
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I love this – it looks just like an iris! I know you do Stampin' 411 and your own challenge with Mary Brown. Any chance you'd upload a card to a new challenge blog – http://alacardmonkey.blogspot.com?
Thanks,
Terry
LOVE IT!! I, too, brought some iris from my mother in law's garden with me to Texas. Our winters are usually not cold enough, so they have not bloomed in 4 years. But this year we had some freezing temps and I have blooms!!! yippee txjennywren.blogspot.com
This is just wonderful, Connie! I will definitely have to CASE soon and share, too. TFS
This is beautiful! My UL loves Irises. I will have to make her one of these.
Super pretty! I love the rich and bold colors in this.. Fantastic!
oooooo……great idea!
Well isn't that just TOO clever!!! Love your iris! The bold colors really make this card pop too!
OMG!!! This is to die for fabulous Connie. Great idea that I hope to case soon!
Wonderful card–Love that you made an Iris out of that punch & set!!!
I am with everyone else when I say I LOVE THIS!!!! Great job!!!
Connie, this is so beautiful. I love irises and you've captured their beauty wonderfully. Thanks so much for sharing your talent.
I loved this card and your take on the layout!! I enjoyed doing the Stamping 411 Challenge this week. It was a great sketch. TFS
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It looks just like an iris! What a wonderful Spring card!
Connie — what a great idea to create an iris out of the new punch shapes — BRILLIANT! Thanks so much for sharing your creativity! Blessings, Gretchen