I wonder where the daisies is.
Spring has definitely arrived here. The last few weeks have been very pleasant, the lambs are frolicking and the blossom is out in the hedgerows. Birds are twittering and the flowers in the garden are starting to break their winter sleep. Yet there is no sign of daisies, I was only talking about this with the OH a few weeks back, where have the daisies gone? As a child and even when our own were young there were lots of daisies around to be picked and made into chains on warm days whilst sat on the grass.
Anyway, enough of questions I here to share a card for the start of this month's Perfectly CAS challenge.
As most of the daffodils are past their best and the tulips are starting to show some colour, I thought I would look out my 'Tulips' stamp from STAMPlorations. It is already a group of tulips but I decided to create a sweep of them by masking the first image and adding extra blooms to the left and right but altering the height.
As I wanted to use watercolour to colour, I added some semi dull EP to the stamped image before heat embossing and then masking.
I was going to create a rainbow of tulips but in the end kept to just pink for the blooms, greens for the stems and leaves, with blue for the sky. When my watercolouring was dry, I trimmed the panel down and mounted it on a top fold note card.
A simple strip sentiment from Mama Elephant completes.
For more masking inspiration, please check out the rest of the team here.
I realized I hadn't shared any of this years lambs so here are a couple the OH took.
Update:- I found some daisies!!! They were 4 little heads on the hillside where sheep have not been for awhile so perhaps that is the reason, they must taste too good to the sheep. Still that doesn't answer why the lawn is bereft.
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Spring has definitely arrived here. The last few weeks have been very pleasant, the lambs are frolicking and the blossom is out in the hedgerows. Birds are twittering and the flowers in the garden are starting to break their winter sleep. Yet there is no sign of daisies, I was only talking about this with the OH a few weeks back, where have the daisies gone? As a child and even when our own were young there were lots of daisies around to be picked and made into chains on warm days whilst sat on the grass.
Anyway, enough of questions I here to share a card for the start of this month's Perfectly CAS challenge.
As most of the daffodils are past their best and the tulips are starting to show some colour, I thought I would look out my 'Tulips' stamp from STAMPlorations. It is already a group of tulips but I decided to create a sweep of them by masking the first image and adding extra blooms to the left and right but altering the height.
As I wanted to use watercolour to colour, I added some semi dull EP to the stamped image before heat embossing and then masking.
I was going to create a rainbow of tulips but in the end kept to just pink for the blooms, greens for the stems and leaves, with blue for the sky. When my watercolouring was dry, I trimmed the panel down and mounted it on a top fold note card.
A simple strip sentiment from Mama Elephant completes.
For more masking inspiration, please check out the rest of the team here.
I realized I hadn't shared any of this years lambs so here are a couple the OH took.
Update:- I found some daisies!!! They were 4 little heads on the hillside where sheep have not been for awhile so perhaps that is the reason, they must taste too good to the sheep. Still that doesn't answer why the lawn is bereft.
Joining in over at:-
Love, love, love your pink tulips, Jules! And those lambs are adorable! Hope you find lots more daisies! Thanks so much for sharing with us at CAS Watercolour!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful CAS springtime card! Love that field of pink tulips with the blue behind them! Thanks so much for joining us at CAS Watercolour!
ReplyDeletePrachtige kaart met de tulpen.
ReplyDeleteAls ik de straat uit loopt staat de velden met tulpen
Groetjes Gerrie
Love these tulips and how you have done the blue background, great card. I love daisies too and we do have some near where I live on the grass verges so I am enjoying them xx
ReplyDeleteWe have daisies all over the playing fields on Burton Acres!!
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Loving the lamb pictures. No daisies here, just loads of dandelions!
ReplyDeleteTulips are the first signs that Spring is here, yours look beautiful in the soft pinks and greens with that lovely blue behind them.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your Spring card with us at THE FLOWER CHALLENGE.
XO
Maria/DT
I do love tulips and these are stunning xx
ReplyDeleteYour tulips are so pretty and what a great job masking them - I would have thought it was just one big stamp - love your coloring of them as well all being in the lower half of your card - thanks for sharing with us at CAS Watercolor Jules! xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tulips! Greta job with masking and your soft coloring is very pretty! Thank you for joining us at Inkspirational!
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous Julie, the only tulips I will see this year...ours have gawn...probably off with your daisies!! I heard the cuckoo on Wednesday morning, no swallows yet though xx
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful creation Jules, love the tulips, so perfectly coloured. Thank you so much for joining us at The Flower Challenge and we hope to see you there again soon. Aileen DesignTeam
ReplyDeleteLovely tulips! Lots of daisies here but not in the garden!
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