Today I am participating in the Papertrey Ink August 2015 Blog Hop
Here is the Inspirational Photo, gorgeous colors!
And here is my card, Colorful Lupines.
I was inspired by all of those beautiful colors! I used the Flower Favorites stamp and die sets from Papertrey Ink. There's a lot of masking going on here as the Lupines are 2 images connected as one stamp. I stamped a row of them directly to the card stock and then using the dies I cut and stamped several more. They are such a beautiful flower, some I have grown from seed smuggled out of Nova Scotia where my Mother was born. Shhhh. They may be a 'tender perennial' here on Cape Cod as they never seem to last from season to season, bummer!
Inks used; Always Artichoke, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, More Mustard, Pink Pirouette, Tangerine Tango and Wild Wasabi.
And that sentiment, works on so many levels. I love it!
Thanks so much for hopping on by, appreciate you taking a peek!
Enjoy~~
Ths is a real beauty! I love those flowers in their rows of colours! You rocked the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely!! The flowers in a row look fabulous!!
ReplyDeleteLove it!! Beautiful flowers with a wonderful sentiment. Looks like this was a lot of work.
ReplyDeleteLove this!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea to use the tall lupines as a nod to the strands of wool. Very pretty!
ReplyDeleteOh, I love your take on the inspiration photo! It's so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI love this, Donna!! Great take on the photo, and awesome masking and stamping! Hey--I didn't know your mom is Canadian! No wonder I like you so much ;)
ReplyDeleteVery colourful, lots of work in your card Fabulous!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous garden you created!
ReplyDeleteI grow lots of Lupines in Michigan, they are my favorite flower. They are a bi/annual. That means they grow up and drop their seeds in one season and the next season the babies come up and grow. Love your card.
ReplyDeleteDecades of gardening and I NEVER knew this! Thanks so much!!! Hollyhocks yes, Lupines no..... :)
DeleteI wanted to run my fingers through the beautiful colors of flowers that look like the inspiration picture. You have really rocked this one. Love the story about how you got your seeds too. I have some coneflowers that I want to grow more of next year. Maybe you can tell me how. AW
ReplyDeleteWe will chat my dear! ;)
DeleteWhat a fantastic card to go along with the inspiration photo! Love the lupines and the gorgeous colors.
ReplyDeleteHow creative! Your colorful lupine forest creates a beautiful palette of the inspiration colors.
ReplyDeleteOooh I adore the stamp set you used for your Fair Isle Knit, perfect colors, of course! I could not post on your photo! :)
Deletethis is gorgeous. The colors are so rich! I saw fields of lupines when I visited Nova Scotia 10 years ago -- so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers on your card and a great take on the inspirational photo too!
ReplyDeleteFabulous take on the inspiration photo; Love your colorful garden.
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic! Great take on the inspiration photo. Love all the colors!
ReplyDeleteI loved this on STV and I wanted to stop by here to spread some love for it. Look at those feathers of color!!! It's CAS and exquisite!! Wonderful Donna! <3 !
ReplyDeleteCarol Cooney is correct. We have Lupine that come up every year too. I love them. Your card is just awesome, great use of the color photo. I have yet to get that stamp inky - SHAME on me!!! Love your layout too -oh, and I won't tell customs about your contraband. LOVE your card!!!
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