Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Spring flowers . . .

 


Hello friends . . .

Here in Akron, Ohio the grass is getting so beautifully green with the spring rains and many of the budding bushes like the lilac, azalea, forsythia are in bud or already blooming which warms my heart immensely after such a long, cold winter.

Call me crazy but I love mowing the lawn ... so rewarding when it's done ... looks SO NICE!!

Anyways, I had a few minutes last evening and after chatting with BFF Diane (Nellie's Nest) I decided to join her in the Sunbird Spark Challenge where they are having a color challenge ... here's their inspiration board . . .

 

 You'll want to be sure to pop over to Diane's blog and see her fabulous creation for this same challenge.


 I decided to use one of my favorite Altenew stamp/die sets called 'Statement Flowers'.  I've used Tombow markers and a water brush for the coloring.  My background panel is a 3D embossing folder by Simon Says called 'Dancing Floral'.

 

    

 

Nuvo Crystal Drops were used for the embossed flower centers and as an accent here and there on the background.   The focus flower has been popped up using dimensional tape.

I have yet to add a sentiment as I'm not sure which direction I want to go with this design.   

Challenges to share in:

We Love Stamping April Challenge - Spring (ends 4/30) 
Crafty Catz Challenge #712 - ATG (ends 5/7)
Crafty Gals Corner Chlg #276 - ATG twist/Spring (ends 5/12)
Daisy Chain Chlg #106 - No Design Paper (ends 4/29) 

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today,
I appreciate it more than you'll ever know!!

As always . . .

6 comments:

  1. Beautiful blooms Darlene and what a gorgeous colour you used for them, many thanks for joining us at We Love Stamping challenge.

    B x

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  2. Absolutely beautiful, and that includes your watercoloring! The embossed panel shows up so prettily in the background, too. Definitely some favorite colors!

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  3. OH! I love the background embossing to your gorgeous stamped flowers, at first I thought they were a set. Beautiful paring and colours. Thank you so much for joining us in our challenge at We Love Stamping. Good Luck and I hope you will join us in our next challenge.
    Faith A DT

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  4. a gorgeous embossing folder to compliment your flowers, thank you for sharing on Craft Catz challenge, Tilly

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  5. Gorgeous, looks like a winner to me, guess I shouldn't have told you about it ...hahahahha!!!

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  6. Lovely coloring of the flowers and that embossing folder is so lovely for the background!

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