' ' ' 'Crafty Endeavours: Cultivating my own garden

Monday 1 July 2019

Cultivating my own garden

A new Country View Challenge is starting and the theme, chosen by the lovely Corrie, is Blues and Greens, a perfect combination for a seascape in summer. But not what I decided to make in the end, as I stayed closer to home and tried to reproduced the luxuriance of my Hydrangeas blooms.


OK my flowers are actually pink and the stamp I used is in fact a Dahlia set by Papertrey Ink (old and retired I believe) but hey ho it's an artist's impression...  Each image is stamped in 3 steps to give a 3D look, and the effect IS gorgeous, but aligning the stamps does take a lot of time and effort!


I stamped the small and large dahlias from the set with 3 shades of blue Memento inks and die-cut them with the matching dies. I did the same with the leaves, large and small.

Once I had settled for a composition on my base card (a lot of paper pushing involved in that step) I took a photo to help me stick the die-cuts in the right order and with the right thickness of foam pads to give the look I had in mind.


The sentiment is pre-printed on the card base.

Now it's your turn to create something with Blues and Greens, to be in with a chance to win a £20 voucher to the Country View Craft shop. Go on what are you waiting for...

Thanks for coming by,
I am entering the SSS Wednesday challenge.

15 comments:

  1. This is beautiful Christine and well done on the dimension achieved as it really brings the blooms to life.

    B x

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  2. This is gorgeous Christine, what beautiful stamps! I always have to take a photo when I've decided what's going where, and even then I can never get it the same. Have a very happy July, Sue xx

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  3. This is such a beautiful card, the flowers are lovely.
    xxx Hazel.

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  4. Wow, this is gorgeous, dear Christine! I first thought it would be printed flowers, I couldn´t believe that they are stamped!
    Have a wonderful July!
    Evelyn xxx

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  5. This is so beautiful, Christine!!! Happy July and big hugs

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  6. Beautiful work Christine - I really love this stamp and it does look like hydrangeas as well as Dahlias!!! Hugs rachel xx

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  7. Very elegant Christine, I would love to see this step by step...I have never used these types of stamps. A great card, happy July xxx

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  8. Beautiful card! I love the blues and greens with the stamps that you used - perfect 😁. Happy July and wishing you a wonderful weekend! Hugs, Jo x

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  9. Awww! Beautiful card Christine. Love the clean and fresh look. The blues are fabulous. Hydrangeas are one of my favourites. They do look lovely at the moment. Hugs Flo x

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  10. This is beautiful Christine

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  11. This is a really eye catching card. I would have just thought hydrangeas because of the colour if you hadn't said. I've only recently started appreciating them, maybe because there are so many varieties now.Love itxx

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  12. Ooh, blues and greens - I really must try to make it along for this one! I love your gorgeous hydrangeas - yeah, dahlia/hydrangea, we're among friends, right?! - such pretty tints of blue and shaded beautifully to capture the dimension of those luscious blooms.
    Alison x
    Oh, and rusty wire - bought, I'm afraid, as I use it by the yard. I'd be pretty lucky to just find that amount lying around. The place I used to get it has closed, sadly, but you can find it on Etsy or ebay quite often.

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  13. Great layering stamping and a fabulous and eye catching card. Stunning x.

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