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Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Tropical Flowers

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What day is it? 

No - really - what day is it?

Before my Facebook Live today, I needed a zen activity, because work has been insane. This week and the weeks prior have brought many technical difficulties, and I need a break from those with art. So, since I never take a lunch break - I'm in that bad habit of eating at my desk while I work, I took a break today and made a card.

I used a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock, and used an old gift card to scrape quinacridone magenta, goldorange and yellow paint across it. 

I let that dry, and then die cut it with this stunning hibiscus die. I also used the die to cut into a kraft card base, and I cut a piece of white cardstock with it. 

I pieced the white die cut into the negative space I cut into the card base, and then pieced the painted pieces in. I love that this beautiful die covers a whole card front. So perfect for simple and quick cards. 

I added some sequins and the sentiment from this set. I know exactly who I will be sending this to. :) 


Simon Says Stamp HIBISCUS BLOOM Wafer...
[ SSS ]
Simon Says Clear Stamps BEAUTIFUL...
[ SSS ]
Golden Fluid Acrylics - Quinacridone...
[ BLIC ]
Golden Fluid Acrylics - Hansa Yellow...
[ BLIC ]
Golden Fluid Acrylics - Iridescent...
[ BLIC ]
Golden Fluid Acrylics - Pyrrole...
[ BLIC ]
Gel Press Printing Plates | BLICK Art...
[ BLIC ]
Liquitex Gloss and Matte Mediums |...
[ BLIC ]
Canson XL BRISTOL SMOOTH 9 x 12 Paper...
[ SSS | BLIC ]
Sakura CLASSIC WHITE Fine Line 05...
[ SSS ]
Art Anthology BIG CRAFT MAT 24x36 311473
[ SSS ]
Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- White
[ GNK ]
MISTI Stamping Tool
[ MSP | HA | SSS | ELH | MFT | UNT ]
Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -...
[ BLIC ]
LightView 2in1 LED Magnifier for...
[ BRG ]
Mudder 10 Pack White Buffer Sanding...
[ AMZUS ]
Xyron ADHESIVE ERASER 23675
[ SSS | ART | AMZUS ]
Teflon Bone Folder - Ellen Hutson LLC
[ ELH | SSS ]
Crafter's Companion GEMINI...
[ SSS ]
Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring...
[ SSS ]
Essentials by Ellen Storage...
[ ELH ]
Die Storage - Clear Storage Pockets...
[ CHC ]
XL Stamp Storage Pockets
[ ELH ]
Mermaid tidy towel case and glue...
[ ETS ]
Lawn Fawn STAMP SHAMMY Cleaner LF1045
[ SSS | CST ]
Airtable: Organize your stamps & dies
[ ART ]


What did you get up to this weekend?

I had my supposed-to-be retreat virtually and it was really fun, if not the same as real life. It was good to hear and see familiar people.

Every day it seems like I have to ask what day it is. 

The good news is - Saturday is coming. :)

Loveyameanitbye.

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5 comments:

  1. That die is lovely and the card you created is gorgeous. I hope work slows down for you a bit.
    And I’m with you,I never know what day of the week it is๐Ÿ˜

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  2. Beautiful! I love hibiscus! I'll be adding that die to my wish list so your work here is done! I hope you are able to take more breaks to do what you love! And hooray for the weekends!

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  3. Your card is beautiful, Lydia! It looks like Simon Says Stamp hit it out of the park again with their new release. I'm glad you found some time to take a little break to make this amazing card. Try not to work so hard and take a little extra time for yourself when you can :-)

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