When I saw Pounded Flowers for the TLC for today, I was overjoyed. I used to do pounded flowers all the time - with a hammer. Let me tell you, there is a big difference. The cuttlebug really squishes and that's all I will say. Nice neat dainty flowers are not on the menu for today.
Didn't want to waste any more watercolor paper, so here's mine. It started out as a folded paper that would be the card, but I cut off the back half because it was a smooshed mess. The square cut with a small nestie for the sentiment was on the back.
Can you believe these are bright red geraniums?? I think they got the life squeezed out of them. LOL I colored a little with a colored pencil, added a piece of paper doily, ribbon, a charm and some matching paper flowers.
Sentiment is from Inkadinkado. Edges are inked. tfl
Date: Monday, June 28, 2010 GMT Views: 967
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Registered: January 19, 2009 Location: iowa Posts: 37114
Mon, Jun 28, 2010 @ 3:06 PM
Your comments made me laugh! Thought I was the only one that keep up with a mess! But I love your pretty, romantic card! Wonderful pounded flowers! TFS
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Registered: July 9, 2008 Location: Stars Fell on Alabama Posts: 74835
Mon, Jun 28, 2010 @ 3:10 PM
Red geraniums? Wow! I have seen so many people showing how their flowers changed colors. What a wonderful technique. Very pretty card!!!!
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Mon, Jun 28, 2010 @ 3:26 PM
This is such a pretty card!! It is bazaar how your red geraniums turned that pretty purple - I would say almost orchid opulence. I love how you combined the doily with this. Nice idea to add the primas also.
Registered: July 20, 2007 Location: Fergus, Ontario, Canada Posts: 52529
Mon, Jun 28, 2010 @ 3:44 PM
Beautiful! I wondered how your colors got so pretty, but now I know.....colored pencil. I wish I had thought of that! Love the use of the paper doily and the charm.
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Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92495
Mon, Jun 28, 2010 @ 3:50 PM
You had me laughing out loud!! I think you card is magnificent!! I love the color the geraniums turned out! I think this is a little bit like dyeing with natural materials......you sometimes get colors you would never think you would. I know that's how mine went today. You must have had some very "juicy" flowers.....again, mine were wilted so probably a lot of water had already evaporated!