VSNAUG10MINI2~July 30, 2010, ~7 p.m. ~State Flowers
 

Title: State Flowers
Hostess: Gingerbeary8 CarolH
Keyword: VSNAUG10MINI2
Day/Date: Friday, July 30, 2010
Time: 7pm EST


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It is summertime and the flowers are blooming. Beautiful flowers of every color and variety. Their fragrance can be smelled in the air and their beauty brings such sweet moments to our lives. There is nothing like flowers growing around your home whether you planted them or they are just wild flowers. You can brighten up any corner of your home by clipping a few and putting them in a vase and displaying them in a prominent place for all to see.

My challenge for this theme is to make a card inspired by flowers. Here is a helpful link to names and pictures of all the state flowers in the map above. Those of you who live in other countries can show us your flowers as well. Don't worry if you don't have a flower stamp, use your punches and die cuts and make some flowers. So whether it is your state flower, your country or district flower, or just a flower that you love from anywhere, let's see those Summertime Flowers from the Land that I love!



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UPLOADING INSTRUCTIONS:

1. ALL VSN CREATIONS MUST BE UPLOADED BY 10:00 PM EST ON Monday August 2, 2010.
2. You have 45 minutes to complete the challenge.
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It is also highly recommended that you post a link to your creation in this chat thread to be sure you layout is seen.

Hi everyone. Hope you enjoy the challenge!

What a GREAT challenge idea, Carol! I had fun with it. Here's mine...

VSNAUG10MINI2 - prairie rose by TrishG - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Love this challenge Carol! I think I have more flower stamps than anything else! I tried a CAS for this one!

Orange Blossom Trail

cool challenge - Ontario's flower is a trilium - hmm, wonder, how will I make that.. ;)

I love the map of the US you provided to give us lots of inspiration. Great challenge. I will definitely be jumping in once I finish work for the day. Can't wait to see what everyone does with this one.

Ladies these are gorgeous

Here is mine:http:////www.splitcoaststampers.com/...=VSNAUG10MINI2
I like sunflowers better than our state flower.....hope that's okay!! Great challenge!

You could do you card in that color. You don't have to do that flower...you could just make a card in that color. Easy!!!

GREAT challenge!!!!

Sweet Home Alabama...Okay...I live in Jacksonville, FL but all the guys in Lynyrd Skynyrd came from Jacksonville! And, that song is my favorite!

So, here's my Camellia flower!

I said a flower from anywhere in my challenge...so you are good to go. I love sunflowers!!!

I used Georgia On My Mind in my sentiment. I thought it would be a great card to send to some of my relatives that lived in other states.

Gorgeous!!

Got all sidetracked leaving comments...thank you for the sweet words on the other thread Faith.

Your Georgia on my mind card is beautiful! Well, I am getting behind already! Be back! LOL
Sharon

Flowers are a good thing.

You can just about convert any stamp or punch into any style flower. That is what is so fun. Then you can ink and embellish it to your hearts content and it looks pretty!!!

Here's mine

I Love Flowers

What a fun challenge!

Fun challenge Carol! I have to get something to eat but will get to this challenge sometime over the weekend. I bet no one can guess what my flower will be! LOL

Awesome challenge, Carol!! I am representing my home state of New Jersey with my violets:
VSNAUG10MINI2 New Jersey Violets by sleepyinseattle - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

All of the cards I have seen so far are gorgeous, ladies!!

Such a fun challenge, Carol! Here is my card:

Now you're in New Yorrrrrk!

Here's mine:

Awash Spotlight

Thanks for looking!

Kelly, that's beautiful!

Ok, so I caught up by doing a 3x3 card. I'm from Delaware and our flower is the Peach Blossom (which is pink, go figure). Our state colors are blue and gold - pretty close to Marina Mist and Daffodil Delight, so I used those for the base.

Peach Blossom by onyxpud - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Now to go clean up a little.

Very cool challenge and I love my state's flower-camellia-- got it in my head just gotta get it on paper!!

Not sure where my brain is tonight. All I can seem to come up with are Cricut projects. This was what was in my head when I envisioned this one, though, and I really like the way the card turned out.


The Cherokee Rose (Georgia's state flower)


Thanks for the challenge, Carol!!

Great challenge Carol, I went state flower of Kansas where I grew up.

My State Flower

Thank you Gingerberry! Here is my Kansas Sunflower and Lace!

Thank you
Sharon

Hi all! This is a fabulous challenge, can't wait to see the gallery!

In Texas we are especially proud of our state flower. Here's my card:
VSNAUG10MINI2_state flowers by lazylizard - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

I did not have an orange blossom stamp, so I used the sweet pea the flower of my birth month, April. Here is my card:
Favorite Sweet Peas pgc by casep - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Thanks for the challenge! I just got this stamp and was dying to ink it up!

here is my flower card: Cala lilies
It's not a white trilium (Ontario flower) - but I love these - even had them in my wedding bouquet ;)

Here's mine- I don't have too many floral stamps so this one had to work :)

tamijo- Pop Up Flower by tamijo - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

What fun!
 

I enjoyed this challenge.. While I'm not a big fan of sunflowers (Kansas state flower) I decided to make some cute and happy with other flowers. What a great way to celebrate summer. Thank you! here is my attempt Friendship blossoms by kimmiestew - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

This was my first VSN in a while, so I started easy....here goes!

I think I got off easy with the rose.....

I didn't have any Lady Slipper stamps, and didn't have enough time to try to punch art one... so I did Lily of the Valley. Thanks for the challenge!

Here is my card

TFL!

Like so many others I didn't have a stamp of my state flower, the apple blossom. (Maybe I should have used an apple stamp instead...hmmm). Anyway, I came up with a flower the same color as an apple blossom. You can see it here.

Very cool map you showed us! I wish I had a orange blossom stamp.
How ever the next best thing is new rubber - right?!
Agapanthus on paint chips thanks to Home Depot and Martha!

I'm a day late, but I got my card done in time to post before the deadline. Here it is --

I Miss the Lilacs