Had lots of fun smooshing flowers through my cuttlebug today. What a fun technique challenge this was today!!
Things I learned while playing:
~ some flowers are MUCH better choices for this technique than others. In fact, some don't seem to work well for this technique at all!!
~ a myriad of teensy weensy bugs hang out on the flowers in my yard. They squish too.
~ the colour that results from squishing the dickens out of a flower may not resemble the original colour of said flower in any way.
In today's "experiments", I had the best success with pansies, verbena and lobelia. I think I spent more time squishing flowers than making cards but I did manage to make quite a few impressions I like including this "pounded lobelia" impression. If I were to do another lobelia impression, I would snip off any of the teeny buds as they leave a bit of a splotch as seen on my image.
I think my poor little flowers are now trembling each time I step outside, so I shall give them time to forget what happened to "the ones that went inside the house".
Matted the image with black. Stamped the retired bg image "Script" in Versamark and embossed with clear ep. I usually shy away from the purplish cardstock tones but this one seemed to match. Not even sure which colour it is 'cause it was hanging around loose in a pile of mismatched SU cardstock.
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Date: Monday, June 28, 2010 GMT Views: 2016
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Registered: July 19, 2007 Location: rural Saskatchewan Posts: 1828
Mon, Jun 28, 2010 @ 6:59 PM
This is lovely. Matting your image on the black has made it jump off the card. Great setting as well, the flowers don't appear to be too afraid knowing that they too could end up on another beautiful creation.
Registered: February 1, 2005 Location: Temple, Tx Posts: 37718
Mon, Jun 28, 2010 @ 7:17 PM
This turned out absolutely gorgeous...I sooo love the flower impression and what beautiful details you added!!!! I saw my flowers shy away from me yesterday when I was making my samples...they are acting a little more secure today...LOl!!!
Registered: January 19, 2009 Location: iowa Posts: 37113
Mon, Jun 28, 2010 @ 7:20 PM
You had to smoosh alot of flowers, but it was worth it~look at this beautiful image! I love it! And the purple is the perfect color to showcase it! I was kinda frustrated because when I got done smooshing it was just a big mess! But I think I will try again! A fun thing the smooshing! And thanks for your advice I needed it! TFS
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Registered: September 11, 2009 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 7266
Mon, Jun 28, 2010 @ 7:48 PM
Yeah I did lots of mush brown images, who knew green stems turn green. I finally used parsley for my foliage and that worked out OK. I love your single stem and if I do this again I will also do one single flower.
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Registered: July 9, 2008 Location: Stars Fell on Alabama Posts: 83770
Mon, Jun 28, 2010 @ 8:01 PM
Izzy, your lobelia is awesome. I found this to be a fun challenge, too. But, I wasn't killing little, helpless bugs like you. LOL Or, was I? Love this in the purple colors and the bg script is just perfecto. I love all your 'alive' flowers, too. Hope they are still that way a week from now.
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Registered: September 12, 2007 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 61347
Mon, Jun 28, 2010 @ 8:29 PM
Oh Heather, you've jumped in and tryed this phenomenal technique I see. Your card is wonderful and the smashed flower is totally gorgeous! Outstanding card, girl. Have you dug yourself outta that humungous hole you got yourself in yet?
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