This week's challenge in 'Ways to Use It' was to feature our state's flower/trees. I have always called these 'Red Bud Trees', but the proper name is 'Apple Blossoms'.
My CS - PS
Memento Ink: Summer Sky & Black
Stamps - all are Sweet n Sassy
The tree is listed as a Cherry blossom, but it looks
identical to the Apple Blossom - so I used that
stamp.
Color pencils on the images
I added pink gems to all the blossoms on the trees
Date: Thursday, July 4, 2013 GMT Views: 535
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Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105288
Thu, Jul 04, 2013 @ 10:19 AM
Lovely card! My mom and dad's favorite song was "I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time".
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 132012
Thu, Jul 04, 2013 @ 10:57 AM
Oh yes, the small japonica cherry blossoms look very like apple - and pear too, if it comes to it. A perfect substitute, and a lovely sympathy card. The blossoms look lovely with the added bling.
Registered: April 4, 2008 Location: Sahuarita, Arizona originally from New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 18436
Thu, Jul 04, 2013 @ 11:40 AM
what a gorgeous sympathy card... love the beautiful clouds you designed and the wonderful colouring of the very pretty apple blossoms... great job of adding all the bling to the flowers....well done... love it....
Registered: October 19, 2007 Location: Packer Country, WI Posts: 72191
Thu, Jul 04, 2013 @ 1:26 PM
Lovely sympathy card. I like the soft clouds and how you stamped the apple blossoms twice. Cute how you called them the red bud trees. Thanks for adding a very stunning card in the challenge gallery. Happy 4th.
Registered: March 9, 2005 Location: OH Posts: 28555
Thu, Jul 04, 2013 @ 3:43 PM
Wow, this is just gorgeous. It sure will give peace to someone.
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