When I ususally think of iris, I think the purple variety like on Cindy's teapot, but today I learned something new. The name iris is from the ancient greek word for rainbow. Mr. Bodacious thought that all iris were purple too. He doesn't like the color purple. Since Iris are Belassiz's favorite flower, I decided to help him find a variety that he could live with. The Chariots of Fire is a really pretty variety.
He then wondered what colors he could use to go with the Chariots of Fire iris. He didn't want to use red. Something about red just irritates him. So he was kinda in a quandry about what colors to use to decorate his half of the villa.
He decided that the ladies at SCS have wonderful color challenges every week so that is where he started. The CC257 sounded like colors he could really get into. He is a smart enough fella to know that CHOCOLATE is the way to any gal's heart. Dusty Durango and Sage shadows made him think of his early childhood out on the range.
This is also for the Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge 25 to do TWOS on our card.
I had this dp sitting on my desk. It made me think of iris. I added some quilled iris to add dimension. I added two porcelain paper butterflies. I did groups of 2's with the brads. I thought about using 2 ribbons, but that wasn't looking so pretty. So here is the story about the ribbon... it has 2 loops and 2 tails to make 1 bow.
Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 GMT Views: 571
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Tue, Feb 09, 2010 @ 4:42 PM
Gorgeous butterflies.
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Tue, Feb 09, 2010 @ 4:44 PM
Love your story, MariLynn! Of course a bull wouldn't like to have red around the house. So glad you came up with these pretty colors to please Bodacious! Beautiful card and as always, your quilling is superb!
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Tue, Feb 09, 2010 @ 6:24 PM
What a gorgeous card. Great job with the quilling. I love how you worked the color challenge into your cute story. I am so happy to learn so much about this flower. One of my favorites. Love the butterflies too. If this doesn't win the heart of Belassiz, nothing will except maybe Brad Paisley singing 'Then' to her!!! tfs.
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Tue, Feb 09, 2010 @ 8:56 PM
Something about red just irritates him? McGyver seriously, I was LOL! Your work and your story are weaved together like an exquisite basket! Quilling! Ai- it tortures me, and I must do it! Yours is the finest I have seen MariLynn, and it really makes your card stand out. Beautiful work! TSMFS
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Tue, Feb 09, 2010 @ 9:47 PM
Oh! very creative Marilynn! love these vibrant colors..perfect for the party today... what a beauty!
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Wed, Feb 10, 2010 @ 6:36 AM
WOW! Amazing way to incorporate all the challenges with stories relating to Bodacious - I am so glad you did not use red!
And the card is just splendiforous with the pretty bg, quilling and lovely butterflies.