Power Poppy ~ Geraniums ~

This is the first year in a very long time that I have flowers.  Let me clarify...  I have honest to goodness annuals this year...  My perennials have been perking right along the entire time!  :-)  Certain health issues have prevented me from enjoying lovely blossoms outside my home.  This year I have real geraniums...  not artificial ones stuck in a basket to make me feel better about myself...  lol... 

 

**Anyone else here know what I'm talking about?** 

 

 So when I saw this digi from Power Poppy I took the leap.  I haven't had a great deal of success in the past coloring digis, even after all of the cajoling, standing on one head and holding aluminum foil in one hand...  Ok...  Maybe I am confusing coloring digis with the TV antennae of yesteryear...  :-) 

I am happy to report that this time, my results were much more favorable.  I printed my image on Copic compatible paper (Gina K. Designs to be exact) and sprayed the image with Krylon Matte Finish.  I let it cure for a few days and went to work.  The texture was a tad bit more "rough" but it colored nicely and did not bleed...  WHEW!  All in all, I am pretty tickled with it...  What do you think?

 

Here's the 411...

 

Image - Power Poppy - Geraniums

Papers - Gina K. Designs, Bazzill, Georgia Pacific, American Crafts, Simple Stories Summer Fresh, Pebbles Americana

Inks - Copic - R11, R29, R35; G40, G82, G94;BG000

Flourish - Recollections

Seam Binding, Button, Baker's Twine

 

Thanks for visiting today!  Keep checking in this week as I share the Wednesday Word Art Challenge Digi Scripture challenge and some fun projects from Our Daily Bread Designs.  Blessings!

 

And I'm entering this in the Power Poppy of the Week Challenge...  (I hope it is good enough...)

 

Power Poppy of the Week  Peep of the Week Challenge 

Exploring Cricut Daily Project

Welcome! Hard to believe that July is half way over! The kids will be back in school and those warm summer days will fade before we know it. For today's project I wanted to capture a bit of that summer feeling all year long. So I am sharing a framed wall hanging for Exploring Cricut.

I love the look of bright red geraniums in the summer. In fact I have a painting of them hanging in my master bedroom. So I thought I would start on a fun project to add a little "zip" to my scrapbook room. I purchased a black frame and 5 x 7 black mat at my local Dollar Store... for a total of $2.00 invested... plus scraps already in my stash...

I removed the glass and cut a piece of left over gingham DP (by Karen Foster) to fit the frame back. I then nestled my matting in the open frame and replaced the covered backing. My Cricut cuts are from a sorely neglected cartridge of mine, Freshly Picked. I bet I can count the number of times I have used this cartridge on one hand.  Somehow I don't feel this will be a problem in the future... 

Cricut Cartridge

Freshly Picked

Potted Geraniums - 5 inches - clay, dark red, light red, dark green, light green

Word Geranium & Backing - 1 1/4 inches - dark red, cream

I used the left over geranium blossoms and molded them into my molding mat with a stylus for depth and glued them randomly to the flowers. I thought it made them a little more real. I also shaded all of the pieces with ink for added dimension.

Clay Pot - Ranger Distress Ink - Spiced Marmalade

Geraniums - Memento - Rhubard Stalk

Leaves - Memento - Bamboo Leaves

I placed all cricut cuts with dimensional foam for added depth. I liked this so much I think I will have to make more for my wall... a rosebush... petunias... maybe marigolds...

Thanks for stopping by!

Lori

Additional Challenges

Hiding in My Craft Room #54 - Super Scraps Saturday - HIMCR54