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Wednesday, 20 March 2013

Craft Barn Alpha Challenge - P


P for plant is my chosen word this week, the verb and the noun. I decided to use gesso to cover the pages rather than white acrylic paint as I have previously done. I wanted to cover the unwanted words but only lightly so I used a thin layer of gesso. I doodled around the words I wanted to keep (I can't believe that was the first thing I did  - in the past it would have stressed me out to draw on the pages). I had a picture in my mind of stylized flowers predominantly in pink and purple. I stamped some background flowers with Brilliance starlite black and then added some flourishes for stems with Stazon olive green. The border is a Paper Artsy stamp with Stazon cactus green. I stamped and die cut various flowers and even found 2 dried flowers that I've had for years. I edged the pages with worn lipstick DI.
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31 comments:

  1. TwinkleToes2day20 March 2013 at 23:45

    Visiting from The Craft Barn - Such a Pretty Plant Page. Everything about it is beautiful :0) Mo

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  2. LindaS21 March 2013 at 06:27

    Spring is in the air with you beautiful soft colored flowers. I really like how the doodled words fits in as a part of the page.

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  3. BJ21 March 2013 at 08:54

    Pink and Purple Plants how delightful. Gorgeous page soft and Summery like the breeze. BJ

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  4. Pat21 March 2013 at 08:58

    What pretty pages. I love the lipstick idea.

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  5. Deborah21 March 2013 at 08:58

    Oh that is so pretty. Hurry up Spring!

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  6. Elaine21 March 2013 at 09:12

    Love all your plants - so very bright and cheerful!

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  7. Craftychris21 March 2013 at 09:32

    ooh this is a beautiful page! it has brightened up my dull and rainy day, thank you! xx

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  8. Gio21 March 2013 at 15:22

    It's so delicate and springy!! Well done!

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  9. Karen21 March 2013 at 16:43

    ooo thise is really pretty and I love that you have added pressed flowers to your pages :D Thank you for joining us again over at The Craft Barn x

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  10. gardenpinks21 March 2013 at 17:28

    This is so pretty and springlike. Love it :)
    Lynn x

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  11. Silvia(Barnie)21 March 2013 at 22:11

    Beautiful, wonderful spring feeling.

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  12. Sylvia21 March 2013 at 23:07

    Love all your beautiful flowers planted on your pages, lovely Spring feel to it.

    Sylv xx

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  13. Sandy22 March 2013 at 17:02

    Oh boy do I ever love this!!! Great dictionary pages - I love the colors and the whimsy - well done!! Would somebody please tell me your name!!! I am a follower and I subscribe!!
    sandy

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  14. Unknown24 March 2013 at 00:11

    Love your page, such a brilliant idea and you did a great job on drawing those flowers! Thanks for visiting my blog, I really appreciated your comment! Hugs Frea

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  15. Cocofolies24 March 2013 at 08:10

    J'adore ta page, elle est vraiment très belle !!! Bon week-end, et bravo pour la lettre M, c'était très mérité ! Coco xx

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  16. gardenpinks24 March 2013 at 21:24

    Congratulations on being on the Wall of Fame over on the Craft Barn's blog :)
    Lynn x

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  17. Joan24 March 2013 at 23:49

    Lovely page, beautiful flowers

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  18. Julia S-W25 March 2013 at 12:12

    Very pretty and so authentic with pressed flowers. Clever you! I love the delicate stems, flowers and the colours.
    Juliax

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  19. lena-dailyscrap26 March 2013 at 15:33

    Lovely pages - you sure have some gorgeous stamps and the pressed flowers give even more texture to it! Great work!

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  20. Maisie Moonshine26 March 2013 at 16:43

    Lovely pages. Your plants are so pretty. Love those flourish stamps. MMx

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  21. Maggie26 March 2013 at 17:37

    Ahhh Spring/Summer........a beautiful page thanks for taking me to warmer climes!!

    MaggieH

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  22. Bonnie Irvine26 March 2013 at 17:57

    This page is serving as my spring fix because with all of the snow and cold weather we are having, it seems a long way off. The colours and variations in flower styles are delightful. Love how you have layered stamps and paper flowers...even real ones. So cool! the doodling around the definition allows it to seamlessly become part of the page. So pretty.

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  23. chrissie26 March 2013 at 17:58

    Very pretty pages--love the delicate look and the beautiful colours.

    Best wishes Chrissie xx

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  24. Laura27 March 2013 at 17:06

    Beautiful pages. I love the design and layout.

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  25. Annie27 March 2013 at 20:23

    Your flower "plants" are so delightful! I just love your pages!

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  26. JansArtyJunk27 March 2013 at 21:06

    Pretty P pages...love that you added some dried flowers to your artwork...clever idea :)

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  27. Nan G29 March 2013 at 00:46

    I love your flower (plant) pages! Thanks for visiting me.

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  28. ♥ Mys ♥29 March 2013 at 15:32

    Your plant pages are beautiful:) Love all the different flowers:)
    Inger xx

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  29. maggie30 March 2013 at 22:45

    Very pretty pages with a lovely the summery feel.

    Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving comments - it's very much appreciated.

    Maggie

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  30. Anonymous4 April 2013 at 14:58

    Bright and fresh, what a beautiful page!
    Thanks for playing with us at the Craft Barn
    Izzy

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  31. Cazzy4 April 2013 at 23:58

    Oh what a pretty page! Thanks for visiting and leaving a really nice comment on my pages, this is very educational for me too, if I remember the new words!

    Cazzy x

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