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Thursday, June 28, 2018

Penny Black - Framed Irises

Hi everyone.  I love these beautiful irises from Penny Black.  I stamped in Versamark and heat embossed in Liquid Platinum embossing powder onto Hot Press Watercolour paper.  I used a water brush and distress inks to watercolour and then fussy-cut the image.  It was a little delicate with some of the thin stems, but I got it worked out. :)

I die-cut a rectangle frame, popping it up over top of my card base and tucking the bottom of the iris stems in-behind.  I added a few pop dots and glue dots to secure the flower heads in place.  A sentiment was stamped several times (using the Misti) to get a clear image.  The inside sentiment says:  Have fun and smile today!

Here's a close-up ...
If you get a chance, pop over to the Simplicity at it's best blog to see some inspiring cards from my Simplicity Sisters.



Penny Black Products:
40-610 summer glow
30-461 smile today!






Stamps:  summer glow, smile today! (Penny Black)
Paper:  Watercolour paper (Arches 140 lb. hot press); White (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink:  Dye ink markers:  (light green, dark green, light pink, dark pink, dark brown)
Accessories & Tools:  Liquid platinum embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, water brush, white gel pen, Rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

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30 comments:

  1. Liz28 June 2018 at 12:02

    Stunning card, Loll. The irises are beautifully coloured. xx

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  2. Faith A at Daffodil Cards28 June 2018 at 12:24

    OH! Just Gorgeous.
    Faith

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  3. Gran2628 June 2018 at 12:43

    Wow, what an eye catching card, just beautiful.

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  4. nancy littrell28 June 2018 at 13:59

    Gorgeous watercoloring on your beautiful PB Iris, Loll. I LOVE your CAS design that makes your pretty iris the star of your card:-) TFS Hugs..

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  5. Brenda28 June 2018 at 16:32

    What a stunning card Loll! I love your gorgeous watercoloring. You always watercolor so beautifully. Those Iris's are beautiful for sure and your CAS design shows them off perfectly! Hugs, Brenda

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  6. Christine Alexander28 June 2018 at 17:29

    Irises are one of my favorite flowers. Loll, your colouring is amazing, such soft shades :)

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  7. Susan28 June 2018 at 17:42

    As you know, I love irises - after seeing your gorgeous card, I may have to break down and buy that stamp! Beautiful shades of colour in the flowers, and I love the way they are coming out of the frame.

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  8. Papercraft Boutique28 June 2018 at 18:46

    Gorgeous and elegant CAS card, Loll! I love how you watercoloured the beautiful irises, and I'm always amazed with your detail fussy-cut skills and patience!! Hideko xx

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  9. Darnell28 June 2018 at 19:26

    Brilliant coloring of the irises, Lolly! They look freshly cut and sitting in a vase outside a window with their leaves fluttering in the light breeze! Sensational!! Hugs, Dolly

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  10. Lee-Anne28 June 2018 at 20:44

    Wonderful design and beautiful colouring of the irises, Loll. Fab card!

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  11. Linda28 June 2018 at 23:50

    I love irises, and these look stunning. Beautifully coloured and framed perfectly xx

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  12. kiwimeskreations29 June 2018 at 01:36

    Oh Loll this is exquisite - love the beautiful iris and how you have framed it.
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  13. Aileen29 June 2018 at 01:53

    Absolutely beautiful Loll, I must have been asleep and missed the announcement, your on the Penny Black Team wow you must be so so busy. You totally rock it with all these amazing cards and this one certainly is amazing with your fussy cutting. You must have the most steady hands, it looks fantastic in the framed card base. Congratulations on joining the Simplicity Sisters, they are lucky to have you.

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  14. JosieD29 June 2018 at 04:10

    Beautiful watercoloring and cutting out to overlay over the rectangle. Such a clever design to set off that smashing PB stamp!

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  15. Jeanne29 June 2018 at 04:37

    So pretty, Loll. The flowers are beautiful and you did an amazing job with the fussy cutting. The flowers look fabulous coming out of the frame like this. Terrific work! :)

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  16. Marcia Hill29 June 2018 at 06:13

    Beautiful, beautiful card Loll! Your Iris's are colored so beautifully and fabulous job on the fussy cutting too!! And I LOVE how you have the flowers coming out of the frame...really striking! :0)

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  17. Maura29 June 2018 at 06:45

    Gorgoues, gorgeous card, Loll!!! Love it!

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  18. Brenda in IN29 June 2018 at 10:54

    The watercolor is gorgeous and that fussy cutting is fantastic. You did a great job of it and the iris looks so pretty popped in that frame.

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  19. Mac Mable29 June 2018 at 12:07

    Stunningly beautiful and wonderful fussy cutting. Great image and love the delicate and pretty colours x

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  20. Trina P.29 June 2018 at 12:41

    So gorgeous, Loll! Even more stunning IRL. Those narrow areas would be a challenge to fussy cut, but you did a magnificent job! Love the frame design with the iris flowing over! xx

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  21. Nstiz29 June 2018 at 16:56

    Your painting is just beautiful but my jaw dropped to see that it was all fussy cut! What patience you have to do this. Love how you mounted that gorgeous image though. This is outstanding, Loll.

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  22. Bonnie30 June 2018 at 05:40

    Your irises are so pretty, Loll! Love the soft purple and yellow of the flowers and how it is popping out of the frame!

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  23. Heather T30 June 2018 at 09:29

    This is so delicate and delightful, Loll. I can't believe you did all that fussy cutting. That is above and beyond!

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  24. MaryH30 June 2018 at 13:45

    The platinum embossing is very subtle on this lovely iris image. Of course your w/coloring is fab, as always. The colors are soft & what a great shading effect on the blossoms. Bet the tiny stems were a bit fiddly to cut well, but I like the arrangement of letting some of the stems & blossoms fall outside the pretty dimensional frame. Hugs

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  25. Anita in France1 July 2018 at 05:10

    Beautiful colouring of these gorgeous iris, Loll ... love how they're bursting out of the frame in all their watercoloured glory! Hugs, Anita :)

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  26. desperatehousewifecraft1 July 2018 at 10:46

    Really gorgeous iris Loll, love your watercolouring with distress inks & how you tucked it into the back of the window. Great layout! Hugs, Gwendolyn

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  27. BożenA1 July 2018 at 14:10

    I love how your irises pop out of the window. I like that the flowers are spreading and occupy a large part of the card. Great design, Loll!
    Hugs,
    BożenA

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  28. Julia Aston1 July 2018 at 18:48

    Beautiful Loll! these iris are just growing right out of the frame!

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  29. Karen Dunbrook3 July 2018 at 03:31

    so gorgeous mf...you made this flower come to life.
    xx Karen

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  30. Pat15 July 2018 at 11:57

    Beautifully watercoloured Irises Loll and love the way they go over the sides of the frame, and wonderful fussy cutting too. x

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