"Simon Says Stamp...Beautiful Flowers"

Hello beautiful souls.
Welcome to Tuesday, August 7, 2018.  We are moving along with our days, and time.  If you're still stuck in January trying to get your resolutions off to a great start, then, we will catch up with you next year.
This is the last month to enjoy some summer fun before school starts.  However, I do realize that there are some "year round" schools and some children are being taught as I'm writing this morning.  My granddaughter's little friend who lives in her neighborhood has already spent about four weeks being back in school.
It has been so much rain in the last two weeks and even yesterday.  The flowers in my garden are no longer beautiful.  As I enjoyed the morning view today outside my window, that is what I noticed.  It sparked my creativity.
I have had the "beautiful flowers" stamp from Simon Says for quite a time and tried to do something with it.  That project didn't turn out so good.  It went in the trash and the stamp went back into the storage container.  However, remember my adventure for this year...do something different...and if at first you don't succeed, then, try again.
Here is my share for today:

entry for http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com

Enabler's List:
cardstock: Neenah white; Recollections striped grey; Tonic satin pink mirror cardstock
inks: Distress Oxides (pinks and purple) spritz with water; black archival ink; Prisma color pencils
stamp: Simon Says "beautiful flowers" clear stamp set
embellishments: sequins

You may not be a flower but you are beautiful.  Have a glorious day with whatever you try to achieve.
Meet me here again tomorrow to see what I created.  Your viewing, commenting and support is what helps to keep me going.  Thank you so much.

Sending you a hug and love,
Lois

"A Bit Of Stamping And Coloring"

Happy Monday, June 4, 2018 to Everyone.
What a great start to another week (hopefully).  It started off a little rocky on yesterday (Sunday) but all is well.
Today, I used a stamp and some Prismacolor pencils to make a card.  I practiced on some black cardstock as well as a patterned piece of paper.  Read that statement again...I practiced....I was practicing...Practice did not make perfect so I'm going to keep trying.  Anyway, I'm sharing my practice pieces:

a share for http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com

 

I used Simon Says Stamp "Beautiful Flowers" stamp along with Versa Mark ink and embossing powder (white and silver).  Out of the Prisma colors I picked reds, pink and greens to color the flowers.
I wasn't very happy with any of the results but I did turn one into a card and added a sentiment.  The other two practice pieces will be filed for a later date.
I like this stamp very much due to the flowers and I intend to use it again with distress inks or my water colors since I don't have Copic pens.  I've seen some awesome cards using this stamp where the colors were vibrant and the flowers looked so real.
As the saying goes, practice makes perfect.  I just have to keep at it.

Thanks for looking.
Sending you a hug and love,
Lois