Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Aprils Showers Brings May Flowers

Welcome to the monthly Artistic Outpost Design Team Blog Hop!  Today's hop features flowers or women.  I decided that since we are having a week full of rain that I should celebrate spring flower which are the benefit of all the rain we are receive.

I started with a  Memory Box die cut butterfly and stamped the lovely flowers from the Bloom & Grow Plate using black ink. I colored the flowers with STAEDTLER  watercolor pencils and watercolor markers.  I distressed the edges with brown dye ink.
I used the Prima - Hope Chest paper for my tag.  I stamped the butterflies from the Flower Market plate in the background along with a few of the words.  I colored the butterflies with the watercolor pencils and waterbrush.  I added a few highlights with a white gel pen.  I die cut a clock (Sizzix) and sponged it with brown dye ink.  I stamped the ledger from Ephemera Backgrounds over the clock.   I added one of my many favorite sentiments to the tag from Quote & Quotables.

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Suzz


Posted by Suzanne C at 11:59 PM
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16 comments:

  1. Brenda BrownApril 17, 2013 at 12:49 AM

    A glorious tag to celebrate the new Spring flowers pushing through. I love background and beautiful butterfly you have created.
    Hugs {brenda} x0x

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  2. ChrissyApril 17, 2013 at 1:21 AM

    Oh! Wow...such a beautiful tag Suzz...love the butterfly, he is amazing..and love the sentiment..

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  3. Craft Addicts - Tracy EvansApril 17, 2013 at 2:23 AM

    Absolutely gorgeous, the purple is lovely as is,your butterfly. My favourite sentiment too. Gorgeous background and papers and as always gorgeous design. Tracy x

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  4. Dawn TApril 17, 2013 at 4:30 AM

    stunning Suzz. love the colours and your butterfly is totally amazing.

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  5. CinnamonSallyApril 17, 2013 at 5:48 AM

    Oh my goodness this is stunning Suzz, I love the bright lilac flowers!!

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  6. Kate YetterApril 17, 2013 at 6:30 AM

    So beautiful! The flowers are lovely on the butterfly. I love it!!
    Kate

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  7. Gerrie JohnnicApril 17, 2013 at 7:14 AM

    Wow Sue, love the vibrant colors and how you used the b'fly to accent them...gona' have to steal that idea! Amazing tag GF

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  8. Lisa SomervilleApril 17, 2013 at 7:51 AM

    Beautful tag Sue! Just love the beautifully colored flowers added to the butterfly!

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  9. Cindy C.April 17, 2013 at 8:36 AM

    Absolutely gorgeous tag!!

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  10. TerryApril 17, 2013 at 8:49 AM

    Drooling over here! This tag and those flowers on the butterfly is stunning! Beautiful coloring! Love this!

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  11. LinApril 17, 2013 at 10:43 AM

    I love your tags, Suzanne, always so interesting to find all the fun little bits here and there!

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  12. RossellaApril 17, 2013 at 2:19 PM

    Beautiful, beautiful, love it
    Rosie x

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  13. Carol QApril 17, 2013 at 2:21 PM

    stunning Sue - the purple really sings.

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  14. Linda Coughlin, the funkie junkieApril 17, 2013 at 9:30 PM

    This is just gorgeous! I adore the butterfly with those gorgeous flowers. Your tag background is really gorgeous too. Love the clock die cut!

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  15. Words and PicturesApril 18, 2013 at 2:11 PM

    This looks so totally gorgeous, Suzz... the flowers on the butterfly are wonderful, and I LOVE how how you've used the clock die here - just brilliant!
    Alison x

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  16. craftimammaApril 19, 2013 at 5:20 PM

    This is a stunning tag Sue. The butterfly looks beautiful stamped with the flowers and I absolutely love that sentiment. I clicked the link to that set of stamps and I think I neeeeed it!

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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