I’m flying right under the radar for this challenge. We’ve been on the road for three weeks, and it’s taken me a day or two to get to the crafting table. Then when I got there, it took awhile to get a card I was happy enough with to post. We were still on the road on Wednesday when the Woodblock Wednesday challenge went live.
I love this wooden stamp from Lockhart Stamps. It’s many years old, but I don’t remember where I purchased it. The tulips are one of the earliest signs of spring, so it seemed like a good choice.
Since the image is so small, I decided to get out my colored pencils. It took two tries to get an image I liked, but when I photographed it, I decided it still needed work, and got out the Gambol and a stump to even out the background and the frame. I realized that the tulips needed more contrast, so for the second try I used a white pencil to color all the flowers before adding the red. For the leaves, I started with a yellow pencil and then added the green.
The sentiment is from a very old (but not wooden) stamp set by Papertrey Ink, Delightful Dahlias: Additions. I used a paper punch to round the corners of the stamped image as well as the red layer.
I’m also sending this to the Seize the Birthday: Things in a Garden and Inkspirational: Easter/Spring.
This is beautiful Karen, love those tulips.
Thanks for linking up to Woodblock Wednesday!
Glad you are back safely and hope to see some holiday pics in due course. I did indeed check the atlas for your itinerary so now feel most enlightened. I don’t know enough about America.
Back to the res… the card is beautiful! I noticed the shading on the tulips immediately so your perseverance was well worth it. I am sure I wouldn’t have been anything like as tenacious… Fabulous spring card!
What a great card, Karen! I love the way you framed in that wonderful block stamp with the rounded corners. Glad you are back home safe and sound. Thanks for being in the gallery at Seize the Birthday and for incorporating the topping. Take care!
I like this stamp & it may be a new favourite … your final colouring of the image is perfection, I want to bend over & sniff the flowers & breath in spring 🙂
The tulips look so fabulous, and I love the look of the tiny flowers and how well you’ve managed to color them! Such an awesome card! Thank you so much for sharing this with us at the Seize the Birthday challenge!
This is magnificent Karen! I love the way you rounded each panel; it’s so classy! Thank you for joining us at INkspirational~
I love the idea of Woodblock Wednesday, even though I have downsized a great many wood mounted stamps, I could participate for quite a few weeks. Your card is lovely, and since I am often so intimidated by how stunning your cards turn out, I am a little relieved to know sometimes the first effort is the one published. Gives me hope.
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