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Monday, February 24, 2020

Happy Easter


I've had my Greetery order on my desk for days, and finally had time this past 
weekend to play with Betsy's Botanicuts: Lily. If you're not familiar with the

I've had my Greetery order on my desk for days, and finally had time this past 
weekend to play with Betsy's Botanicuts: Lily. If you're not familiar with the Botanicuts, it's a series of assembly dies that create a bloom. Welcome, Lily!


My husband blessed me with a Valentine bouquet that had lilies and roses, and the 
colors on the lilies were spectacular.


I wanted to try to capture the watercolor effect plus the amazing colors on each petal.


Mimicing God's creation is impossible, but we can come close with the right tools.
The pieces were 1st cut with Poppystamps' Open Studio new watercolor paper. 
It boasts a delicate finish, useful for mixed media, paper arts and card making, 
and comes in a package of 10 4.5 x 5.75" cards. Die cutting is a breeze 
with this thickness of paper.
I used my Windsor Newton tubes for this project, the colors are intense and 
transparent like no other I've found.


These are 2 of my favorite blooms for an afternoon of painting. (LOL, the first petals were 
heavy with paint, and didn't define. But I kept going until something pleased.)



I do send out Easter cards, mostly to family, and plan to more of this magical lily.
Betsy has a youtube video to help with coloring and assembly,


Since my palm fronds are considered leaves, I'm adding my card to 
the Flower Challenge




Did you get this die? I'm afraid to say I'm hooked on all things Greetery,
especially these Botanicuts! 

Have a blessed week!





5 comments:

  1. The bouquet your hubby gave you is SO pretty and I just love that you used the Lilly's as your inspiration for the Botanicuts...they are absolutely GORGEOUS Nancy! Your whole card is absolutely beautiful...frame worthy my friend!! :0)

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  2. GORGEOUS Stargazer lilies. Your's look like the real thing Nancy!

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  3. You've done a magnificent job capturing the thoughtful blooms your hubby gave you! This is beautiful Nancy!

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  4. Wow! Your watercolouring is magnificent! They seems real as those gifted you by your hubby! Amazing card, such fabulous design!!

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  5. Wowww Nancy another stunning creation. I always so love coming to visit and see your beautiful cards. Perfect for our challenge. Thank you so much for joining us at The Flower Challenge and we hope to see you there again soon. Aileen DesignTeam

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So happy you came for a visit. I love reading your comments!