Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Bloom Where You're Planted


Today is the last day of school!!  My 3rd grade daughter had the best teacher ever this year.  I love her to pieces and wanted to create a special thank you card for her.  Her classroom decor is a "garden" where the students bloom and grow.  She has a banner that says "Bloom Where You are Planted" so I knew I wanted to use this sentiment.

The poppies were inked with yellow and the edges were inked, rock and roll style, with Orange Zest.  I love how they turned out.

I based my card on the Card Patterns sketch this week:


I'm also entering this into the Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge #92 to use something new since I just got the anniversary set in my hands.  This is the first image I inked up:)






Stamps:  Botanical Silhouettes (2010 anniversary set -- PTI), Tag-it's 3
Paper:  White, Orange Zest, 2008 Bitty Dot pp (PTI), green scrap
Ink:  Orange Zest, Ripe Avocado (PTI), Black, Dandelion (memento)
Other:  apron lace and grass punch (fiskars), Summer Sunrise swiss dot ribbon (PTI)

18 comments:

Marybeth said...

Wow, this is a stunning card! You must have made it pretty fast too, since you just got your order. Love the grass. Actually I love it all.

Kara said...

love the darker tips on the poppies!

~amy~ said...

absolutely pretty! Lovely take on the sketch! Thanks for playing with us at Card Patterns!

Amy Kolling said...

Gorgeous! I love the rock and roll technique with these flowers! Beautiful color!

Kristii said...

Absolutely beautiful!!! Love the colors and the poppies are perfectly stamped!!!

Renee said...

Gorgeous!
Love the colors...
sigh.
And that sentiment...
how perfect!!

DF said...

Beautiful!! Love the colours you chose to ink the poppies up with.

Becky said...

Beautiful card.. Love the details and colors.Thank you for joining us at Stampin Sisters in Christ.

Sue Ann said...

BEAUTIFUL ~~ Love the colors!!

Lorraine said...

Gorgeous, Sara! You have inspired me to break out my set, lol! And great teachers make ALL the difference in the world, don't they?!

StephC said...

Gorgeous! The colors are amazing!

Wanda Cullen said...

Sara, I LOVE your interpretation of this sketch!! What a beautiful CAS card!

Niki Estes said...

Beautiful card, Sara!

Lee Anne said...

YOU GOT THE GRASS PUNCH!!! Yay! Your card is beautiful. The colors pop off the screen.

Laurie HIMCR said...

So pretty! Love that grass! TFS!

Keva said...

Sara, i'm not sure how I missed this but it is GORGEOUS!

Unknown said...

Great take on this sketch! I love this card, and I recognized that grass and thought of Lee Anne :) I love the way you used it! Truly a gorgeous card.

Jen Carter said...

I love how you inked up those poppies!! That is just so beautiful!