Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Flowers and Spiders

I'm determined to get my Just Add Ink entry in on time this week!  The challenge is Just Add a Flower.  I've combined it with this week's Wee Memories challenge which is paper piecing.
Hero Arts has so many big layered flower images that are great for paper piecing.  I used some My Mind's Eye paper that came free with a magazine (whoo hoo for freebies!).  I thought it was a bright and colourful mom-esque card so I added mom sentiment.  I had fun with the bling too.  :)  
Supplies: PP: My Mind's Eye; Stamps: HA, Elzybells, Inks: VersaFine Onyx Black, Palette Jardin Moss; Bling: Doodlebug
Remember that big ole' wolf spider I mentioned in this post?  Well, his much smaller brother came to visit and this time I got a picture. 
This dude was about half the size of the last one and a lot faster.  He got away from me before I could relocate him outside.  Guess that means I'll be seeing him again at some point...

13 comments:

Lynn said...

Okay...no need to share pictures of the spiders! LOL! I love this card...beautiful flower! And you've been on a roll winning! I saw where you won on Emily's blog too!!

Diane Jaquay said...

Aaack, that spider scared the bejeebins out of me lol! But it was worth it to see your GORGEOUS card, I LOVE that big beautiful flower!!!

Brandi said...

What a gorgeous mother's day card. Your paper piecing is perfect. Please don't tell me this spider is in your house. I don't think I would be able to sleep until he is found!

Karen B. said...

Bling is good, the spider, hmm, not so good in my world! Thanks for asking about me, I've just returned from a trip to see my baby nephew! No time to craft at all!

Jocelyn Olson said...

Eeek! (spider reaction). Eeek! (card reaction). The paper piecing is super!! Love the color combo--the blue bling is a great color element!

kasia c. said...

OK, first off, gorgeous card! I love those paper pieced flowers, and the little bit of bling.

second, I got chills when I saw that photo. I agree with Brandi, there is no way I could sleep until I knew where that thing was! :)

Bronwyn Eastley said...

Gorgeous card but forget the spider!!! Thanks for playing at Just ADD Ink.

Kathy @ Stamping Still said...

Such a lovely paper-pieced flower.

Kerri said...

Ok hate spiders..never ever would I take a pic...love the card..thks for sharing

~Tammy~ said...

Ok now that my heart is back where it should be, I will go ahead and talk about the beautiful card because it deserves the talk here! I am in LOVE!!!!! Beautiful! Now spiders and I really don't get along! Sorry! I live in Florida right now, and I don't dig them at all...I have to kill them!

Patrice said...

gorgeous flower!

Emily Leiphart said...

Ewwww!!! Is that spider really as big as I think it might be? :S The only time I saw a cockroach so big that it sounded like it was wearing clogs was on my trip to Costa Rica. It's body was the size of my palm. Yuck!

I love your card though! The colours and layers are so pretty!! I don't own any of those large Hero Arts flowers and I desperately want some now.

Unknown said...

Gorgeous Flower, Super scary Spider!! Love the dimension and bling, looks fab! Thanks for joining us at Wee Memories this week.