Saturday, March 11, 2017

Irises for you!

I'm cringing at the possibility of snow flurries today after several weeks of springlike weather and the emerging of hundreds of irises, surprise lilies, daffodils, peonies, and MORE in my yard... hoping for minimal damage from the cold so we can see what's really planted here - I'm getting all the feels I used to get as a child reading the Secret Garden and Rainbow Garden. There are surprises every day!


My mom celebrated her birthday yesterday, and this was the card I sent to her - over the years she has taught me so much about plants and gardening, and I wanted to share a little piece of the beauty that's about to be here! Happy birthday, Mom!


This iris is from Sheena Douglass' line of stamps from Crafter's Companion, and I love all the details in the image as well as the large format! Floral stamps are one of my excesses... my Evernote catalog tells me I have 632 stamps, digis, or dies tagged "Floral"...! Hmm.


I used watercolors from various companies to color in my panel, as well as a script stamp from Impression Obsession. This is Fabriano Studio Hot Press paper, which works really well for stamping. I buy the heavier weight and the larger size pad so I can cut the paper to size. It's great for die cutting too!

Here's a little peek into my yard!


Have a great weekend!
Thanks for stopping by!

13 comments:

  1. Very beautiful and an excellent job of coloring. Love it. Edna

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  2. This is just amazing Dina! Always a big fan of your watercoloring....and colored pencil....and Copic work....hmmm, yeah, I'm a big fan period! :) Really beautiful!

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  3. Beautiful! You captured the veining and color transitions in the falls perfectly. I just got Schreiner's iris catalog in the mail yesterday, spent an hour drooling over the beautiful colors. Unfortunately I'm in north central Montana where we are still below zero and the snow is still falling. Spring seems a long way away!

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  4. Thank you for sharing a little of YOU, Dina! I'm in the tropics now, but absolutely understand the excitement of spring flowers popping out to showcase their beauty! :) I pray that they withstand the surprise cold snap and for minimal damage! I also love the card you displayed here! It's beautiful and I know your mom loves it!

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  5. Such beautiful colors! Thanks for sharing. Happy Birthday to your Mom, too. Brenda West

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  6. Good gracious. You keep getting better and better. These irises are so so gorgeous.

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  7. gorgeous, your mom has a very talented daughter! Lucky you to see the surprises popping up, enjoy!

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  8. Oh Dina! This is magnificent!!!!

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  9. Your art once again is amazing, Dina! Love the colors and beauty of it all. Happy Birthday to your MOM.

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  10. Bearded Iris is my favorite flower. Your card and coloring are stunning. This would be beautiful print (just saying). Happy (belated) birthday to your mother.

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    1. When mine bloom I'm sure I'll do a painting! :)

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  11. Gorgeous! Your coloring is awesome so much depth and movement. I just love this

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  12. Gorgeous.. in all ways... is this a stamp?

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