Thursday, March 25, 2021

On Day 25

On day 25 of March, another single flower appeared for my art journal.  Sheila of  
Orange Esmeralda is hosting the theme of a single flower at Art Journal Journey for the entire month of March.  
I had one more single flower idea so I got my page ready to receive the flower.  I do like how the page prep came out.  I hoped I wouldn’t ruin it.  I kinda just wanted to stop here.  


My original flower idea just looked blah.  So I moved on.
I have been inspired by the white flowers in the other entries that were cut from music paper or had text and other markings added to them.
No more drawing for me....
I traced the outside of the flower die onto fabric that I backed with paper so that I’d be able to glue it to my page.  I stitched around it twice then cut outside the stitching.  I also die cut the flower from black paper to add interest and somewhat disguise my poor choice of fabric.  I added a paper punched center and a large brad.


I glued the flower to the page only around the center so that the petals are loose.


I haven’t played with stamps like this for awhile and had a fun day with this page.



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17 comments:

  1. Valerie-JaelMarch 26, 2021 at 4:15 AM

    Gorgeous page Annie, love how you used your Flowers, glad you had fun playing. Thanks for linking to AJJ, much appreciated hugs, Valerie

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  2. Tracey@HotchpotchcreationsMarch 26, 2021 at 4:59 AM

    I love this Annie, the simplicity of the colours work so well with your die cut and embellished flower. A very tranquil piece of journaling, i'm so glad you made time to play with those stamps again. Beautiful work.
    Creative wishes Tracey

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  3. Elkes LebensglückMarch 26, 2021 at 5:29 AM

    The creative journal page is beautiful! I love ideas like that!
    Have a good day, hug Elke

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  4. sheila 77March 26, 2021 at 5:46 AM

    Die cutting is a dark art to me but I think I worked out how you made the black flower from the die. Clever of you to use the outside of the die to cut out the fabric flower. I've been examining the stamping at the bottom of the page and wonder how many stamps were involved in producing it and there is a little coloured butterfly who has flown in for a look.
    I love the way you made the flower with the fabric flower underneath and the black die cut piece offset, it's very arty. It makes such a difference to read about the process so that one can admire how it was made as well as admiring the finished piece.
    Thanks very much, Annie, for a third beautiful and unusually made flower for my challenge theme at Art Journal Journey.

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  5. craftytrogMarch 26, 2021 at 7:15 AM

    Beautifully put together! I love the stamped background and that wonderful flower Annie.
    Alison xx

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  6. My name is Erika.March 26, 2021 at 8:05 AM

    You certainly did NOT ruin this page with the flower. I think it looks fantastic and the flower is not only beautiful but has wonderful texture and depth. I like how you used the stamped arrow as leaves. And there is just enough in the background also. Thanks so much for joining us again at Art Journal Journey. Hope you keep coming back too and you have some great art ideas. Hugs-Erika

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  7. quiltingbydawnMarch 26, 2021 at 9:39 AM

    Annie, 3 different mediums for single flowers and all are fabulous! I love the stamping on this one. All the layers along the bottom and then the bee hive hexagons overlay. Thanks for sharing a bit of your process. Beautiful!

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  8. West Michigan QuilterMarch 26, 2021 at 9:48 AM

    Love your flowers!

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  9. LinMarch 26, 2021 at 11:13 AM

    Great flower Annie and I do like your background. xx

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  10. SnoodlesMarch 26, 2021 at 11:26 AM

    Annie!!!!! I love this! I enjoy creating three dimensional tweaks for my quilted projects, so this really appeals to me. Fabulous!

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  11. jenclairMarch 27, 2021 at 8:34 AM

    what a great page! Love the way you created the flower adding dimension to the great stamped background!

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  12. NeetMarch 27, 2021 at 3:14 PM

    I like your page. Especially the flower. Love the hexagons too.
    Hugs, Neet x

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  13. Let's Art JournalMarch 28, 2021 at 5:03 PM

    Wow, such a gorgeous page! I love how you created the background for your amazing flower - so beautiful 😁. Happy and creative wishes! Hugs, Jo x

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  14. nwilliams6March 29, 2021 at 5:49 AM

    This is very cool! Super background and that flower totally makes everything pop. LOVE how you did this.

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  15. Tera CallihanMarch 29, 2021 at 7:41 AM

    I love this journal page! And you definitely did not ruin it with the flower... so perfect & pretty

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  16. pearshapedcraftingMarch 30, 2021 at 10:40 AM

    What a fabulous journal page! Yes the background does look amazing, but you made it look better by adding your lovely flower and some honeycomb! Thanks for this entry to AJJ, Chrisx

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  17. Bleubeard and ElizabethMarch 31, 2021 at 10:25 PM

    You don't have to tell me how late I am visiting and seeing this incredibly clever journal entry, Annie. I am not much of a stamper, but I absolutely LOVE the stamping you did at the bottom of the page. That is my style of art, too. Your single flower is out of this world. I am in awe of all the layering and how you shared your process of creating the flower, too. Thank you so much for sharing this with us at Art Journal Journey, AND for your kind comments on my blog even when I was offline. So sweet of you.

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