Eucalypts from Beccy's for Penny's

It's time for a new challenge with us on the

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog

Penny's Challenge 449

As always, the challenge is Anything Goes.

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The sponsors for this challenge are:

Patties Creations

Beccy's Place

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Today I have used the Eucalyptus digital stamp from Beccy's Place, one of our generous sponsors for this challenge, to make some birthday cards.  Before you read on, I just HAVE to say that I LOVE this image and know I will be using it again soon ... flowering gums come in lots of colours!

I opened the image and sentiment in Silhouette Studio, sized the image panel to 4" square and the sentiment panel to 1 1/2" square, printed on X-Press It blending card, heat set, trimmed to size then coloured with Copic markers.  One image panel is coloured with pink flowers and the other coloured with red flowers.  The marker combinations are listed below and you might be interested in the unusual combination used for the leaves.  I made the card bases by scoring and folding heavy A4 white cardstock.  I cut two lengths of dark burlap ribbon (sadly the last of my natural burlap was too short to use) and adhered to the card fronts using liquid adhesive.  I cut contrasting mats for each panel using Lipstick and Coral cardstock, making them 1/8" larger and adhered in place (details of liquid adhesives used listed below).

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Here is my pink flowering gum.

Here is my red flowering gum.

I have to confess that I did some homework before colouring this image.  I started by searching our local streets for flowering gums in bloom.  I was really lucky to find a red one, as they don't usually flower until December here.  Next came a refresher in these magnificent trees.  Eucalypts are almost a defining feature of the Australian landscape and are notable for their oil, colourful fluffy flowers, seed pods (gum nuts) and ornate bark.  Here is an interesting read if you would like to learn more.  The key elements for this image are the leaves and flowers.  The flowers do not have petals, they're actually a cluster of fluffy stamens.  The buds are made up of the cap (operculum) and base, the cap is pushed off, the stamens burst out to give their signature flower and the base becomes the fruit, eventually dries, releases seeds and becomes the iconic gumnut.  ... lecture over ... hope you found it interesting, it is fascinating to me.

   

   

on a side note, I got see some feathered rainbows today too

Rainbow Lorikeets

   

Eastern Rosella

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NOW it's YOUR turn!

I hope that I have inspired you to get creative
and look forward to seeing your projects fill the gallery for
Penny's Challenge 449
on the
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
Beccy's Place - digital stamp - Eucalyptus

X-Press It A4 Blending Card

Copic markers - leaves & branches - G21 + YG63 + G94 + BG96
Copic markers - damage to leaves - YR23 + E08-57 + BG96
Copic markers - red flowers - R14-17-27 + YR23
Copic markers - red flower caps - YG61 + G21 + R-12-14
(+ Y11 over top to add a slightly brighter green accent)
Copic markers - pink flowers - RV13-14 + YR23
Copic markers - pink flower caps - Y11 + YG11 + G21 + RV11-13
(+ YG61 over top to blend out the brightness of the green)
dark burlap ribbon
Kaisercraft - weave cardstock - Lipstick
Kaisercraft - weave cardstock - Coral
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Adhesive - to adhere the burlap panels

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Sending a big Thank You to Beccy's Place for supplying the digital stamp I used today and for being a sponsor for Challenge 449 on Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog.

    

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges:

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Beccy's Place - September Challenge – Anything Beccy’s Place Goes
optional theme – Colour

A Perfect Time To Craft - September Challenge #9 – Anything Goes
Addicted To Stamps Challenge - Challenge #177 – For A Lady / Girl
Allsorts Challenge Blog - Week 538 – Anything Goes
optional twist: Trees / Leaves
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - Challenge #236 – Anything Goes
+ A Sentiment
Colour Crazy Challenge - Week 36 – Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar Challenge - September Challenge – Add Lots Of Layers
Crafty Catz - Challenge #475 – Anything Goes – optional twist Thank You
Crafty Friends Challenge Blog - Challenge 119 – Special Occasion
Creatalicious Challenges - Challenge #171 – Anything Goes optional circles
Digi Choosday Craft Challenge - Wk38 – Anything Goes
Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - Happy Birthday
Through The Craft Room Door - TTCRD Anything Goes 24th Sep
Worldwide Open Design Team Challenge - Challenge #09 – 15th Sep
– Anything Goes