Fab 'n' Funky ~ Handmade Flowers

A warm hello to you all out there in blogland tonight. I am here with my DT creation for Fab 'n' Funky. Our latest challenge is a Just For Fun challenge and our lovely hostess Wendy, has chosen the theme 'Handmade Flowers' for this challenge. Head over to the challenge blog to see what the rest of my talented teamies got up to for this challenge. It's a fun one!

I didn't have a chance to join in our last challenge and again I'm short on crafting hours this week, so I've gone to the vault, to find some previously made but never blogged creations. I found a fun card I made years ago, (the colouring gives that away, hehe) but it has a flower I was quite chuffed with when I created it. The sentiment I used is an older Lili of the Valley one. 

The design is very CAS, with just one fun hand assembled flower. I word it this way, because I didn't 'make' these blooms, they're part of a kit of loose layers, that you put together for the desired effect. I think they were Prima blooms. Not quite the 'handmade' flowers possible in this day and age with all the gorgeous foamiran blooms about. What I did do though, was cut the end off a wine cork, that I thought had a really fun crown detail on it and used that as the flower centre, so in effect I did customise the bloom. 

The fabulous image (forgive the colouring, this was done in my very early colouring days) is of course a Krista Smith from Saturated Canary. I've used my Promarkers to colour this, and I LOVE that dusky pink I used on her outfit. So lovely! I've added some Kaisercraft stamping around the edge for a little interest using their 'Postmarks' clear stamps set and inked the edge of the image panel with Memento ink in Desert Sand, but otherwise left the design very CAS. 

I hope you'll come and join in the fun with us for this 'Handmade Flowers' challenge. We'd love to see what you're inspired to do. I'll be back again soon with another crafty adventure. Jury is out as to whether it's a new creation or one from the vault! Thank goodness at times like this I have a few unblogged creations still! Hugs to you all, Wends xoxo

Challenge Entries:

Mod Squad Challenge: Simply Clean

Creative Moments: #140 ~ Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create: #208 ~ Anything Goes

Crafting By Designs: April ~ Anything Goes

Crafting With Friends: #64 ~ Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Challenge: #13 ~ Anything Goes

As You Like It: Favourite Flower ~ Mine is actually the daisy. I'm a simple girl at heart and I LOVE marguerite daisies. I love flowers like this too, like gerberas and chrysanthemums. Simple pops of gorgeous colour :)

Update: I've made Top 3 on the As You Like It challenge! Thank you ladies SO much!! I'm thrilled.