lovely.

Today is my day off work and I found THIS challenge at Creative Embellishments.I know it's more leprechauns and 4 leaf clovers, but the greens and the flowers really made me feel like spring. I have cabin fever. So I dug up a photo from last spring of when everything was just starting to bloom and come together in my yard. I moved into my home in November 2013, so last spring was my first experience with the plants and flowers the previous owner had in the yard.

This crabtree looks gorgeous for a few weeks in April and May when all the flowers are blooming on it... and then they all fall off at once and it just looks like a normal tree again.

The challenge twist was to use a flourish, but I don't have any of those so I used my Creative Embellishments Fall Leaves wood veneer. Sidenote: I just also found THIS while I was linking up my Fall Leaves and how gorgeous is that?! Makes me think of crips leaves and pumpkins. Anyway, here's my page inspired by their challenge:

May 2014

I heat embossed my wood shapes. The aqua one that looks so shiny - I double heat embossed that one. I'm not sure that's the correct terminology, but before the first layer of embossing powder was dry, I added a second layer and heat embossed it again. It turned out super shiny and I love it. My green leaf started out just being colored with some Faber Casteel Big Brushes, but I decided I didn't like it enough so I heat embossed that one too. First I dipped the edges onto my embossing ink, then I poured on some embossing powder. I waited for it to dry completely (this is hard to do...) and then I added a layer of distress embossing powder over the top. I really love the way that one turned out too!

supplies

patterned paper: We R Memory Keepers (Love Notes)

wood veneer: Creative Embellishments

embossing powders: ZING! by American Crafts (lavender; leaf opaque; aqua); Tim Holtz Distress Powder (peeled paint)