Welcome to Stamping Flair in Melbourne, Australia. Today, our Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop team are sharing with you a glimpse into the world around us. We could be inspired by nature, colour, home decor, cushions, pets … anything in our lives right now.
My inspiration today is from my front garden. Whenever someone in the neighbourhood (we live in a small town) asks where we live, I’ll say ‘the house with the huge palm tree in the front yard’. Well, it’s actually 2 palm trees that have merged into one. Don’t say a word, we did not plant it like this. It came when we bought the house and now it’s bigger than Ben Hur! So here’s a bit of a glimpse at it.
The large tree trunk with the look of a giant pineapple inspired me to create these leaves using the In the Tropics dies. I also added the cross-section of the tree trunk from the Rooted in Nature stamp set in keeping with my tree theme.
I wanted to recreate some stripes, similar to the Forever Greenery DSP but I wanted to use pink because my favourite colour is pink. So I chose a combination of Rococo Rose, Blushing Bride, Just Jade and Pear Pizzazz with 2 different sizes of Water Painters and painted the lines using a ruler as a guide.
A splatter of Champagne Mist using the lid of the Water Painter adds a bit of glimmer to this card.
Thank you for stopping by and visiting my part of the world. Next on our hop is Cazz Boylan. Please click on the Next Blog button to follow through to her blog and keep going for lots of creative inspiration.
I hope you enjoy your journey around the world as you share a part of ours today.
Rochelle Laird-Smith – AU (you are here)
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Rochelle … I LOVE your hand painted striped paper! And the interpretation of your merged palm trees is just lovely! Thanks for sharing a little bit of your home. xx
Your card is stunning Rochelle, and so is that palm tree!
Gorgeous projects, Rochelle! TFS
Fabulous card Rochelle, I love all the details – the striped paper and the tree!
What a gorgeous paper you made! I love your girlie lieaves.
Oh my goodness, where to begin. I absolutely LOVE everything about your card, Rochelle. The gingham and lace, the wood accents and of course, that stunning handmade DSP. Wow!
So pretty! And I love the tree trunk- cross section- you’ve added!
Love those stripes! I enjoyed reading about what you see in the World Around You. our card is beautiful.
Gorgeous card Rochelle and love your paper xx
Wonderful card design. Love this pretty color combination and all the wonderful textures and detail. Thanks for sharing your inspiration.
Your card just made a smile on my face! Love it! And thank you for the tips. I will try myself!
Love, love, love!!! Those merged pineapple trees are amazing – love ’em!!! Do they still produce fruit at that size? Your painted stripes are delightful using your favorite color! Thanks for the inspiration as always.