The background is white embossed with a mixture of distress inks that have been spritzed. The watercolour paper just soaks it up The hydrangea flowers I'd saved out of my garden and pressed last year. They are a lovely shade of sepia. (I'm having a happy day - I have now lost two stone since Xmas! SkinnyMiniMe ... not quite!)
Your flower girl is so lovely
ReplyDeleteand Spring is looking super in your neck of the woods too...such a beautiful time of year!
Time to get our the flower press :)
oxo
That's so dreamy and I love the added dimension of the flowers.
ReplyDeleteNice to see you in my neck of the woods so to speak, recently.
Thanks for your comments too.
xoxo Kim
Gorgeous, gorgeous, Penny! I love those dried flowers too.
ReplyDeleteAnd you've lost two stones, how much is that convertsd to pounds :)
CONGRATS!
2 stone? That's absolutely fantastic, well done to you.
ReplyDeleteI really like your flower girl, such pretty and subtle colours. I've seen the white embossing ink stuff and have hummed and ha'd - having seen it here I think I might get some. It looks great!
I'm glad you're having a happy day - I bet a while ago you couldn't imagine having a happy day. This is the first of many many many........
xx
What a lovely way to use your pressed flowers!
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Robin
This is truly lovely; I love sepia toned work....great job~
ReplyDeletePenny, thank you so much for visiting The Marmelade Gypsy -- I always love it when I discover new blogs through their comments -- and this is lovely! You remind me I think I have some flowers from last fall in the press!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful, love those pressed flowers.
ReplyDeleteHUGE congratulations on the 2 stone - that's amazing!
This has such a dreamy and elegant look- what a beautiful concept and design!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, Penny, congrats on losing 2 stone that is one magnificent achievement, you must be very proud of yourself!
ReplyDeleteNice to hear from you Penny.... at the Horniman Museum post!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting place to grow up visiting...
love hydrangea flowers... have you ever tried doing that process with bashing the colour petals of flowers so that it leaves a print mark... it would be interesting to try hydrangeas maybe. (i have not tips ,... have not tried that technique!)
Sophie
First of all congratulations on your weight loss - must get on with loosing some myself. Well done!
ReplyDeleteSecondly love how you have used the flowers to frame this face. Thanks for sharing (and your verses below are fab)
This is absolutely beautiful Pen! Good to see you're getting inky again! Congrats on the weightloss too, that's brilliant! xx
ReplyDeletelike those hydrangea flowers..think I have got some by the front door so will have to have a go at pressing them..very vintagey looking and well done on your weight loss good for you
ReplyDeleteYour flower girl is beautiful - love the petals and the background.
ReplyDeleteAs far as I know, spackle is like our Pollyfilla. I recently found a tub actually labelled 'Artist Spackle' by Ecogreen Crafts. It seems much the same as Pollyfilla but much lighter in weight and perhaps a bit smoother.
Congrats on the weight loss!
LOvin your girl and flowers... you asked me about the rosette on my Grungy Monday piece?? Well it's made from a die from Tim Holtz... really easy to make
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Love the hydrangea wreath, beautiful with that face inside!
ReplyDeleteYour flower girl is lovely, what a great way to use the dried flowers.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your brilliant weight loss!
I love the picture. It's very haunting and lovely. The textures are amazing and I love the flowers in the artwork.
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