Bloom

Irena, our neighbor who lives two buildings down from us in our condo village, is moving to California.  She's leaving behind a truly spectacular 100 ft–long garden which she created entirely with her own labor and funds.  Formerly nothing but weeds and scrub, it now has stone pathways, small trees, a bridge over a stream and a remarkable collection of hundreds of flowering plants.  She's going to live with her daughter where there is no garden.  So this card is to encourage her to make one . . .

 After die cutting the scalloped panel, I die cut the branch and set it aside for future use. I then backed the panel with Washi patterned paper.  After die cutting the branch out of white cardstock, I glued it down slightly offset onto the black panel.

Irena will be missed terribly and several of us are going to do our best to keep her garden blooming.  Wish us luck!

Cardstock:   Bazzill White, Washi paper Black & White, Generic Black         

Stamps:       Stampin' Place Dandelion, Verve Floral Symphony: "Bloom

                        where you're planted"

Inks:             ColorBox Frost White, Gelly Roll Clear Star pen, Wink of

                        Stella Clear

Emb Powder:   Stamp Zia White Sparkle

Dies:            Memory Box Grove Branch, Spellbinders Small Deckled

                        Rectangle, Small Scalloped Rectangle, Pink Fresh

                        Floral Squares            

Doo Dads:    Queen & Company Nightfall: Black pearls