A Lilac Hyacinith

Hi ladies. I'm back home from my class(more on that later) and thought that I would post a card that I made last night. I would have posted it last night but it was very late when I finished it and I was exhausted.  I made my card by using a Punch-in-Single Hyacinth stamp and Blooming In Joy both made by Make An Impression stamps  and purchased at Stamping Memories.

I used Lavender Lace  and Whisper White card-stock by Stampin' UP! The designer paper is  from Making memories. I used Lilac iridescent paper to punch out the flowers for the Hyacinth. The punch that I used is called CP-1N Sparkle and is made by Carl Carla Craft. The ribbons that I used are from May Arts. All of these items were purchased at Stamping Memories.   I paper pieced the pot holding the Hyacinth. I used a copic marker to color the green leaves. Last but not least I added 2 light green Austrian crystals to the Blooming with Joy sentiment.  Once again, a very simple card to make.  I hope you enjoyed looking at it.

I can not believe how busy I have been and will continue to be. I hope that things will slow down for me soon. Today I did not get a chance to walk because I had to finish my assignment for school  and do lots of things around the house and finish my card. I did walk yesterday for 3 miles. It was a little chilly and it was quite windy but I was determined to walk because I knew that today and tomorrow would be full days for me.  I did stop off at Stamping Memories yesterday and was able to visit with Bette. I also saw Liz and her adorable granddaughter. It was very busy in the store but it was a fun busy. I got lots of new stamps from Bella. I got the beautiful Gardenia Gardenthumb,Tutuface, Ambitious Cowgirl,Little Johnny Depster(he is a pirate), and Pirouette Pointytoes. I also picked up the Patriotic stamp set from Hanna stamps and some new Memory Box stamps. Bette enabled me to buy all of the things that I did. :)

I was a little disappointed in my class tonight. First of all I was hoping to learn more about how to use my camera. Instead we talked about color and how it affects your photo and what the colors mean. Then we did a show and tell on the photography books that we bought and why we chose that photographer. Last but not least we then showed the photo's that we had to take for our homework last week. I put a few of them on my blog  to share with you. Well, the 4 chairs picture, the hydrant picture and even the horse carriage picture did not go over well at all. The chairs were too green and not very  inviting. So I need to take them at a different time of the day like at dusk. The hydrant  and horse carriage should be used in an essay not  alone. The teacher felt that the horse carriage would have been better had I took a picture of the wheel only. UGH! Maybe I misunderstood what composing a picture means?  This is not the first week that I have walked away from class feeling frustrated. Next week we are suppose to learn about metering. I hope so because as I stated I would like to learn more about how to operate my camera. Thanks ladies to all of you who liked my photo's. I really appreciate all of your kind comments that you left. It has saved me from pulling out my hair tonight. :)

I will be at the Creating Keepsakes Convention in Manchester, NH on Saturday afternoon. I will be one of the few women who has her husband with her. Ha-ha. If your at the convention and you see me please come up and say hello. Wayne will be taking photo's for me so that I can put them up on my blog Saturday night.

I hope that all of you have had a terrific week. Smile. :)   

Comments

[Lisa Banks]

This card is Breath Taking!!! I love it Mary. We have a stamp convention here in the Northwest this weekend too!!!(((Hugs)))

[Dell]

Mary - I love the card, the flowers are awesome. I love making flowers myself. Thanks for sharing your card. I think your pictures are great also.

[Cheryl Sims]

Well Mary, I LOVED the green chairs!!! I don't care what he said.
Cheryl

[smallcity]

Mary, all the pics are pleasing to my eye, sounds like a lot of work involved in photography.!!!! Your card is beautiful. I have a couple of those stamps, need to pull them out and use them.
smallcity

[Lynn Mercurio]

Wow, Mary...what a stunning card. Although it must have been a lot of effort, your results are remarkable. TFS

[Beverly A]

Mary, I liked your photos. I actually wished that I was sitting in one of those adirondack chairs! Your class critique reminds me of a watercolor course I took in college many years ago. We had to paint two 18 x 24" watercolor paintings a week. The last day of class I finally had one painting the professor liked, talk about frustrating! Take from this class what you can and enjoy your photography!
Your card is gorgeous; thanks for sharing!

[Bette]

Hey Mary,
Your card came out beautiful the choice of papers worked great LOVE IT !!!!!

Bette

[Linda]

Mary,
Now you know where the expression "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" came from. It only matters that you like your pictures. You are taking this class to learn how to make you camera work for you...So that you can compose pictures that you love. Take what knowledge you can from the class and forget the rest. Who cares what your teacher thought? We all love and admire your work and you should too.
Linda

[Dottie K.]

Hi Mary, Wow that card is amazing. Just love all the detail and those flowers. Just learn as much as possible - your photos are amazing. I understand wanting more of the functions of the camera. Just absorb what you can and remember that you know more know than you did before. Have a great weekend. :)

[Dottie K.]

ooops typo should be - now than you did before. I need to finish my tea before typing any other messages.