April showers bring May Flowers blog hop

Art imitates life.....or should it be 

Life imitates ART!!!

I found this growing in our yard the other day.

Beautiful.....isn't it??

We didn't plant it....we purchased our home less than 2 yrs. ago. and there are some flower beds  

that we haven't changed yet. This one happens to be in the flower bed of irises. 

I noticed that the leaves were much more broad than the irises...

so I was curious as to what it was going to be.  

SURPRISE!!!!

So I wanted to see if I could mimic this beauty.

I used quite a few different things and techniques on this one.  I kept putting it down and then I would notice something else I thought would look great if I added it. 

So,  I did!!!!

I used the Love is Kindness stamp and its vertical.  But I think it looks better laying down.  Like I just brought the tulips in from the yard and laid them on the table waiting to be put in a vase. 

I colored it using the Aqua painter and ink pads. 

Fussy cut the bottom part to hang over the label die and then layered it several times.

Then I threw on some pearls.

Then I added some Crystal Effects on top of the tulips.

I hope I didn't forget anything. 

Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

I hope don't get too wet while hopping through the April showers.....

but there is beauty at every turn.

Click below......I'm sure CONNIE is going to wow you!!!

Here's a list of the beauties in case the showers turn torrential.

Di           http://www.stampingwithdi.com

Barb      http://www.beelinestamping.com

Kathya  http://www.stampwithkathya.com

Crystal  http://www.stampinonroodfarm.blogspot.com<----you are here

Connie  http://www.texasschoolmarm.com

Mary      http://www.doggandponyshow.blogspot.com

Until later,  Sweet blossoms.........Gotta color split.........TFL!!!!!!