Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Scent of lilacs

My two very favorite scents of flowers are Lilac and Lavender. This little House Mouse looks like he is basking in the sweet fragrance of lilac and it makes me really look forward to seeing and smelling the lilacs in our backyard.

This week's House Mouse and Friends challenge #29 is the sketch below.

I wanted to add a bit of dimension to the lilac branch so I dotted FLOWER SOFT on it and I love the outcome. Rather than covering the entire branch, I merely dotted the flower soft leaving a bit of the colored background showing. I think it adds depth and dimension.

Today's temperature is supposed to get the 50's! Wooo hooooooo! Heat wave. Of course the forecast is for near freezing this weekend, but hopefully a lot of our snow will melt today. I sure hope so because after seeing the beautiful daffodils, snowdrops and crocus blooming while we were in England, it is very difficult for me to deal with the realities of snow here in Ottawa. COME ON SPRING!!!

Hope you have a glorious day today!
Cheers!

21 comments:

  1. WOW!! I thought for a second that that little furwad was snoozing on real lilacs! You and flower soft sure work well together. Darling card!! Glad you didn't leave your creativity across the pond. Supposed to be 60 here today ~ hope it floats your way when we're done with it.

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  2. This is gorgeous! I think the flower soft is the perfect addition as it looks so real. Now just add a little lilac perfume/oil and it'll be as real as one can get on a card. :D Hope you enjoy your day, it's supposed to get near 70 here...we'll see.

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  3. Gorgeous, love the real look that the Flower Soft gives the lilacs... I love the smell of lilacs, one of my favorite scents.

    We're having above spring like temps this week in Colorado, hopefully I can find time to ride. ;)

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  4. Such a gorgeous card and that flower soft really does add the finishing touch.

    Hope your snow melts. I'm in Wales UK and it's a gorgeous day here, just got back from our walk to see some new lambs.

    Hope you have a great day. Emma.

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  5. Darling! The lilac looks so real. I think I'll have to look into this flower soft.

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  6. Wow this is so beautiful! The colors are perfect and your coloring is looking great. The flowersoft is looking awesome! I just bought some bottles myself and I hope to create something as beautiful as you did!

    Hugs,
    Larissa

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  7. beautiful card, love the flowers, he looks just so comfy :-)
    Lorraine

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  8. WOWZERS!! Your lilacs look REAL!! Awesome job on this challenge and your card is beautiful (as always!) Thank you for joining us.

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  9. This is so pretty, Love the lilacs and greens together!

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  10. I love the flower soft! It looks fantastic and your coloring is so awesome!TFS
    Hugs, Connie

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  11. Hi Jennifer -- I can just smell the lilacs. We are in the 80's here today -- the warm weather is nice -- but we can't grow lilacs! love your card -- thanks for sharing. Martha Kay

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  12. Wow Jennifer, this is STUNNING! Those lilacs look so realistic, I can almost smell them!

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  13. Another amazing card, gorgeous colours and papers and the flower soft adds such beautiful dimension to the beautifully coloured image.
    hugs Heather xx

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  14. Melt snow melt!! I love lilacs too. Beautiful card. The mouse looks so cozy.

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  15. Just Beautiful!!I love everything about it..The flower soft is awesome..

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  16. truly a beautiful card! i love the way you applied the flower soft. i've not worked with it yet, but love what you did!

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  17. Love your card and your blog. You do some beautiful work!

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  18. LOL...this is adorable Jennifer! And the lilacs look so real! I just got some flower soft, so I have to give it a try. Thank you for sharing!

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  19. AMAZING!! Beautiful work with the flower soft Jennifer!
    Hugs, Danielle

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  20. Wow! The Flower Soft definitely added dimension. Looks like the little mousie is sleeping on some cushy lilacs! Gorgeous card, and great take on the sketch!

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  21. Love this card and what you did with the flower soft...I want some now!

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