Bloom

 

I want to start by sending an apology to all my readers, visitors, followers, and lurkers.  I won't be around today to visit, but I sincerely hope to be available late tonight or early tomorrow morning.  I know that means I'll have been late visiting two days in a row, but sometimes life takes over and can't be helped.  Now let's join the scheduled post.

It's time to once again join Sheila, aka Orange Esmeralda, at Art Journal Journey where she is hosting this month.

Sheila's theme is A Single Flower.  And because Try it on Tuesday's latest challenge is Say it with Flowers, I'm once again joining them, too.

 

This single tulip will soon be in full bloom.

It's even found a place to wait for the full bloom to occur.

It's a very happy tulip.

I, on the other hand, decided to play a bit with my bloom.  I know Sheila likes to manipulate the colors of her images, so I decided to try that, too.  I actually like how this turned out.  I especially like how the shadow on the right side was enhanced.

I started by sewing orange copier/printer paper to red cardstock.  This background was originally intended for Red, my previous journal page.  However, when I began laying out the grid, most of the page was covered with other papers.  I set the sewn page aside until I found a tulip that I copied on printer paper using my window as a "light box."  I then colored and fussy cut the tulip.  I adhered the S&H Green Stamps to the page, along with the word Bloom, created with a new red gel pen I hand printed on a piece of security envelope.  For once, I didn't use variegated thread in my machine, but pure red.

Thanks once again for joining Bleubeard and me today.  We are truly grateful you stopped by.  We would also like to see you at Art Journal Journey and Try it on Tuesday with your take on these two flower inspired themes.  Bleubeard can't wait to smell the tulips that will soon be arriving in my yard.