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Friday, 3 July 2015

Inspired by an English Country Garden #9

If you've already sneaked a peek at this card from a preview or link, you may well be wondering "What on earth does an Oriental dragon have to do with an English country garden?"


Well it all stems from our recent visit to West Green House. One of the features of the garden is the Dragon Garden, a tree-lined avenue with an enormous dragon along each side. Around the dragon are pots of Japanese acer and maple shrubs in many shades of red. Because of the position of the hedges, Mark hasn't got a photo of the dragons and shrubs together, but there they are separately:





My problem was that my only maple leaf stamps are solid, rather heavy ones, not the dainty long-fingered variety so typical of the shrubs we'd seen. Then I had a brainwave...... when my younger daughter was in her teens, she, too, was a keen stamper, but when she went to live overseas as an adult, she left me to look after her stamps. I had a rummage in the box, and yes! There was indeed a cannabis leaf stamp! Inked in an assortment of red and gold shades, it was perfect for the border of my card.

I emailed her to say I'd found a cannabis leaf stamp in her collection and her reply was simply:

YOU bought it for me!

Touché.

And on that note, I'll share this post with Addicted to Stamps and More, where this week it's an Anything Goes week.
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6 comments:

  1. Julie B3 July 2015 at 16:30

    I understand now Jane. Did you see the shed of the year Oriental Tea house on C4? This reminds me of that, thanks for sharing t ATSM. :)

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  2. Sue -3 July 2015 at 20:56

    Super card Jane. With just a little imagination the leaf could be a sweet chstnut!

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  3. Monika Reeck3 July 2015 at 21:12

    woow Jane
    really oriental
    and the color is perfecto
    lovely Pict from Mark too
    and awesome card you made
    love this my friend and see you around..
    thanks for sharing with us at ATSM this week
    hugs,
    Monika (ATSM DT)

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  4. Tanja4 July 2015 at 06:33

    love the oriental theme of the card - thanks for joining us at ATSM this week

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  5. Desire Fourie4 July 2015 at 16:27

    Such a wonderful and colourful oriental design. Just adore the stamped leaf border. Wishing you a wonderful weekend.
    Hugs
    Desíre
    {Doing Life – my personal blog}

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  6. *Vicki*6 July 2015 at 16:17

    Such a cool design!! Love the image and your colors are perfect!! The touch of gold shimmer on your layers really sets it off nicely too! Thanks for sharing your creation with us at Addicted to Stamps & More! Hugs & Smiles - *Vicki*-DT member

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