First Blooms
June 17th, 2008
About this time each spring, we start getting a lot of rich color on our water garden. This weekend, I spied the first waterlily of the summer. Since I’m not going to skim the pond this morning to take a picture, you can look at last year’s bloom here. 
Back in March, I was getting ready for a ladies event at my church, and I spied this gorgeous waterlily image from OnyxXpressions. They come on unmounted black rubber, and I was really pleased with the impression. Yesterday, I gave this some ink and markers…just to celebrate my first blooms of the summer. I cut the waterlily image with a fingertip craft knife that I got from Jami for my birthday. I know that she got it from Taylor’s store. It made that detailed cutting a breeze…I LOVE IT!
- Stamps: Waterlily - OnyxXpressions
- Cardstock: Blush Red Light, Suede Dark Brown, Infuse Basic Grey
- Ink: Espresso Adirondack
- Accs: Ribbon - Offray, WeRMemory Keepers Silver Hardware (colored with E79 Copic), fingertip craft knife, dew drop and Copic Markers
My little baby girl turns 6 today, and I’m hosting 4 little girls for an afternoon tea party on our front porch. It should be lots of fun, but I’ve got lots to do. See you tomorrow!
June 17th, 2008 at 9:53 am
very pretty, love how you tied your ribbon.
June 17th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Your cards are always so beautiful! I also love reading your blog it is always so uplifting. I agree with Joslyn about your ribbon. It reminds me of how much my Mom loved to decorate the packages at Christmas time. She always came up with the most beautiful bows with her “bow-maker” or just ribbon and tape and sometimes even sewing thread (especially if were low on tape). Thank you so much for sharing with us.
June 17th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
This waterlily IS beautiful, Lori — gorgeous card (and great photo, too!)
June 17th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
eegads Lori that is stunning!!
June 17th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
Wow, absolutely gorgeous! The flowers look amazing!
June 17th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Beautiful card! Have fun at the tea party!
June 17th, 2008 at 11:07 pm
Another beautiful card…so very lovely. Have fun at the tea party and x’s and o’s to the birthday girl!
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June 17th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
The card is lovely, as your work always is. But I hope you took pictures of the Tea Party as they are always so much fun. I hope they get to dress up and that they have a little parade. Oh my, this does bring back memories….MaryAnn
June 18th, 2008 at 2:41 am
Gorgeous , love it !
June 18th, 2008 at 4:58 am
YOU ALWAYS PUT SO MUCH INTO YOUR CARDS AND IT REALLY SHOWS! YOU HAVE A LOT OF CREATIVITY IN YOUR BLOOD!
June 18th, 2008 at 7:53 am
Another beautiful creation, Lori. Happy Birthday to your 6 year old. Yesterday was a special day for my family as well, as my precious granddaughter, Grace, was born. God is so good!
June 18th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Absolutely beautiful, Lori! Happy Birthday to your little girl! Hope the tea party was a success! Take care!
June 19th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
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June 20th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
I love the color of your ribbons and how you tied them. how did you do that?? any chance of a tutorial on that. many thanks.
June 22nd, 2008 at 6:20 pm
What a gorgeous card! Great job. Thanks for sharing.
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