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Fall Flowers Series 2018 #1: Embracing Imperfections

August 26, 2018 by Sandy Allnock 12 Comments [featured_image}

 

Fall Flowers Series 2018

I love creating a little series of videos for you sometimes….kind of like a mini public “class”! I had a bunch of flower stamps in my growing stash that I haven’t shown yet, so they’ll be collected together this week into a series. Enjoy!

Embracing Imperfections

While I do some fun and simple coloring….enjoy a little pep talk. Art is fun – let’s not get distracted with our oopses – or those of others! Watch the video below or click HERE to see it in HD on YouTube.

7 Cards this week: Poppy Fields, Friendly Bunch, Happy Hydrangea, Cherished Memories, Watercolor Truck Mini Set, Bloom :

SALE this week on all remaining United We Flourish sets!

My previous videos with some of them:

  1. Poppy Fields
  2. Better Together (birds)
  3. Love Ya Bunches (monkeys)
  4. Sending Sunshine
  5. Good Friends (dogs)
  6. Sweet Sprinkles (cupcakes)

United We Flourish Stamp & Die Combo, Poppy Fields by Altenew

United We Flourish Stamp & Die Combo, Better Together by Hero Arts

United We Flourish Stamp & Die Combo, Love Ya’ Bunches by Lawn Fawn

United We Flourish Stamp & Die Combo, G’Day Mate By Avery Elle

United We Flourish Stamp & Die Combo, Stitched Together by Waffle Flower

United We Flourish Stamp & Die Combo, Sending Sunshine By Honey Bee Stamps

United We Flourish Stamp & Die Combo, Good Friends by My Favorite Things

United We Flourish Stamp & Die Combo, Sweet Sprinkles by Concord & 9th

 

Support The Dreaming Zebra Foundation

For each of the Poppy Fields stamp and die sets purchased with my affiliate link, I’ll be donating to The Dreaming Zebra Foundation – and I recommend making a donation of your own too!

The Dreaming Zebra® Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit encouraging children to embrace their individuality, to express themselves creatively, and follow their artistic dreams. Your gifts help us provide art & music supplies to underprivileged children throughout the world!

Supplies

Below are links to the supplies I’ve used for today’s project. Compensated affiliate links may used, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support toward the costs of running this blog! Read more.

  • United We Flourish Stamp & Die Combo, Poppy Fields stamp and die sets
  • Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink
  • Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils
      • Yellowed Orange PC1002
      • Tuscan Red PC937
      • Burnt Ochre PC943
      • Orange PC918
      • Olive Green PC911
  • Prismacolor Premier Pencil Sharpener
  • Xtreme Tabs adhesive

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Comments

  1. Jan Castle says

    August 30, 2018 at 6:17 pm

    Beautiful coloring Sandy….mine never seems to be that smooth – LOl! TFS your techniques as well as your heart!
    Paper Hugs,
    Jan

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  2. JewelzB says

    August 29, 2018 at 12:06 am

    Thank you!! ❤ I needed to hear this!

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  3. Andrea Hastilow says

    August 28, 2018 at 8:51 am

    Helpful comments that pick me to bits is the total reason why I don’t show a single bit of my work or sketch pad any more. My partner always says tell if they are so good then show is your work then ! But courage has gone, I know I’m not alone, leave people alone.
    I loved your card, your sentiment label looked just fine to me, who said it had to be in the middle. Great set of stamps but I’m sorry international shipping cripples my spending so I’m sorry I can’t help you support an amazing cause this time. See you soon, & you just rock so ignore the comments unless they rock up their versions that must be so perfect they are dull.x

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  4. Julie says

    August 27, 2018 at 6:41 pm

    Beautiful card and a worthwhile charity. I can’t believe some folks feel the need to critique the work of others. Negative trolls—ignore them.

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  5. lorraine turner says

    August 26, 2018 at 11:50 pm

    Thank you Sandy for demonstrating how to create a beautiful floral card with stamps just in a centre rectangle. Love it! TFS :O) xxx

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  6. Gab says

    August 26, 2018 at 8:36 pm

    Really great card Sandy

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  7. Kathy S says

    August 26, 2018 at 4:28 pm

    Hi Sandy my mantra is “there are no mistakes in crafting only creative opportunities “ and as a volunteer card making tutor for our local U3A (university of the third age) I am forever letting my class know that if they don’t get it perfect it’s ok and after all it is handmade and their love has gone into its creation. I do let my students know when I do something a certain way it’s usually because I have either found it quicker or easier or I had trouble and made mistakes doing it another way. Each piece is the creation of the maker and therefore individual and their take on what they see. Love your work and your explanations keep it up

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  8. Henriëtte says

    August 26, 2018 at 1:29 pm

    Sandy I loved your card but… I loved your pep talk evenmore! You are so right and I hope you don’t mind that I steel the next sentence from you ” Art isn’t about perfection, if we wanted perfection we just take photographs”. I rewind the video more than once to write this down, I have a quote notebook and will using the quotes some day on my art journal page or in a post on FB or my blog. I will refer to you for this quote.
    I am an perfectionist and it is hard to be imperfect in the cards I make, but step by step just as learning how to colour, I learn that my art doesn’t need to be perfect. So thank you very much for the encouraging to be not perfect!

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  9. Jackie Bednar says

    August 26, 2018 at 11:39 am

    Sandy, thanks so much for your embrace the imperfections. Im forever thinking I have to start over but will try to relax and continue coloring.

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  10. Mary W says

    August 26, 2018 at 8:47 am

    I am one of those people that want to know if I missed a stem, colored in the wrong place, whatever. I get so absorbed in my coloring that sometimes I overlook something that I would have changed had I saw it. I also used to read your comments when I saw something and if no one else told you, I really, really wanted to tell you since I was afraid that you would not have noticed and really would have liked to fix it. WELL, after hearing your comments several times in the past that you didn’t really like that people always wrote and told you about your mistakes, I thought about myself. I would have wanted to know immediately, since I wouldn’t have wanted something to be forever stuck on YT with a mistake and would hope that someone told me. I have come to realize that not everyone thinks like I do and after today’s Sandy Talk, I finally understand your point of view. Takes awhile for me to get it, but now I see. (Was once blind.) It really pays to listen instead of just assume. I haven’t ever written to you about a mistake but really wanted to help. WAY more than finding a mistake is my joy at seeing and learning all that you present. WAY more is my pleasure when I finally got over trying to fix everything. We have deer in our backyard and I was so worried about their ticks that I was trying to devise a way to put tick prevention on them without their knowing. After making a concerted effort to stop trying to fix every thing, I now enjoy watching the deer even more. After all I have enough to fix by looking at the man in the mirror – thank you Michael. Sincerely and much more relaxed, Mary

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    • Sandy Allnock says

      August 26, 2018 at 9:04 am

      If I’m in a class, I appreciate a teacher pointing out where I can improve. But comments by viewers of my content provided *for free* feels far too much like an ungrateful “I finally caught you! Ha!” instead of being helpful. I don’t care so much for me, but if they’re doing it to me – they’re likely doing the same all over the craft universe 🙁

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  11. Brenda C says

    August 26, 2018 at 4:46 am

    Sandy, the card is awesome! I love it! You are so inspiring and I love your work and watching your videos. I for one totally APPRECIATE your talents and all you share with us who are trying to better themselves in the art world.
    Thank You!!!!

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