When my lily-of-the-valley flowers bloom, I am in my happy place. I love their delicate features, and their contrast against the brilliant leaves. Luckily I have a whole garden bed where they grow freely.
So needless to say, I picked a few for pressing, but before I pressed them I took some photos. I played around with adding textures and filter effects.
The first one uses a “distressed jewel” texture (see http://www.flickr.com/photos/jewellofdistressed/sets/72157625635752168/) and a PSE overlay effect which I think would look really neat printed on organza and layered on something else.
The second one is a great stamp/stencil effect done solely with a PSE filter. I especially like the design of the second-from-the right stem.
And finally, this third effect is using a Kim Klassen texture( http://www.kimklassencafe.com/):
How can anyone not love these flowers??
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and don’t forget, not only do they make great stencils, but they smell heavenly!
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