"Friends" card by Linda Hess
This card was inspired by a trip to the pumpkin patch with my daughter and 2 of her friends. It was a lovely fall day and I got to share the day with 3 teenagers who were literally skipping through the pumpkin patch! I took along my Arnold Grummer's Garden Press ( http://arnoldgrummer.com/garden-press.html ) and filled it with treasures during the day: leaves, flowers, a lucky 4-leaf clover! Once home, I waited patiently (with the occasional peek) for the pieces to dry. Instructions with the press say 3-7 days....I left them for the max time before taking them out. I discovered that a pumpkin flower is not a very good choice for the press. The flower itself flattened beautifully. Sadly, it was way too fragile to peel off the blotter...it sadly was lost :-( The big "reveal" was eye opening as far as what happens to the colors. Pieces that I thought would stay bright and bold (some Coleus leaves), darkened so much that ...