8/06/2010

Dolmar, the untameable lawnmower

Happy Friday! You will find a card at the end of this post! I just wanted you to meet Dolmar, the untameable lawnmower I spent yesterday with. Meet Dolmar:


It must look absolutely ridiculous to watch a 55 kg girl trying to make this wild horse do what she wants to :) But at least I am doing this in style now:


(If you ignore my fuzzy hair sticking to my sweating face and the old, worn-out shirt I had on while delivering my daughter and the ugly, canary-yellow rubber gloves... but while working, the boots are the only thing I see, so I can feel stylish!)

Ok, you made it to the card:



Made this one a while ago, trying to imitate orchids with some Prima Hydrangea flowers. The flourish and sentiment, paper, button and ribbon are Papertrey Ink. The flourish background is Hero Arts.

Have a fabulous day and thanks for visiting!

Hugs,
Vanessa

23 comments:

Irena said...

Adorable card. The color combo is great. The flowers are gorgeous. Everything is wonderful.
Have a wonderful day!

Elise said...

This looks like something out of Disney's Alice in Wonderland! {I think the flowers are SINGING! hee hee} This is TERRIFIC, sweet Vanessa!

Meanwhile, you MUST have tamed Dolmar - your lawn looks BEAUTIFUL! I'm just going to call you Dolmar whisperer! hee hee

P.S. ADORABLE boot envy going on here! THOSE our soooo stinkin' cute!

Dawn T said...

Gorgeous colours on your card.... and love the boots.... Hope you managed to tame Dolmar in the end.

Anonymous said...

This is gorgeous Vanessa! Love those flowers :)

Lindsay said...

What a beautiful card Vanessa! I love the elegance. Oh, and we have one of those kinds of lawnmowers too! Sadly, I don't have those super cute boots!

farmhouse-story said...

LOVE the boots vanessa! your card is just lovely!

Aimes said...

Tee hee!!! I love your wellies - I want to get me a pair of some polka dot ones but not found the right pair yet...!
I hope Dolmar behaved for ya - you could always threated to cover him in sparkles if he doesn't (he looks kinda masculine to me btw!)
Oh what a gorgeous card too - love the way you created those Orchids! Stunning!
Hugs,
Aimes
x

Kryssi said...

beautiful card vanessa... and just how tall are you? lol!

Amy Heller said...

Adorable, Vanessa! Love the boots! I'm glad you were able to tame Dolmar even if it took all day! :) The card is beautiful! Love the orchids.

Barb said...

Oh man! Would I ever LOVE to mow my yard with that!! Love the boots. . . very stylish indeed! Your card is gorgeous, Vanessa! So elegant with those colors! Your "orchids" are just lovely and very creative! Hugs!

Tiffany Ervin said...

You are too funny! That big lawnmower does look like it has a personality of its own! lol...LOVE your very bold card, the hot pink and black looks great together, and the flowers are so pretty in white!

Monika Reeck said...

Woow your Flower looks really real dear...totally adorable...and love your double ribbon too....hugs, Monika

Anita Rex said...

Absolutely gorgeous! What an amazing beautiful card! I love your rainboots btw they are fashionable! And cute, and who cares what your wearing when you mow, you get dirty!

Clare said...

Gorgeous card! And those ARE some fab boots!!

Lisa said...

They are gorgeous! Love this card!

donna mikasa said...

What a stunning card, Vanessa! I love the dimension of the orchids! It would look great in a little acetate box!

It's so charming to name your lawnmower! And those are VERY stylish boots! Don't forget the sunscreen!

Suzanne C said...

Beautiful card! Love the design! LOL about the lawnmower. Your boots are adorable!

Virginia L. said...

Gorgeous orchid card..... and yes, gorgeous lawnmower ..and boots :)

Virginia L. said...

I meant hydrangea....somehow I saw orchid petals in them :) Stunning!!

Tina Spohn said...

Vanessa,

wenn Dolmar Dich in diesen Stiefeln sieht, dann macht er, was Du willst. Die sind so klasse, wie kann er sich da verweigern. ;)
Deine Karte ist wunderschön. Du hast die Orchideen sehr gut hinbekommen und der Knopf auf den Schleifen gefällt mir sehr gut.

Ganz liebe Grüße, Tina

Alice said...

those boots are fabulous, girl!! yes! at least we have to clean and do house works in style!! =) LOVE your beautiful card, too! stunning! love the pops of the flowers!

pcm said...

love the post and love the card. the orchids are perfect!

Deirdre said...

Wow Vanessa, stunning. Just back in from the garden - spent 2 hours trying to cut back stuff and tame it all!