Created: May 1, 2020
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I usually love challenges and this one is right up my alley. 

All inserts are 4.25 x 5.5" done on 110# Staples white cardstock. The waterfall structure is a basic white cardstock mounted on a piece of blue Core'dination Cardstock.

I'm taking an online Copperplate Essentials class with Barbara Close  in the "Pointed Pen Possibilities" series, so thought I'd do this month practicing my lettering... I'm using a Zebra G nib and Sumi ink for the challenge words.

After doing the word "Czesc!", I decided to look for what the National Flower for that country was. Some didn't have a specific flower... If there is a flower ID on the piece than that was their National flower. If there is no flower ID than it's just a flower I decided to use on that piece.

Hand drew the rose, outline with a gold gel pen and colored with Prisma colored pencils. Sponged some Distress Olive Green around the edges.

Hand drew the fern leaves with a Micron pen. Painted with Daniel Smith watercolors.

ID: Czesc! (Polish Hello)

Hand drew the ivy with a Micron pen and colored with Daniel Smith watercolors. Sponged some Distress "Salty Ocean" around the edges.

The national flower of India is the Lotus flowers. Used Altenew "Lotus" stamp set using Distress pads. Sponged some Distress "Peacock Feathers" around the edges.

Oops I forgot to put the name on this one...

ID: Enyi (Igbo (SE Nigeria - Friend)

Drew the Costus Spectabilis using a Micron pen. Painted with Daniel Smith watercolors. Sponged some Distress "Broken China" around the edges.

Stamped the Daffodils (Rubber Necker "Daffodils" and Our Daily Bread "Daffodil Corner") using Distress pads. Added some Daniel Smith watercolors. 

ID: GruB Gott (Bavarian Hello)

Hand drew the Edelweiss with a Micron pen. Colored with Prisma colored pencils. Sponged some Distress blue around the edges.

ID: Hola (Catalan Hello) 

Stamped the red Poppies (Penny Black "Painter's Vase") using Distress "Candied Apples" and a bit of "Black Soot" and then touched them with a bit of water. Sponged some of the same re.d around the edges

ID: Isanmesez (Tatar Hello)

Stamped (Flourishes "Orchids") using Distress "Salty Ocean" and a bit of "Wilted Violet", misted with water and stamped. Sponged some Distress blue around the edges.

ID: Jo Napot (Hungarian Hello)

Stamped the tulips (Stampendous "Tulips) using various Distress colors then colored the flowers with Prisma colored pencils.