SHOW & TELL
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PINK – AROUND THE WORLD
PINK is so popular which explains why it's one of my best selling flower greeting cards! The meaning of PINK is often connected to sweetness, feminity, romance, innocence and playfulness. This explains why so many companies are branding themselves with this colour...
PURPLE – AROUND THE WORLD
PURPLE dye was extremely rare and expensive, so across many eastern and western cultures it represented royalty, wealth, status, power, and fame. Purple is dynamic but after extensive research I included intuition, mystery and vision on the back of Life Blooms card...
BLUE – AROUND THE WORLD
BLUE is one of my favourite colours because it represents the vastness of the sky and the ocean to me. Like the memory of a family holiday in Hawaii or scuba lessons in Jamaica. I love the perspective and calming effect of blue. On the back of the blue card is:...
GREEN – AROUND THE WORLD
GREEN is my favourite colour and it's not just because I was born on St. Patrick's Day! I've been given every kind of Hallmark St. Patties Day, leprechaun, 4 leaf clover card that exists. I do LOVE rainbows and I wouldn't say no to pots of gold. I like Celtic music...
YELLOW – AROUND THE WORLD
YELLOW is sunshine and summer time...lemonade and daffodils. Yellow can be a difficult colour to wear for a lot of people. However, the happy colour can be a fun, bold colour to use in your home. The words that describe yellow are creative, purpose and knowledge....
ORANGE – AROUND THE WORLD
ORANGE is making me thirsty. Orange is a strong colour and represents vitality, inspiration and adventure. Around the world... In Holland – Dutch royal family. In Western cultures – fun, energy and creativity. In Eygpt – mourning. In Japan and China – courage,...
WHAT IS COLOUR?
Colour is the word we use to describe the way that the human brain perceives different light wave lengths reflected or emitted by things we see. I LOVE COLOUR. Some people are ‘colour blind’, most often men although the colour blindness gene travels through the female...
Show & Tell Blog Intro
I'm a photographer who loves road trips, telling stories, and shooting flowers. I love being on the road. Everything is new and my senses are all engaged at the same time. I want to share colourful stories about humans, flowers, and traveling solo. Along the way I'll...
RED – AROUND THE WORLD
RED is an intense colour that calls for action. It's powerful and often used to describe LOVE. Red represents courage, passion and confidence. Around the world... In India - marriage, happiness, wealth and purity. In China - New Year, good luck, prosperity, long life...