A 3D Peony

So today it was time to play with the Peony Dies and figure out how to make a 3D flower.  It turned out to be easier than I thought.

To make the peony one has to understand the concept of layering. The elements of the flower are layered as are the leaves.

Here’s my card:

There are 4 Dies for the 3D Peony flower - 3 for the main flower and one for the Center stamen. Once I was able to identify these Dies and once I realized that these die cuts tucked into one another, making the flower was a piece of cake. I will do a pictorial tutorial in the next couple of days to show you how this is done.

The edges of the die cuts were sponged with Petal Pink ink and curled outward using a bone folder. After putting the flower together I added a yellow stamen in the center. Some dimensionals added between the layers created a fuller look to the flower.

Each flower has 3 leaves - 2 large and 1small. Each leaf has an odd shaped layer which is die cut in a lighter colour The two layers are adhered together giving the leaves shading and dimension.
The main leaf was die cut in Old Olive cardstock; the top odd shaped with Granny Apple Green.
The finished leaves were attached to the underside of the flowe. Before adhering the two layers together I sponged the main leaf  with Old Olive ink.

The Petal Pink card stock card base is layered with Peony Garden DSP.  In the Center is a strip of Whisper White card stock the long edge of which has been die cut with the edgelet die included with the Peony Dies. Next to it is a strip of Gray Granite cardstock which is slightly longer than the Whisper White, and is notched at the bottom end. This edges of this piece were sponged with Gray Granite ink.

The sentiment is embossed with white embossing powder just above the notch on the Gray Granite strip.

On top of these strips I adhered a square vellum doilie. It’s a bit tricky adhering this piece but glue dots work well as does adding snail where the flower will be added so the tape won’t be noticeable.

The completed flower was added to the card front with dimensionals.

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Prized Peony
Inks:  Petal Pink, Old Olive, Gray Granite, Versa Mark
Papers:  Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Granny Apple Green, Gray Granite, Peony Garden DSP
Accessories:  Peony dies, White embossing powder, dimensionals, Square vellum doilie

Daisy Lane - New Annual Catalogue Sneak Peak

I was fortunate to spend a week in beautiful British Columbia and attend Stampin' Up On Stage in Vancouver on April 13.  Attending On Stage is always a lot of fun and one always leaves with a lot of 'goodies'.
After registering, we all received a beautiful green cloth bag with a leaf embroidered on it.  Inside was some file folders, a memo book and a stamp set.

Yes, that is the new catalogue in the above picture.

So, to end the suspense, here's a card I  made with one of the new stamp sets called "Daisy Delight"

Do you recognize anything?

Yes, it's a flower punched with the Daisy punch.

The Daisy flower was stamped three times using Crushed Curry ink and  punched with the Daisy punch.  To make the flower look more vibrant, I sponged each petal front and back with more Crushed Curry ink, then added colour to the centre using an aqua painter and Early Espresso and Pumpkin Pie ink. After the flower was dry, each petal was curled up with a bone folder. The flower was assembled by adhering each flower together alternating the petals.

See the center of the flower?  These self adhesive 3D flower centers are another new item in the upcoming catalogue.

The stem and leaves of the flower was stamped using Old Olive ink and then fussy cut.  Again, I sponged the edges before adhering them to a  Night of Navy panel which was die cut with the stitched rectangle die.

After adding the 3D flower, a thick Baker's twine bow was added and the sentiment , stamped in Call Me Clover ink was included.

The Night of Navy panel was matted with Call Me Clover card stock, and the unit added to the card front using dimensionals.

The base card is Call Me Clover layered with Whisper White .  On the Whisper White layer the large leaf was stamped randomly using Call Me Clover ink.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Daisy Lane

Inks:  Call Me Clover, Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie

Papers:  Call Me Clover, Whisper White, Night of Navy

Accessories:  Perennial Essence Floral Centers, Mint Macaron Thick Baker's Twine, Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Daisy Punch, Dimensionals, Aqua painter

A Wonderful Moment to Celebrate - Paper Players #400

There are many moments in life to celebrate, and none so momentous as the expectant arrival of a little one.  So for the "celebration" theme with Paper Players # 400 I chose to use focus on this special event.

Because the trend today is to not want to know the gender of the baby prior to its birth, the color scheme I used reflected that - using pale pinks, blues, and sea foam green.  The Twinkle, Twinkle DSP was a perfect fit for the theme.

On a Powder pink card base, a Whisper White layer embossed with the Tufted Embossing Folder was layered. 

A strip of the Twinkle, Twinkle DSP was matted with the Soft Sea Foam card stock and adhered to the left side.  A piece of  3/8" Powder Pink mini ruffled ribbon was attached to the edge of this panel.

The image was coloured with ink pads and a blender pen and then die cut with the stitched oval framelit.  A second stitched oval framelit was die cut in Soft Sea Green card stock and attached to the art piece off set to the left.

The coloured balloons were fussy cut and added behind the art piece.

The flower was made using the Four Petal Flower Punch.  Selecting only the white beads from the Tranquil Texture Sprinkles mixture, I added them to the center of the flower. See the tutorial on my blog here on how to make the flower.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Wonderful Moments

Inks:  Black Memento, Daffodil Delight, Petal Pink, Pink Powder, Soft Sea Foam, Pool Party, Old Olive

Papers:  Powder Pink, Whisper White, Twinkle, Twinkle, DSP, Old Olive, Soft Sea Foam

Accessories:  Tufted Embossing Folder, Stitched Oval Framelits, Dimensionals, Four Petal Flower Punch, Tranquil Texture Sprinkles (white beads only), 3D Crystal Lacquer, Dazzling Diamonds, Clear Wink of Stella, Blender Pen

Thanks Big Time - Sketch Frenzy Friday

What wonderful Spring weather we have had for the last couple of days.  I must admit I I have been spending time in the garden rather than making cards or doing any blog posts.  So, if you have missed me that's where I have been.
However, I have taken the time to make a card for this Friday's mini blog hop with Sketch Frenzy Friday.
This week's sketch is by Kim Innes

Here is my card (see my passion for flowers!!!)

Here is a close up of the flower:

To make the flower I punched 5 pieces of Summer Smooches designer paper using the Blossoms punch, put a brad in the middle and scrunched them all up.  Patty Bennett did a video on this method.  Here is the link: http://youtu.be/p8U_9Z9CKPk
I then sprayed Vanilla shimmer smooch spritz on the flower to help it hold its shape and give the flower a big of glam.

Here's the recipe for the rest of the card:
Stamp: A Word for You
Ink: Tangerine Tango, Basic Black
Papers: Lucky Limeade, Whisper White, Summer Smooches designer paper
Accessories: Finial Press embossing folder, Flower brad, Vanilla Smooch Spritz, Crimper, 3/8" , Blossoms Punch,Lucky Limeade ruffled ribbon,Lots of tags Sizzlits die

Now let's see what you come up with using Kim's sketch.  When finished upload it to the Sketch Frenzy homepage here
Your next stop on the blog hop tour is Patrice's blog here
Don't forget to visit the blogs of the other team members and leave them comments.

Stay well, and I'll see you next week.