Friends Are Flowers - Card

Happy Hump Day, Crafty Friends!!

We're midway through the week and I thought I'd share with you this gorgeous watercolor flower spray card. 

I love paper flowers! Especially the very dimensional ones. They're absolutely gorgeous but can set you back more than a few dollars and usually the large blooms only come 2 per pack! Not very pocketbook friendly.

So, today I'll show you how you can make your own  big gorgeous blooms by using Eileen Hull's Flower Layers Die w/ Heart Petals Die!

Supplies Used

Eileen Hull's Flower Layers w/ Heart Petals Die (Sizzix)

Lynda Kanase's Photo Banner Dies (Sizzix)

Tim Holtz's Tropical Dies (Sizzix)

Tim Holtz's Labels Dies (Sizzix)

Movers & Shapers Cameo Frame (Sizzix)

Blue China Stack (DCWV)

Corrugated Cards (DCWV)

Black, White, Cream Stack (DCWV)

Creative Station Lite (Xyron)

Mega Runner (Xyron)

Flower Bouquet Greetings (Pink and Main)

Black Adhesive Rhinestones (Heidi Swapp)

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink (Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko)

Clean Color Real Brush Marker- Deep Blue (Zig/ Kuretake)

Metal Butterfly (Prima)

Fabri Tac

Heat Gun

I started by first cutting multiple flowers from white cardstock using Eileen's Flower Layer die. 

Then stacked them together and made a cut toward the center hole (about a 1/4" away from the hole). 

I used my Clean Color Real Brush Marker in Deep Blue to draw lines onto the tips of the petals and along the centers of each flower/

Using a water brush I blended out the color across the petal and down toward the centers.

 While the petals are still damp from watercoloring them, I folded creases into each petal.

I sped up the drying time and made the creases firm and permanent by drying them with a heat tool .

For the "finished" large flower, I used 2 large, 1 medium, and 2 small flowers.

For the smaller flowers, I used 1 medium and two small flowers.

I layered the flowers together and and adhered together using a clear liquid adhesive. Then added self adhesive black rhinestones for the centers of each flower.

 I wanted my cardbase to be this corrugated card. I love the natural brown of the corrugate and the funky texture it adds. But because If all the added texture, I needed some pretty heavy duty adhesive. 

Using liquid glue would've seeped through the groove, so instead I used my Creative Station Lite to attach my background paper onto the corrugate paper.

Once down, I used a light touch of clear liquid adhesive to attach the leaves, branches, and stems.

Then added the blooms over the layered leaves.

 I stamped my sentiment in black ink and onto labels that I popped up with foam adhesive. Then attached it onto my card front. 

Then, I attached a metal butterfly in the lower right hand corner.

And here is my finished card!!

Close up of the spray

This are like flowers...

Awww, this is such a sweet sentiment!

Every garden need butterflies, right?!!

You can really see how much dimension and texture there is in this card!

I really hope this project has inspired you to build and create your own paper flowers!

They are so much fun to make!! And the results... Stunning!!

Happy Flower Making!!

~ Mitsy

DCWV March Setch Challenge

Hello Crafty Friends!!

It's the beginning of a new month and that means there's a new Sketch Challenge happening right now over at DCWV!!

Here are this month's awesome sketches...

Card Sketch

Layout Sketch

For my inspirational project I made this super quick and easy card.

Supplies Used

Blue China Stack (DCWV)

Eileen Hull's Flower Layers w/ Heart Petals Die (Sizzix)

Tim Holtz's Garden Greens (Sizzix)

Stitched Greetings (Pink and Main)

Mega Runner (Xyron)

 Rhinestone (Heidi Swapp)

Versamark (Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko)

White Embossing Powder (Imagine Crafts)

Clean Color Real Brush Markers (Kuretake/ Zig)

2way Glue Pen (EK Success)

Fabri Tac

 For the flower on this card I die cut 4 of the smallest flowers with Eileen Hull's Flower Layers Die. 

I water colored my flowers using a pink marker and a water brush, adding more color to the edges of the petals.

Then I curled and formed the petals so that two flowers were mostly closed. These will be the two top layers.

I then layered all four clowers and glued them together with clear liquid adhesive.

For my  card layer I used plain white cardstock for the card base that I cut to be a standard A2 (4.25"x5.5" folded) sized card.

For my mat & overlay both measure at 4"x 5.25". I used a glue pen to attach the overlay to my mat then used my Xyron Mega Runner to attach my mat to the card base,

I cut out two leaves using my Tim Holtz Garden Greens Die from more white cardstock and attached it to the card front.

I hand cut a pennant measuring 1"x3" from more blue paper from the Blue China Stack then stamped thanks in versamark and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

And lastly, attached the pennant, leaves, and flower using Fabri Tac.

And here is my finished card!

This card came together really quickly and really love the look of the blue and whites!! These papers really remind me of these porcelain dishes and balls my mother-in-law collects. And just like those porcelain pieces, these papers are absolutely gorgeous!

I hope my card has inspired you to join in on the fun over at DCWV!

Don't forget to enter for chance to win