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Fifth Avenue Floral

Today’s card started with a challenge by LateNightStampers to recreate a card on Sherrill’s Blog.  I chose this card by Laurie Schmidlin to recreate.  To accept the challenge, I had to change at least two things on the card.

So, last night, I started playing with the Reinker Watercolor technique? and made up several roses and flowers.  This is a WOW technique featured by Connie Ingram at the Seattle Stampin’ Up! Regionals.  On this Fifth Avenue Floral rose I used Almost Amethyst and Lavender Lace.  Since they dried overnight, I was able to cut out the rose this morning and build my card. 

The base card is Lavender Lace and I layered a piece of Tea Party Designer Paper on top.  I added a piece of Lavender Lace in the background and two banner strips, edging each of them with White Craft Ink.  I stamped A Note For You from Sweet Sentiments Hostess set with White Craft and embossed with White Embossing powder.  Then used my Circle Scissors Plus to cut out the smaller circle in Whisper White and larger circle in Almost Amethyst (wow…this circle cutter is the BEST one I’ve ever used!)  I layered my cut out rose over top of the circles with dimensionals and popped all of it up with more dimensionals.  I used the Big Shot to cut out some Build A Flower Sizzlet petals out of Sage Shadow for leaves and ran them thru the crimper, then inked the edges with Sage Shadow and placed behind the rose.  Finally, I added the button touches which I loved on Laurie’s card (wish we had the Corduroy buttons in ALL our colors!)  I used a Clear Round Button backed with Lavender Lace cardstock for mine and two small white buttons from Latte Designer Button Assortment.  Oh, I also added a White Taffeta bow and piece of ribbon over the bottom banner piece.  I loved this challenge…turning Laurie’s inspiration into my own piece of art. 

I have a class tonight and need to finish cleaning up my Studio.  I’ll have more time to play today with all the dried roses and flowers laying on my desk!

Have a wonderful day!

Set:  Fifth Avenue Floral, Sweet Little Sentiments (Hostess)
C/S:  Lavender Lace, Almost Amethyst, Whisper White, Sage Shadow, Tea Party DSP
Inks:  White Craft
Other:  White Craft Embossing Powder, Clear Button, Latte Designer Buttons, Build A Flower Sizzlet dies, White Taffeta Ribbon, Linen Thread, Circle Scissors Plus

Bag of Note Cards

I’m embarrassed to mention that I received a full Build a Flower tin at Convention 2007.  We used a couple of the items on a scrapbook page and decorated the front of the tin, but I never did anything with them after that.  I had full intentions of doing a class, but didn’t…then they retired them this year.  Does anyone else buy stuff and then not use it right away…come on…I KNOW you do!

So, when I was thinking of things to make for the craft fair, I pulled out the tin of die cut adhesive flowers.  They really are VERY nice to work with…the same quality as the ones in the Scrappin’ Kits.  (We have Roof Garden in the current catalog.  You can easily overlook them on page 182.  But, I’ve purchased them and WILL be having a class using them.)

But, back to this project.  I remember someone did a similar class or project with them a LONG time ago.  There are four color flower sets in the tin…pink, purple, green and blue.  I used the same color theme for each bag.  I decorated the front of a small Kraft Handle bag with the larger flower, added a scallop circle and more build-a-flowers, then added some white shredded paper inside.  The four cards are fairly simple.  I used a Whisper White base card, layered it with the matching color…in this case Certainly Celery…then layered an polka dot embossed background on top of that.  Then a strip of coordinating Designer Prints pattern and finally the Build A Flower Die Cuts.  I also used colored mini brads in the centers of the flowers.  Even the envelopes are decorated with the die cuts.  I tied up the four note cards with some colored wide organdy ribbon (boy…I miss Stampin’ Up! carrying these ribbons!) and also tied a small bow around the handle of the bag.  Very simple, but I think it makes a nice gift.

I’m making a dent in the things I need to finish this week, so that makes me happy.  I need to start thinking about what I’m taking on my stamping retreat the following weekend!  It will be here before I know it.  Plus, I’m in charge of the Make & Take this time…I need to sort out the Scrappin’ Kits and prepare the directions for them to follow.  Almost 4 full days of stamping fun…I can’t wait.  Plus, several of my friends are coming into town that live around the country.  We’ll have a big reunion!