The Best Peony

The Best Peony…

Hello and welcome to today’s post.

I’ve been playing in the garden this week and have some pretties for you to enjoy.

Today’s card uses the Peony Garden Suite, and focuses on the off the page flower.

 Here are the supplies I used.

Basic Gray card stock cut at ½ an A4 card sheet, this is the card base. On a scrap of Basic Gray, I stamped the sentiment using Flirty Flamingo stamp pad and then clear embossed this and cut the sentiment out. Both the die and stamp are from the Tasteful Touches Bundle

Gray Granite card stock cut at 10cm x 14.4cm.

DSP cut at 9.6cm x 14cm. and 1 piece cut at 1.5cm x 14.4cm for the insert.

Whisper White card stock cut at 10cm x 14.4cm for the insert

You will need scraps of Mossy Meadow and Old Olive card stock to die cut the leaves. And a tiny piece of yellow card stock to die cut the stamen

You will also need some Petal Pink card stock to die cut the flower.

Gray Granite ribbon

Elegant Faceted Gems

And basic supplies, Glue, Dimensionals, Wink of Stella etc.

I started by layering the DSP and the Gray Granite, I added the Gray Granite ribbon along the left side and the bottom of the card as shown, I attached the ribbon using tear and tape. I popped this on dimensionals and attached it to the front of the card base.

Using the 4 die pieces that make up the flower, die cut the Petal Pink.  I then used a sponge dauber to lightly sponge some Flirty Flamingo ink around the edges of each of the flower pieces, I also carefully sponged where the flower is split in the centre of each piece.  For the stamen I lightly dabbed a little pink, just to lighten the yellow.  The flower slots in together from smallest to largest, making sure to match the bottom edge of each layer.  I used liquid glue to adhere each layer, and popped the stamen in to the centre of the flower. Once the glue has dried use a bone folder to roll the edged of the flower to give a little dimension and shape to the petals. I used the Wink of Stella along all the sponged areas of the flower to give it a little pop.  I attached the die cut leaves and sponged a little Mossy Meadow on the Old Olive layer for a little dimension to the leaves.  I attached these directly on the card, then added the flower using the Dimensionals.  I also popped the sentiment on Dimensionals, and added a few of the Faceted Gems to the front of the card.  For the insert I kept it simple I used the small piece of the DSP and attached this to the Whisper White.  I didn’t stamp a sentiment in the insert as I often want a little more room to write a special message, but you could add a sentiment if you wish Don’t forget the envelope.  I simply stamped the small Peony from the stamp set onto both the front and the back in Basic Gray. 

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