Blossoms and Doilies

How fun it is to build flowers from Blossoms and Doilies! These are probably the most unusual flowers I ever stamped.

I punched the flower blossoms by running Glossy White card stock through the Big Shot 113439 with the Delicate Doilies Sizzlits L. Those are some of my favorite die-cut shapes ever! I glued on a circle of Pool Party card stock in the center and added a Regals Designer button. My stems are made from Linen Thread 104199 and the leaves are stamped from Build a Blossom stamp set.

By the way, I always say "A mistake is an opportunity for embellishment!" On today's card, I really mean it! The sentiment at the top right is from the Petite Pairs stamp set. When I stamped it in Night of Navy ink, I accidentally caught the right edge of the rubber on the card stock. As much as I tried, I couldn't pretend that the dark blue line wasn't noticeable. But what could I do?

I punched out the 3 little flowers with the Bitty Shapes Punch Pack. Then, on the inside, where I stamped the second half of the sentiment, I attached 3 more little flowers. A cohesive design and no one knows that I messed up! Well, no one except all my readers. Sheesh. I never was any good at keeping a secret!

Finally, I want to talk about the Designer Series Paper I chose – I was surprised to see this pattern in Comfort Cafe. So nice. I wish it came in every color! It is so "neutral" in nature, that it doesn't interfere with the rest of the design. And it certainly adds more interest that just a solid piece of card stock, doesn't it?

This card was so simple to make, even though it has so many layers. The layers make it look like I took hours. And the different textures make it so special! I think I need to make up a bunch more, for all sorts of occasions!

It definitely was fun to build these flowers from Blossoms and Doilies!