Layered Flower Cards

Hi there! I hope you had a great Sunday! Ours was fine. The girls played with the neighbor kids, Daddy worked on the fence that has a rotten pole and after my Sunday chores, I made some cards.

I was smitten by this card made by Connie Collins of the Constantly Stamping blog. Not only did the layered flower appeal to me, but so did the use of tulle. I almost bought the Sizzix Layered Flower but stopped myself so I could check and see if I had a cartridge for my Cricut that had a similar flower. I'm glad I stopped myself because I have the Walk in My Garden cartridge and it has a very similar flower! Yea! So, I cut a blackout flower in 1 inch, 1 1/4 inch, 1 1/2 inch, 2 inch and 2 1/2 inch to see how well they would layer. As you'll see, I think it worked just fine. I found some tulle and did my best to make it work on two of the cards. You'll have to be the judge and let me know if I was successful.

This first card is the simplest, but I think it looks okay.

The paper I used is from the Bungalow paper pad by Marcella by K, which I found at Target a year or so ago. This is the pad that came to my mind immediately when I saw Connie's card. I inked the edges with Hollyhock ink (CTMH). I tried curling the petals just a bit and I added some small pop dots on a few layers to give it a little more dimension. I added a flattened bead cap (from Michaels) and a pearl sticker for an elegant look.

This one is pretty self-explanatory. I used paper from the same pad and added a bit of Vineyard Berry and Blush. Both were inked with their respective colors and I also used Vineyard Berry to ink the edges of the flowers. On the blush I used a Martha Stewart border/edge punch and I added a little pearl to the centers of the flowers as well as the main flower.

This next one really appeals to me. I think it has a nice vintage feel to it.

The designer paper for this one is from Making Memories' Chloe's Closet paper pack. I used Buttercup cardstock for the flower and Indian Corn Blue as a mat for the pattern paper (both CTMH). I pulled out my oval and scallop oval Nestabilities and stamped the sentiment from Mixed Messages by PTI. The tulle is subtle but adds a nice touch.

I tried to do some quilling, but my efforts weren't working out too well, so I decided three cards was enough for one day. LOL I'm sure I need more practice before I attempt some of the more intricate designs/patterns that I seem to gravitate toward.

Jessica is anxious for me to finish her Widget, so I think I'll close for now and work on that project.

Hope you have a great night and a super first week of March!

Jeanne