PRIZED PEONY POSITIVE THOUGHTS THINKING OF YOU!

Hi, Friends,
We were having internet problems yesterday, so I didn't get a blog post up.  Not sure what was going on, and I have noticed some issues this morning as well.  I sure do love my internet (like everyone else, apparently)!  Anyway, I have another Peony project today!

This is another card where I colored the DSP!  I used the Petal Pink, Old Olive and Daffodil Delight Blends Markers to color the flowers.  It totally changes the way the DSP looks!

MY RECIPE FOR THE CARD:

STAMPS:  Prized Peony, Positive Thoughts

CARDSTOCK: 

     Gray Granite:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4

     Mossy Meadow:  3-5/8 x 4-7/8

     Peony Garden DSP:  3-1/2 x 3-1/2

     Petal Pink:  1-1/2 x 3-1/2

          SCRAPS:  Whisper White, Gray Granite, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive

               INSIDE: 

                    Petal Pink:  3-3/4 x 5

                    Whisper White:  3-5/8 x 4-7/8

INK:  Old Olive, Gray Granite

BLENDS:  Petal Pink (L), Daffodil Delight (D), Old Olive (L)

ACCESSORIES:  Stitched Shapes Dies, Layering Circles Dies, Ornate Layers Dies, Birthday Dies (Retired), Tasteful Textile Embossing Folder, Magnetic Platform, Big Shot, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Rhinestones

The inside of the card looks like this:

HOW I MADE IT:

1.  Use scoreboard to score card base at 4-1/4.  Fold the card base at the score line and burnish the fold with a bone folder to give a sharp crease.

2.  Use Gray Granite ink to stamp signature stamp on back of card base.

3.  Stamp small flower on lower right corner of inside panel using Gray Granite ink.  Color using markers.

4.  Adhere inside panels together; adhere to inside of card base.

5.  Use Blends Markers to color DSP.  Adhere to top of Mossy Meadow cardstock.

6.  Emboss Petal Pink cardstock using Tasteful Textile Embossing Folder and Big Shot.  Adhere to bottom of Mossy Meadow cardstock.  

7.  Cut out stitched rectangle from scrap of Old Olive cardstock using Ornate Layers Dies and Big Shot.  Adhere to seam of above panel.

8.  Use Birthday Dies (retired) (or other small leaf die of your choice) to cut leaves from scraps of Mossy Meadow cardstock.  

9.  Stamp sentiment using Old Olive ink on scrap of Whisper White cardstock.  Cut out using Stitched Shapes die and Big Shot.  Cut out scalloped circle using Layering Circles Dies, Gray Granite cardstock scraps and Big Shot.  

10.  Adhere sentiment circle to scalloped Gray Granite die cut.

11.  Lay sentiment circle on front of card base.  Use Glue Dots to adhere small leaves on either side of sentiment panel.

12.  Attach sentiment circle to front of card base using dimensonals.

13.  Add rhinestones; see sample for placement.

Thank you for stopping by to see my latest project!  I hope you love it and that you have a wonderful week!

Happy stamping,

Linda

ITTY BITTY GREETINGS PETAL PINK PRIZED PEONY!

Hi, Friends,

Hope you are having a wonderful Monday!  It is cloudy here and we had a few drops of rain.

Today I am sharing with you Project Three from the Peony Garden Suite Sampler:

This is a beautiful card in person, prettier than the picture.  Since I found my Wink of Stella, I am painting everything with it, and this flower is no different!  It is SO shimmery and shines when the light hits it!

MY RECIPE:

STAMPS:  Prized Peony, Itty Bitty Greetings

CARDSTOCK:

     Gray Granite:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4

     Petal Pink:  4 x 5-1/4

     Peony Garden DSP:  2-1/2 x 5-1/8

     Whisper White:  1-1/2 x 5-1/8

     Gray Granite:  2-7/8 x 3-7/8

     Whisper White:  2-3/4 x 3-3/4

          SCRAPS:  Whisper White

               INSIDE:

                    Petal Pink:  3-3/4 x 5

                    Whisper White:  3-5/8 x 4-7/8

INK:  Gray Granite

BLENDS:  Petal Pink, Old Olive (L), Daffodil Delight (D)

ACCESSORIES:  Peony Dies, Magnetic Platform, Big Shot, Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder, Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon, Elegant Faceted Gems, Dimensionals, Wink of Stella

     

This image is easy to color.  I colored the leaves with the Old Olive (Light) marker, then added the Petal Pink (Dark) to the bottom of the petals.  I colored in the rest of the flower with the Petal Pink (Light) and left a bit of white showing.  I "painted" the flower with the Wink of Stella after it was colored in.

HOW I MADE IT:

1.  Use scoreboard to score the card base at 4-1/4.  Fold the card base at the fold line, then use a bone folder to burnish the fold, making a sharp crease.

2.  Use Gray Granite ink to stamp the signature stamp on the back of the card base.

3.  Stamp the decorative background image on the lower right corner of the inside panel using Gray Granite ink.

4.  Adhere the inside panels together; adhere to inside of card base.

5.  Emboss the long rectangle of Whisper White cardstock, using the Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder and the Big Shot.

6.  Adhere the Designer Series Paper to the left side of the Petal Pink cardstock.  Adhere the embossed Whisper White cardstock on the right side of the Petal Pink cardstock.  Adhere the Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon at the seam.  Adhere panel to front of card base.

7.  Use Gray Granite ink to stamp the sentiment on the lower right corner of the Whisper White cardstock.  Adhere the stamped panel to the Gray Granite cardstock.  Attach panel to the front of card base using dimensionals.

8.  Stamp flower image using Gray Granite ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock.  Color using markers.  Cut out using die and Big Shot.  Attach die cut flower image to front of card base using dimensionals.  "Paint" the flower image with clear Wink of Stella.

9.  Add Elegant Faceted Gems to each side of the stamped sentiment.  See sample for placement.

I hope you enjoyed this project and that it inspires you to create something beautiful and send it to someone special!

Happy stamping,
Linda

PRIZED PEONY IN GRAY AND WHITE!

Hi, Friends,

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!  The sun is shining so maybe it will be a great day!

Today, I am sharing another Peony Garden Suite project:

This photo doesn't show it very well, but the flower has been "painted" with Wink of Stella, and is all shimmery and sparkly!  Unfortunately, I have needed several sympathy cards recently, but at least I was able to use it as a good excuse to use my Prized Peony stamp set.

MY RECIPE:

STAMPS:  Prized Peony

CARDSTOCK:  

     Gray Granite:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4

     Whisper White:  4 x 5-1/4

     Peony Garden DSP:  3-7/8 x 3-7/8

     Gray Granite:  1-1/2 x 3-7/8

          SCRAPS:  Whisper White

               INSIDE:

                    Gray Granite:  3-3/4 x 5

                    Whisper White:  3-5/8 x 4-7/8

INK:  Gray Granite

BLENDS:  Old Olive (L), Daffodil Delight (D)

ACCESSORIES:  Peony Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Magnetic Platform, Big Shot, Subtles Embossing Folder, Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon, Dimensionals, Pearls, Wink of Stella

The flower is very easy to color.  I simply stamped it in Gray Granite on Whisper White cardstock and cut it out using the Peony Dies.  The leaves are separate stamps; they were also stamped in Gray Granite, colored with Old Olive blends and cut it out using the Peony Dies.  I used the same process to stamp and color the flower on the lower right corner of the inside panel (just didn't cut it out with the dies):

HOW I MADE IT:

1.  Use scoreboard to score cardbase at 4-1/4.  Burnish the fold with a bone folder for a nice, crisp fold.

2.  Use Gray Granite ink to stamp signature stamp on back of card base.

3.  Stamp flower image on lower right corner of inside panel.  Color using markers, and "paint" with Wink of Stella.

4.  Adhere inside panels together; adhere to inside of card base.

5.  Adhere Peony Garden DSP to top portion of Whisper White cardstock.

6.  Emboss Gray Granite cardstock using Subtles Embossing Folder and Big Shot.  Adhere to bottom of Whisper White cardstock.  Adhere Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon at seam.  Adhere panel to front of card base.

7.  Cut die cut from Whisper White cardstock using Stitched So Sweetly Dies and Big Shot.

8.  Use Gray Granite ink to stamp sentiment on left side of die cut.  Attach to front of card base using dimensionals.

9.  Stamp flower image using Gray Granite ink on scrap of Whisper White cardstock.  Cut out using Peony Dies and Big Shot.  Color using markers.

10.  Stamp leaves using Gray Granite ink on scrap of Whisper White cardstock.  Color using markers.  Cut out using Peony Dies and Big Shot.

11.  Lay flower image on die cut; decide on placement of leaves and adhere leaves to die cut.

12.  Attach flower to die cut using dimensionals.  "Paint" using Wink of Stella.

13.  Add pearls.  See sample for placement.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you have enjoyed this project and will use it for inspiration to make some cards!

Happy stamping,
Linda

PEONY GARDEN SUITE SAMPLER!

Hi, Friends,

I am trying to get a post written, but Blogger is being a bit frustrating today.  They are trying to make me try a new "interface", which means all the things I am familiar with have disappeared.  It took a while, but I finally found a button that said "revert to old interface" and I said YES!  In the meantime, though, I figured out how to get my emails updated on my laptop--it has been several years since they were up-to-date--and I really don't know how I did it; also got my pictures to sync with my other devices--don't know how I did that, either!  The other thing I discovered was that I can add text on top of my pictures.  So I learned a lot, even if I was frustrated with Blogger!

Anyway, I wanted to share pictures of the product you will be getting with your Peony Garden Suite Sampler this month, so here goes!

The Peony Garden Designer Series Paper is absolutely fabulous!

The colors used in the DSP are Gray Granite, Basic Gray, Petal Pink, and Whisper White.

The Peony Garden Suite includes a stamp set, Prized Peony, and coordinating Die set, Peony Dies:

Twelve card bases are included with the Suite Sampler:

You will get four each of Petal Pink, Basic Gray, and Gray Granite.

Also included are twelve pieces of 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 cardstock in the same colors.

I have also embossed several pieces of cardstock with the Dainty Diamonds 3D Embossing Folder:

You will also get Vellum Doilies, Elegant Faceted Gems, and two yards of Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon (the ribbon isn't in the picture).

I didn't take a picture, but you will also get a Swatch Book with samples of all of the papers included with the Peony Garden DSP.  On the back of the Swatch Book it has the coordinating colors and the name of the DSP.

If you are interested in getting the Peony Garden Suite Sampler, please contact me.  I will be taking reservations until August 15, then get them to you within a week (August 22).

I have three card projects using the Peony Garden Suite products finished, and will take photographs and get them blogged soon.  Hopefully, the Revert button will still be here tomorrow!

Happy stamping,
Linda