In between spending some time in my garden over the past week I have made a few cards with these beauties which I have had the pleasure to craft with.
They are the Purple Anemone Bouquet Topper & Sentiment Sheet along with the Purple Anemone Flower Forming sheets by Opulence by Design.
I tend to sit and cut my flowers out whilst watching TV using a small pair of curved scissors that I purchased a few years ago from The Dreamees website. I find that they are the perfect shape to cut out your floras with.
I used the darkest of the bonus papers from the download with one of my lacy Tattered Lace doily dies to create the easel card and both the toppers from the sheet to decorate my card. I also used icicle Stickles glitter glue around the topper.
For my birthday card I used a 7 x7 inch white card base and a strip of the darkest plain paper from the download for a contrast against the topper and background inside my card.
I decided to emboss the backing paper using one of my metal die sets on my cut n' boss die cut machine, as I liked the pattern and thought it would add a bit of texture to the paper too.
I used my icicle Stickles glitter glue around the edge of the topper this time and Black Diamond in the centre of my decoupaged Anemone.
Finally A tall stepper card using a Tattered Lace die from my stash and I have layered these beautiful flowers and shimmered the edges of the petals with my stardust pen ( unfortunately the picture doesn't capture that).
I have added black Flowersoft to the centre of some of the flowers and black diamond Stickles glitter glue to the rest for a mix of textures with the green foliage ivy leaves flowing throughout. These can also be found on the website.
I love to cut these gorgeous flowers out and create dimensional blooms with them but they are just as beautiful cut out and given a gentle curl to the edge of a petal with your finger or pokey tool for a more natural look before being added to your project.
If you're creating dimensional blooms and don't want any white to show on the back of your petals, after printing your floras out, turn your page over and re-print choosing the lighter bonus sheet. This is a good alternative to inking them.
If you are interested in the link to Opulence by Design's Website, you can follow the link below including the YouTube channel where you will find lots of really inspirational card craft and some brilliant flower making tutorials that I have certainly made use of.
Apparently, Anemones sense the approach of a rainstorm and close up their petals. I did have pink ones in my garden but think our harsh winter has killed them off. With all the rain and random sunny days my garden is resembling more of a jungle at the moment with everything shooting up at the same time and a lawn covered with by a blanket daisies that I am reluctant to mow away.
Enjoy your week whatever you choose to do and let's hope there's a little more sunshine in that too.
Happy crafting
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24 comments:
Many thanks for sharing your pretty creation with us at Allsorts challenge.
B x
what gorgeous cards you have made with those fab flowers Michelle
gr karin
Fantastic card,it's a wonderful colour. I chose purple for my theme this week, too, have a great week, Michelle, hugs, Valerie,
Absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for joining in at Allsorts Challenge.
A beautiful selection of cards, lovely designs and such gorgeous flowers.
xx
WOW! Your flowers are gorgeous, love your shaping, Such beautiful cards, have to be well received. As for the garden? Yep! The weeds are shooting up faster than we can get rid of them.
Faith x
Oh Wow, these are stunning! I LOVE purple so they have a special place in my heart. Thanks for joining us at the Beautiful Blossoms Challenge and we hope you'll share again soon.
Donna xx
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I am loving the shades of purple and each one of these is so beautifully done! Such fabulous designs!
Thank you so much for sharing with us at Allsorts challenge!
Stunning monochrome cards,love the rich colour and absolutely beautiful flowers.Must admit the circle easel card is my favourite.
Carol x
ooooooh, Michelle! How incredible gorgeous these are! I cannot decide which I love more! The shapes of your flowers are just lovely! Thank you for sharing your love of all things flowers at the Beautiful Blossoms Challenge. Looking forward to seeing you again!
Happy Crafting Hugs,
Donna
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thanks so much for all your lovely comments x
Your cards are so elegant and feature my favorite color--purple! I LOVE the anemones. They are such a pretty flower and look gorgeous on your cards. The tall center-step card is a real eye-catcher. I think I'd like to try making one of those! Thanks for the inspiration.
Striking three cards, all so beautiful.
Thank you for sharing at Allsorts;-))m
These are stunning...love that purple, so opulent. you certainly have had patience cutting out all those flowers. I have red anemones in the garden, but everyone thinks they are poppies..lol!
Stunning floral creations Michelle. I need to do some work on the garden this weekend if it's dry. Shabneez x
Gorgeous floral cards, the purples are beautiful!! My garden seems to be a jungle too!!
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Oh Michelle ... these are all just GORGEOUS! Purple is MY color so I'm drooling over all these beauties! lol Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Sisterhood of Crafters challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
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PS ... thanks for also sharing these beauties with us over on our Triple B challenge ... good luck!
Both cards are stunning, love that purple xx
Stunning cards thanks for joining us at Crafty Calendar hugs x
Absolutely gorgeous card,love the colour and gorgeous design .x
Michelle, I am in awe. I will be checking out this shop after I visit the YouTube channel. Your cards are absolutely gorgeous!
Gorgeous cards Michelle. Love the purple flowers!
Thanks so much for joining us for our Anything Goes plus the option of Ribbon, Lace, Twine (Use all or some) Challenge #195 at Let's Craft and Create for May 2023.
We hope to see you again soon,
Lou DT xo
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Thanks so much for all your wonderful comments x
You are a master with those scissors, all the cards are amazing! Thanks for linking up at Beautiful Blossoms Challenge! xoxo, Aimeslee
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