Simply Tulips in a Vase

"Simply Tulips" in a Vase

I was inspired by a few cards that I saw on Pinterest, one showing some vases on a card and the other 3-D tulips.  Tulips are also my favourite flowers, so of course I had to make this "Simply Tulip" card!

Simply Tulips in a Vase

Simply Tulips Zoomed

Materials:

Embossing Floral Punch                                     FLP 045

Dee’s Distinctively Floral Leaf 2                        IME 077

Nested Rectangle Frame                                     MFD 048

Embossing folder for vase                                  HSF005

White, Purple, Pink, Yellow and green card stock

Double sided tape

Foam tape

Foam tabs white and black 

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of card stock 8 ¼” x 81/4” and fold in half lengthwise.
2. Cut a piece of card stock 2” x 3 “ .  Place this piece of card stock on a scoring board and score lines at ¾”, 1”, 1 ¾”, 2”.  Rotate the piece to the side and score a line at 2 ½” and along the top edge.
3. Cut out the corner pieces at the bottom to allow you to fold into the vase rectangle shape.
4. Use the embossing folder to emboss the front of the vase in a desired pattern.
5. Fold and tape the vase together.
6. Die cut a frame using the middle rectangle frame.
7. Die cut 4 leaves.  Curve the leaves and trim them to an appropriate size.
8. Punch out one yellow, one purple and one pink flower, emboss the flowers using the embosser.
9. To make the tulips:  pinch two of the 4 petals together.  Mold the tulips by pinching all 4 of the petals together.  Open up the tulip again and place double sided tape on the inside of 2 of the petals.  Fold up the petals again and use tweezers to hold the tape to the layers.
10. Cut a piece of green card stock into a thin strip.  Cut a small hole in the bottom of the tulip and slip the strip up into the tulip.  Attach the stem to the inside of the tulip with a black foam tab.  This will look like the black stamens inside real tulips and keep the strip inside.
11. Repeat step #9 for the remaining tulips.
12. Score the front of the rectangle card as desired.
13. Attach the frame to the card using foam tape.
14. Attach the vase to the card using foam tape.
15. Arrange and add the tulips and leaves as desired using foam tabs.

Florentine "Bow" Flower

Florentine "Bow" Flower

I saw some cards on Pinterest that used ovals to create a flower ....and so I came up with this idea using the Tattered Lace Florentine Bow die.

Florentine "Bow" Flower

Materials:

Tattered Lace Florentine Bow                           TTLD220

Nested Oval dies                                                MFD057

Leaf Swirl (Cheery Lynn)                                  B167

Embossing Folder Swirling leaves                    ECEF006

Joy Craft Large pearl Brad                                60300006

White, Purple/pink, green card stock

Foam tape

Instructions:

1. Die cut 11 of the smallest layer of the Florentine bow set from the pink/purple card stock.
2. Die cut 7 matching white ovals from the nested oval dies.
3. Die cut 7 of the one size larger ovals from the pink purple card stock.
4. Attach the white ovals to the purple pink ovals using foam tape.
5. Cut off the circular tabs from each end of the bow.
6. Attach to the white oval using a glue pen.  I only glued half of the Florentine bows to allow the ends to curl up.
7. Die cut a Leaf swirl from dark green card stock
8. Cut a piece of white card stock 5 ¾” x 8 ¼” and fold in half.
9. Emboss the card using the embossing folder.
10. Attach the leaf swirl to the card using a glue pen.
11. Arrange the 7 petals in a circular patter and attach to the card using foam tape.
12. Curve and fold the four remaining pieces of the Florentine bow and attach together using the large pearl brad. 
13. Attach the bow into the center of the flower using foam tape.

Florentine Bow Happy Birthday (Wedding Cake)

I always like to try to think of ways to use dies other than the reason they were created.  When i saw the three layers it struck me that it could be made into a cake and I cam up with the following design. Check out next weeks post as well...as i make a flower using the same die!

Florentine Bow Happy Birthday (Wedding Cake)

Materials: 

Tattered Lace Die Florentine Bow                                                  TTLD220

Tattered Lace Small Chantilly Lace Bow                                       TTLD172

Mini Flower Embossing Punch:                                                      FLP020

Chevron Embossing Folder                                                             CTFD3090

Yellow and ivory heavyweight card stock

Yellow lightweight card stock

Gold Ribbon

Liquid Pearl Yellow

BE Creative 5 mm double-sided tape                                                BC5

Foam tabs 1.5 mm

Instructions:

1. Die cut the 3 layers of the Florentine Bow from lightweight yellow card stock.
2. Die cut a small Chantilly Lace.
3. Cut a piece of ivory card stock 3 7/8 x 51/2 “ and then emboss with the chevron embossing folder.
4. Wrap a piece of gold ribbon around the embossed ivory card and attach to the yellow card using double sided tape.
5. Cut a strip of yellow card stock and trim so that it will form a background to the lacy layer to be attached on top.  Each part of a bow will be used as a layer of the cake.
6. Attach the lacy layer to the background layer using a glue pen.
7. Attach to the card using foam tabs.
8. Attach the small Chantilly bow into the upper left corner.
9. Punch and emboss 10 mini flowers.
10. Attach the flowers to the cake layers as shown using small pieces of the foam tabs.  Just cut in ½ or ¼ size pieces.
11. Add a tiny strip of card stock on top of the cake as a candle.
12. Add small drops of liquid pearl to form the centers of the flowers and use as a flame on the candle.

"Baby" Duck Card

"Baby" Duck Card

Materlals:

Baby Embossing Folder                                                         CTFD 3041

Polka Dot Embossing Folder                                                 CTFD 3014

Nellie’s Choice Nested Rectangle Dies                                 MFD 058

Marianne Designs Heart Balloon Die                                    PP1401

Nellie’s Choice/Filling/QuillingTool                                     FPWT 001

Nellie’s Choice Filling Die Circle Size Ruler                        FCSR001

Nellie’s Choice Quilling Die                                                 QD005

(cut papers or you can use quilling strips (bright yellow and orange)

Light Yellow Card Stock

Bright Yellow Card Stock

2 mm foam tabs or tape

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of light yellow card stock to 4 x 12” and fold in half.
2. Emboss the front of the card using the Baby embossing folder.
3. Choose 2 of the nested rectangle dies to create a framed rectangle.  Cut the larger rectangle from the bright yellow card stock and the inner rectangle from the light yellow colour.
4. Emboss the light yellow rectangle using the polka dot embossing folder.
5. Attach the light yellow rectangle to the bright yellow rectangle using foam tape.
6. Use the bright yellow quilling strips to make a quilled #3 circle and a #5 rolled circle. Shape with body by pinching the one end so that it makes a tear drop shape with your fingers.
7. Attach the circle (head) to the body (tear drop using glue).  Cut two small pieces of an orange strip, fold each in half and attach to the head to form the beak and the body to form the feet.
8. Die cut the heart balloon from the bright yellow card stock, stamp with a sentiment using orange pigment ink.
9. Attach to the card as shown