Simple bouquet

Today I made a card with a simple bouquet© that I recently drew. I made this card for Cuttlebug Challenge, but I saw that there was a potential way to introduce it in other Challenges. For this reason, I used only blue and green colors . Since the drawing is very simple, I thought it was interesting to add details, like the "frame", to highlight the drawing. In the 1-inch squares I added cute little birds from the Cuttlebug Birds and Swirls embossing folder, trying to make different shapes on each square. There is a touch of sparkle with the small pearls I added to the flowers, on the frame and on the squares. I really liked the result!

Card supplies:

Image of EdithDesigns© (me!), Bazzill cardstock, 140lb. watercolor paper, miscellaneous designer paper, Caran D’Ache watercolors, Spellbinders Shapeabilities Pendant Fleur de Lis, Cuttlebug Birds and Swirls embossing folder, Recollections Rhinestones-Pearls Stickers, dark green satin ribbon, off white silk thread and my sewing machine.

Challenges:
Cuttlebug Challenge Be inspired #89 - Inchies
Our Creative Corner - Color, Blue and Green
CCEStampers - Flowers
Practical Scrappers - Flowers
Gingersnaps Creations - Shades of Blue
Fab'n'Funky Challenges - Sew and Sew

Flowers, flowers....

Today I will show you a card I made with flowers, Pansies, from my “Say it with Flowers Collection”. There are Pansies in various colors, but my favorite is the most common and simple, the color that I painted. I think this card is for greetings, thinking of you, birthday, just because ... any occasion. I like that my cards have dimension, 3D effect, so I always copy the images at least 3 times, and cut out each image with much patience and my little scissors. To this card I cut out the complete five flowers and then cut out only three, so the card has different levels.

Card supplies:
Image of EdithDesigns©, Bazzill cardstock, Canson 140lb watercolor cardstock, Designer Paper of DCWV with glitter (The Linen Closet) and Designer Paper of JoAnn ScrapEssentials, miscellaneous designer paper, Caran D’Ache watercolors, Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Four, Fiskars paper punch, Cat’s Eye Pigments, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Pink Satin Ribbon, Yellow Rhinestones, Bronze Metal Button, Light blue thread and my sewing machine.

Challenges:
Polly Craft Monday Challenge - Summer Blooms
Practical Scrappers - Patterned Paper
Stamp with SarahKay - Flower Power
Paper Take Weekly Challenge - Say it with Flowers
Clearly Inspired Challenge - Flowers
Charisma Cardz Challenges - 3D

BRIER ROSE, Say it with Flowers Collection

I have been so busy on last days and I have had little time to work on my cards. I am so sorry, because it is an activity that I really love. So far my collection has 10 designs. Today I will show the Brier Rose, also called Dog Rose, Dogberry, Wild Brier. It is the common European wild rose. I did not find a specific meaning, but I know it has many uses. Their hips are rich in vitamins and they are very useful to prepare jam, beverages, herbal tea, jelly, oils, syrup and marmalade. I like roses very much and I think this card is special for Mother's Day because all roses, expensive or wild, are beautiful for mothers.

Card suplies:

Image from EdithDesigns, Bazzill cardstock, 140lb. watercolor cardstock, miscellaneous designer paper, bronze metallic cardstock, Cuttlebug Floral Screen embossing folder and Floral Border, Spellbinders Borderabilities In Spades, Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 2, Ecoline Inks, Caran D’Ache watercolors, glitter, faux pearls, patterned crafting scissors, off white and green satin ribbon, off white thread and my sewing machine.

I will enter this card on:
Mojo Monday Challenge 134 Sketch
Practical Scrappers, Glitter and blink
Corrosive Challenges, All about textures
All Sorts Challenge, Petals and Pearls
My Time to Craft Challenge, Pretty Pearls
Stamp Something, Something layered

FUCHSIA ~ Say it with Flowers Collection

To continue with my little collection, I drew this beautiful flower called Fuchsia. When I started drawing these flowers, I wanted also to know the meaning of them in some parts of the world. I like to write here the meanings that I have found more positive. For example, Fuchsia has to do with kindness, amiability. It comes in different shades of purple, from very dark to very light pink, but I painted them with the colors I like the most.

Card supplies:
Image from EdithDesigns, Bazzill cardstock, 140lb watercolor cardstock, miscellaneous designer paper, Caran D’Ache watercolors, Ecoline inks, Fiskars punch papers, Nestabilities Labels 1, satin ribbon, rhinestones, silk green thread and my sewing machine.

I will enter this card on:
Mojo Monday Challenge 133 - Contest
Cupcake Craft Challenges - Make your own flowers
My Time to Craft - On the Spot
Creative Inspirations - Brown, Green and Blue
For Fun Challenges - April's showers brings May flowers (I choose flowers)
Stamp Something - Stitch something
Polly Craft Challenge - Anything goes!

MORNING GLORY ~ Say it with Flowers Collection

Today I will show you a new addition to my collection: the simple and beautiful Morning Glory. I have seen it in pink tones but I love the flowers in shades of blue. In many parts of the world Morning Glory flower is associated with love, loyalty and friendship. For this card I printed image several times, to make it in 3D. I painted the flowers with watercolors and inks and in the largest I put glitter on the center. I decorate the card with beautiful stitches especially on the inside, where I sew to pockets to put a little gift, like a gift-card and/or to write a sentiment. You can find this drawing and my other flowers at EdithCorner'Shop.

Card supplies

Image from EdithDesigns, Bazzill cardstock, 140lb watercolor paper, miscellaneous designer paper, Caran d'Ache watercolors, Ecoline inks, glitter, Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 2, pink satin ribbon, rhinestones, silk thread and my sewing machine.

I will enter this card on:
Friday Sketchers Challenge # 96
The Pink Elephant - Nature
Stamping for the Weekends - Ribbons and Bows
Daring Card Makers - Diamonds
Cupcake Craft Challenges - Make your own flowers

GERANIUM ~ Say it with Flowers Collection

Today I will show you another flower of my collection "Say it with Flowers": GERANIUM. I have read that in some places it is considered the flower of friendship. I have seen Geranium in various colors, but my favorite is this dark pink with the center almost black. I very seldom use pink colors in my cards, especially for the background, but in this case I think pink combine very well with different tones of green. As I like to give dimension to my cards, I printed the drawing several times to give the flowers the 3D effect. In the center of each flower I put a yellow crystal that fits nicely with the colors of the flower.

Card supplies:

Image from EdithDesigns©, Bazzill cardstock, miscellaneous designer paper, Caran d'Ache watercolors, Ecoline inks, black glitter, Victoria Cuttlebug embossing folder, Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Scalloped Circles, Fiskars punch paper, organza ribbon, silk thread and my sewing machine.

I will enter this card on:
Friday Sketchers # 95
Stamp Something Doodle something
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge Flower Power
The Cuttlebugspot Celebrate Our Colors
Forever Friends Challenge Spring theme
Polly Craft Monday Challenge Recipe 4321

LILIUM ~ Say it with Flowers Collection

On the last weeks I have been working in my little collection of flowers that I have called "Say it with flowers". The first flower I will show you is: LILIUM. I think this is a beautiful and elegant flower that can be used for several occasions. I like to show my drawings with an example, so I made this card that can be for friendship and/or love. In the inside there is a tag with a beautiful poem (which unfortunately is not mine) where someone thanks somebody else for having been there when was needed. I printed the drawing several times for a 3D effect; I painted the flowers with watercolors and inks and put black glitter on anthers, so there is some sparkle in the center of each flower.

Card supplies:

Image from EdithDesigns©, Bazzill cardstock, miscellaneous designer paper, Caran d'Ache watercolors, Ecoline inks, black glitter, Cuttlebug Textile Texture embossing folder, Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 3, patterned craft scissors, satin ribbon, pale green silk thread and my sewing machine.

I will enter this card on:
Mojo Monday 132
Stamp Something - Doodle Something
Stampacular Sunday Challenge - Flower Power
Forever Friends - Spring Theme

Thank you!

This is a word that I love! A great way to say it is ... with flowers. This is a thank you card with a nice vase with red anemones. I printed the image three times, then I cut the flowers and glue them two and three times to give them a 3D effect. I painted each layer with watercolors and applied black glitter in the center of each one. The vase was dry embossed with ProvoCraft Swiss dots folder, painted with watercolors and finished with clear crystal.

Card supplies:

Hand drawn image from EdithDesigns, Bazzill cardstock, miscellaneous patterned paper, Caran D’Ache watercolors, ProvoCraft Swiss Dots embossing folder, Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Four and Labels One, All Night Media Clear Crystal, scissors, dew drops, satin ribbon, dark green silk thread and my sewing machine.

I will enter this card on:
Mojo Monday 131
Charisma Cardz: Spring has sprung