Floral Frenzie

Hello Friends!

It's time once again for a new challenge over at Joan's Touch AND Cheery Lynn Designs. 

The new challenge at Cheery Lynn Designs is FLOWERS MADE WITH DIES. 

And, this week Joan at Joan's Touch is asking us to use:

• Three Flowers
• Vintage Colors
• Texture (tulle/mesh)
• Something carried at Joan's Gardens

WOW!  Talk about a pieced together creation ... LOL!

But, I love when that happens.

My base card w/background papers was already laying on my table from a previous project a few weeks ago that I changed my mind on and it worked PERFECTLY for what I was wanting to create today!

I created the gardenia (I know they're supposed to be white ... sorry Diane!) flowers the other day using the awesome Cheery Lynn Designs Gardenia Floral strip die and my handy dandy flower making kit in hopes of joining in on these two challenges! 

The leaves were die cut using the Heartfelt Creations Classic Leaf HCD736 die set onto olive green card stock.   Then I used my stylus to condition the petals and lastly spread a little Art Anthology Dimensional Crystal (Pickle is the color) onto each leaf.  LOVE the realistic look & feel to these leaves.

Joan required something for texture ... there was a strip of cheesecloth (from last Halloween's projects ... eeeegads I need to clear my table a little more often, lol) laying off to the side of my work area and I thought YES!  That will work!!  So, I just bunched up a couple of squares to make a 'poof' and glued it down before adhering my flowers. 

Did you notice my little ladybugs??

I created them using the Susan Tierney Cockburn 

'Susan's Garden Ladybug' kit - Viva Decor.

I think they made an 'appropriate' touch to my flowery card!

A few additional challenges:

Cuttlebug Mania - Let's Feel It 

Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge - Flowers Galore

Paper Minutes - On the Fly

Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes/Use Flowers

Eureka Stamps - Add a Butterfly

The Pink Elephant Challenge - Use the color Pink

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hopefully you found a little inspiration in my work that you can use on your designs.
Have a great day ... see you next time!

Recipe:
Papers:  Crafty Secrets digital design paper, Old Olive cs, White cs
Stamp/Ink:  Stampendous, Versafine Onyx
Accessories:  Cheery Lynn Designs Gardenia Flower die strip #B339, Cheery Lynn Designs Small Fanciful Flourish Left & Right #B117S & B291, Heartfelt Creations Classic Leaf die #HCD736, Art Anthology Dimensional Crystal 'Pickle', 'Susan's Garden Ladybug' kit - Viva Decor, K&Co 3d butterflies, Offray decorative ribbon, Cheesecloth,