Michelle Leon is up at Papertrey Ink this week with the Make It Monday challenge. She demonstrated how to make stitched stems for your florals, and created a whole series of great cards. One card is up on the Papertrey blog, but at the end of the video she shows you several other gorgeous samples.
Mine is rather last minute. The challenge closes in just a few hours, and we spent most of the day at my brother-in-law's for the Walker family Easter celebration. On Easter, my mother-in-law and sister-in-law were on their way home from Florida. But, I wanted to be sure to give this a try since it certainly fits into my #100DayProject. So, a new technique and a much older die set that I haven't used in several years.
The older die I used was the "Bitty Button Stacks" to create the flowers, adding some Nuevo drops to the centers. The leaves are die cut with the Memory Box "Tender Leaves" die from Simply Chartreuse cardstock. I stitched the stems onto a piece of Fresh Snow Linen die cut with the "Mix and Mat: Confetti" die. That was adhered to a piece of Bitty Big patterned paper and then to a Fresh Snow Linen card. The banner and sentiment are from Simon Says "Tilted Banners" set.
I had to photograph this after dark, so the shadows are a bit intense. It's impossible to see in the photographs, but I used the new Ranger Detail Blending Tools to add ink to the edges of each flower to add some dimension. It is visible in real life, and I really like the small blending tools.
I'm linking this up to the Inspired by Little Things challenge as well. Seems like a great fit. Here's the inspiration photo:
