I hardly need another die cut flower set, but my resolve was broken when I saw the new Concord and 9th Paper Posies. I haven't let them sit in the NBUS box very long. In an unusual move for me, I chose a range of Concord and 9th papers, and then just started die cutting away. When I had a nice selection I embossed some of the petals and leaves with the accompanying embossing folder which is quite a nice addition to the set. After putting together a variety of florals, I selected some for two cards. The first is a thank you card to a friend who brought me some treats from Paris. The second is for a woman in my book club who is scheduled for a knee replacement this week. I still have enough flowers left over a couple more cards.
I arranged these on a Soft Stone (PTI) card base, and stamped one of my favorite sentiments from The Greetery's Tagged Elegance set.
You can see the lovely embossing here. I'm not sure which side of the petals are intended to be used, but it's clear to me that either side would be great.
The next card is more CAS. I started with a white woodgrain card base, and made a simple floral arrangement. Using the rule of 3, I tried adding another floral, but it just didn't work! I did add three gold pearls from Pinkfresh Studio. The sentiment is from Spellbinder's You Are Everything.
The Paper Players have a TicTacToe board this week. I'm sending the first card off to them, using the middle row across: flowers, die cuts, embossing. And both are off to the Wednesday Simon Says Challenge: Sending Flowers. I used to play along with Simon Says regularly, but seem to forget this challenge when I'm creating. And always with a NBUS, off to Darnell's challenge as well.
