Flowery cards for different occasions...

 

I decided to take a break from sharing Thanksgiving cards and show you three cards I made a couple of months ago.

I had some flowery cardstock with matching punch-outs. I don't remember where they came from, but were probably leftovers from a partially used card kit. When the thrift store gets partial kits donated, they ask me if I can use them because they're not really saleable.

For this card, I started with an aqua card base and added the floral panel on the front. While it's difficult to see in this photo, the same color of aqua was included in the flower pattern.

Because the pattern was so strong, I covered it with a piece of vellum, holding it in place underneath the metallic gold banner. This nicely muted the pattern and let the focus be on the sentiment oval.

I popped up the scalloped oval after adding a little ink to the edges. Finally, I added a punch-out of the same flower that was in the background panel and three flat-backed gems.

This particular floral pattern really needed to be muted because the colors were so strong. I was happy with the way the vellum did its job.

Instead of blending a little ink around the edge of the oval, I used the ink pad to directly apply ink to the very edge. This makes the color a little more pronounced, but I like it.

This card was made using the same process as the first two. Once I had my steps determined, they all came together quickly.

Here's an example of what I did on the inside of each card. I adhered a pre-printed panel that was shaded with a light blue color and had some leafy sprigs at the bottom. I added a stamped sentiment on each one and three punched flowers.

As promised, here's a picture of my Thanksgiving cactus. The flowers are an unusual apricot color with hot pink stamens.

Did you know there are Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter cacti, depending on the shape of their leaves and when they bloom?

Here's a close-up of one of those blooms. I'm always amazed at the color contrast between the petals and the stamens.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.

Cheryl