Spring Flower Boutique Birthday Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone! I have more flower shaping today using the flower dies released in February. Today I have a card that can be used for birthday or a mother's day card. I use the Memory Box colored paper to make coloring the flowers and leaves easier. Also the shaping of these flowers are pretty simple with how the dies cut into the paper.

Riverbank Large Layered Bloom Flower:

Die cut the Riverbank Large Layered Blooms from a light orange/pink card from the Berry Red paper pad 1 time. Ink blend from the center out, half way, with VersaFine Clair Charming Pink then Clair Purple Delight. Ink blend from the tip of the petal with VersaFine Clair Cheerful. In between each ink blending I added ink to the flower center. Shape the flower with an extra large stylist, on a foam mat, by pulling from the tip of the petal to the center on the front side of the die cut. Turn the flower over and lightly push in the center. Us the same stylist on the back side of the flower center and roll it around. Adhere the flower together, offsetting the petals. Add the center of the flower with double sided foam tape to keep the shape. To darken the center, tap watercolor markers around randomly. I used Marvy Markers in black, dark brown, and dark green brown. I was trying to recreate my favorite color of African Daisies. I pulled up a picture online to use as a reference to get the color and shaping just right.

Periwinkle Flowers:

Die cut the Layered Periwinkle from a medium Vibrant Violet paper paper pack. (I chose a color a few shades lighter then VersaFine Clair Purple Delight.) Ink blend from the center out, half way, with VersaFine Clair Purple Delight. Use a white Posca pen and outline the tip of each petal white. Shape the flower with an medium sized stylist, on a foam mat, by pulling from the tip of the petal to the center on the front side of the die cut. Turn the flower over and lightly push in the center. Adhere the 2 smaller die cuts together, offsetting the petals. I also pulled up a picture of the periwinkle online to use as a reference to get the color and shaping just right.

Leaves:

Die cut the Exquisite Leaf Set out of a medium green paper from the Lush Green pad 3 times. Ink blend the larger leaves with VersaFine Clair Cheerful from the tips to the center, then fold the leaf in half and color the center. Then ink blend the stem with VersaFine Clair Shady Lane. Ink blend the smaller leaves with the same technique using VersaFine Clair Green Oasis.

Sentiment:

Die cut Happy Birthday Posh Scrip die bottom from the orange/pink Vintage Pastel Mirror paper pad and the top from the same paper as the Riverbank flower die from the Berry Red paper pad. Ink blend the Berry Red paper with VersaFine Clair Purple Delight before die cutting. Adhere together.

Assembly:

Use a white 5" x 7" card base and adhere a 4 3/4" x 6 3/4" light blue panel on top. Arrange the flowers on the left hand side focusing mainly in the lower corner. Adhere some of the leaves with foam tape to give more dimension. Add Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones to the center of the Periwinkle flowers, yellow for the large and purple to the small. Adhere the sentiment in the upper right hand corner.