Right now, the dogwoods are still in bloom here in the mountains of North Carolina. They are gorgeous! I decided to do this card with dogwoods at my classes in April. The card itself is Certainly Celery with leaves and label in Wild Wasabi. I cut a layer from Pink Pirouette cardstock with the Top Note die. I sponged a bit of Pretty in Pink around its edges.
Here is close-up shot of the petals. I used the Blossom Petals Punch to punch out the petals and just nipped a half circle out to the end of each one. I sponged Crumb Cake on that to mimic the real dogwood petals. For the centers, I ran So Saffron through the Square Lattice embossing folder and sponged it with Wild Wasabi. I put these on using a dimensional so they are raised a bit, like the real dogwood center stands up a bit. I don't think it shows well in this shot, but I used the stylus to draw several lines from the center of each petal to the edge--just like the real petal has lines in it.Here is a close-up shot of the sentiment. This is from the Delight in Gladness builder wheel. I added some pearl jewels to it also. The three punches used for the sentiment are the Decorative Label, the 1-3/8" Circle and the Designer Label.
I hope you like this one!! Thanks for visiting my blog today!! Smiles, Laura
Oh my, we must be on the same wave length, I was just thinking the other day about how to make a dogwood flower with my punches, and you have figured it out already, very pretty. Mary
ReplyDeleteI love this card and saved it for future reference. I hope it is ok to case it. The dogwood is the official flower of British Columbia, where I live.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.