Thursday, May 31, 2012

Crepe Paper Flower for the Queen



Did I ever have fun making this card. More about that in a sec. I made my card for the newly crowned Queen for the Day on Splitcoaststampers. She is Becky aka BeckyTE and does she ever have some awesome cards. There were several I wanted to case but landed here because I wanted to make a crepe paper flower.

 I found this awesome flower tutorial on Linda's Works of Heart. I shouldn't show you because hers is soooooo gorgeous. O.K., this is my first one....maybe I'll get a lot better, although I do like mine.   Linda's video  is so easy with such super instructions. I can hardly wait to make another one.

I'm entering my card into the Simon Says Stamp challenge-Anything Goes 
The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog-Use Die Cuts or Punches-Used a die cut for making flower and die cuts for swirls and leaves
Divas by Design - Anything Goes

I think I'll also enter this into the HOT PINK challenge on Splitcoaststampers. Of course, that was a few days ago but that is o.k.  It is F4A118.

Recipe:
Paper: PTI white cs, Stampin'Up! Chocolate Chip, and unknown dp
Ink: Stampin'Up Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Spellbinder Shapeabilities Foliage die, Spellbinders Scalloped rectangle nestabilitie, Cheery Lynn Design Fanciful Flourish, Say it In Studs, crepe paper

22 comments:

Basslady said...

hun, what a marvellous card!

this is so brilliant with that popping out flower with the powerful colour!
i love your blog so much...
you are such a blessing with your inspirations!

hugs and kisses from germany,
silvi xoxo

Beebeebabs said...

Wow absolutely beautiful!!!

Ellen Taylor said...

Such a beautiful crepe paper flower Benz! Love the hot pink and that gorgeous center! A marvelous card girlfriend!!

Marisa said...

Love the leaf flourish and that flower is fabulous! Great use of the wide striped ribbon too. Great card :)

Maria said...

Wow!!! That gorgeous flower really makes a statement! I love it! Looks like you had fun making it! Beautiful leaf flourish and striped ribbon, too! A stunning card, Benzi...great job!!! Take care, hugs!!:-))

Lynne in NI said...

Wow! What a fabulous flower and gorgeous colour combo, the pink really pops! Have a great weekend Brenda, hope the sun's shining with you!

Carla S. said...

Beautiful card, Brenda! Love the striking flower! Hope you have a great weekend! The rain missed us the last couple of days.

Sue Nicholson said...

Stunning beautiful card, lovely layout. Thanks for joining us at Cutie Pie Challenge, good luck, cheers Sue N x

Davi said...

Fab job on the beautiful flower and the whole card is wonderful Brenda!! Love it. Hope you have a great weekend :)

Carol L said...

I just love that fabulous flower! TFS the link to the tutorial too! I love how those flourishes and striped ribbon beautifully accent this flower, and the center looks amazing!!

Pam~ said...

Great color combination and your flower is gorgeous! You did an awesome job making it!

We did not get any rain last night...so disappointed as is our grass and plants. It rained this morning for maybe 5 minutes. It was a great day for a bike ride though!

Emily Keaton said...

{thud} Excuse me while I collect my jaw from the floor!! WOW, Benzi! That bright beautiful flower is amazing. It's the perfect accent for this lovely card!! So elegant and perfect. I LOVE it!

Jayne A said...

Fabulous card.
Thanks for joining us this week at Diva's
Hugs
Jayne
x

Charlene Merrick (LilLuvsStampin) said...

Strikingly beautiful! I love your stunning crepe paper flower!

Joanne (jojot) said...

this is positively divine and dramatic...LOVE your bloom

Carol Hurlock said...

Wow that is so pretty Benz. Love that flower and the deep rich color that looks perfect against that gorgeous ribbon backdrop!

Stephanie (Arty Carty) Lee said...

This is a stunning card Brenda!! how are you doing?

Colleen Dietrich said...

absolutely amazing! That pink flower just figuratively and literally pops off the page!

Bonnie said...

This is a beautiful flower, Benzi, and the black striped ribbon behind is really makes it pop! Thanks for the link. I'll have to give it a try.

Susan Hogan said...

What a gorgeous card! So striking. Love it!

Bernie said...

Fabulous card Brenda! Love that crepe paper flower and the fabulous black striped ribbon!
Hugs

Lisa Cornwall said...

Gorgeous card. Thank you for joining us at the citie pies. Hugs. Lisa xx